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Pavilion is the leading provider of professional development products and services for public, private and voluntary workers in the health, social care, education, and community safety sectors. Our portfolio includes journals, books, training materials, interactive websites, exhibitions and conferences.

We believe that everyone has the right to fulfil their potential; to provide the best service they can in their sector. To do that, our products and services aim to raise standards, promote best practices and support continuing professional development throughout all the sectors in which we operate.

Our story

Pavilion was established in 1986 to provide forward thinking training materials for professionals working in the health and social care sectors. Since then we have grown, changed and evolved along the way but one thing has remained the same: our longstanding commitment to raising professional development, breaking down barriers and promoting equality and acceptance across the health, social care, education, and emergency response sectors.

After working closely for many years, Pavilion joined OLM Group in 2008. Having shared goals, values, and expertise in software, publications, and events, both companies now work together to provide a wide range of services across the health and social care sector.

Now in our 31st year, we continue to produce industry-leading handbooks, training materials, journals, and events, and to extend our range of services through innovative approaches to the market.

Pavilion Publishing and Media is part of OLM Group.

In 2016, OLM Group was proud to celebrate 25 years of innovation and growth.

Investing in people and innovation for over 25 years, OLM Group builds businesses that transform.

OLM Group consists of three transformational businesses: OLM Systems, Nalanda Technology and Pavilion Publishing and Media.

Headquartered in Teddington, Middlesex, OLM Group employs over 240 staff with local offices in Brighton, Cwmbran, Glasgow and Oxford.

The Group’s expertise combines:

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The Mini PAS-ADD Interview Handbook 3rd Edition

The PAS-ADD system is a family of assessments that has gained worldwide recognition for its contribution to improving the mental health assessment of people with intellectual disability (ID). Although the initial impetus for developing the system was for the particular needs of people with ID, the PAS-ADD assessments are equally valid for the general population. They are particularly valuable in situations where the person has more limited language skills. They are also excellent for use in research projects demanding high quality data on symptoms.

The Mini PAS-ADD was initially developed in recognition of the fact that many health and social service professionals have detailed knowledge of the client, but may not have a formal background in psychiatry or psychology. The Mini PAS-ADD provides a clinical glossary that includes examples of each symptom at various levels of severity. This glossary enables highly reliable estimates of symptoms to be made. The interview also has questions to guide the interviewer in asking about the symptoms.

Newly revised and fully updated to be compliant with both ICD-10 and DSM-5, the Mini PAS-ADD covers a range of common mental health problems. There are sections on anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and psychosis, as well as a screen for autism spectrum disorder. In addition, the Mini PAS-ADD includes a small constellation of symptoms that were identified in the original field trials as indicating the presence of an organic disorder.

The Mini PAS-ADD is ideal for collecting crucial symptom information that subsequently becomes part of a wider case formulation, which may include, for example, information about the causes, associated behaviour problems and historical development of a disorder etc.

In the 15 years between the development of the 1st version and this 3rd edition, the Mini PAS-ADD has become widely used around the world and has been translated into a variety of languages. During this period, the author trained several thousand people in the use of the PAS-ADD system, and the experience gained through this has led to the development of this current edition. One of the largest changes between the current and previous versions is the questioning. This version provides questions that are carefully worded to elicit the information that is required in order to distinguish between the different levels of severity. This should make interviewing easier to conduct, and even more reliable.

The Moss Psychiatric Assessment Schedules (Moss-PAS) are the successors to this well-known PAS-ADD system. Click here to purchase the updated system.

English for Health and Social Care Workers

English for Health and Social Care Workers is a practical guide for anyone who works in health and social care and who does not speak English as their first language, but needs to develop their communication skills and knowledge.

This self-study guide enables health and social care workers to improve their spoken communication, vocabulary, grammar and report writing skills and to deliver the appropriate levels of care.

With English for Health and Social Care Workers, care providers and employers and workers who do not have English as a first language can be sure of raising their standards of English language skills.

Health and social care workers will gain a better working knowledge of medical terms, different medications and equipment, terms used by service users and policies and procedures used in the care environment.

Former care minister, Norman Lamb said “For people to get the care they want they need to be able to communicate with their care workers. Employers are responsible for recruiting staff that can competently speak and read English but communication will be a key part of the new Care Certificate.”

This book comes with accompanying online audio.

Reviews

“English for Health and Social Care Workers is a combination of ESOL text and human services study guide. It is geared toward non-native English learners in the UK (due to the clear focus on UK accents, dialects, slang, terms and services), who are preparing for roles as frontline caregivers with the elderly, physically and mentally challenged, and mentally ill clients.

This text is highly user-friendly, with memorable and colourful images, up to nine audio tracks per unit, realistic case studies, and sample documents for each scenario, including risk assessments and daily care reports. The ESOL aspect is strongly context-based, and the grammar, vocabulary and medical terminology are introduced in accordance with the topics. Its approach is modern (including vegan, pescatarian and other diets, for example) and client-centred, and the overall focus is on healthy and respectful communication.

The units cover a variety of relevant topics, including manual lifts and transfers, pain and medication, and dealing with incidents of abuse and other challenging situations. For each topic, there are case studies; for example, the ‘In their shoes’ feature encourages students to consider situations from clients’ perspectives and includes necessary essential dialogue. The focus throughout is on the variety of clients’ and caregivers’ cultural perspectives and backgrounds, recognising clients’ emotional states, and using expressions and tone of voice to reassure clients and build rapport. All of this is underscored by the ample, well-performed and detailed audio tracks.

With all due credit, I have used a couple of scenarios from this text to good effect, in 1:1 classes with health care workers, as a way to introduce different accents and expressions while discussing relevant social topics. I recommend that English for Health and Social Care Workers be part of the skills-building curriculum for frontline caregiver training programmes in the UK, and for ESOL teachers whose students are frontline caregivers there. Because of the variety of realistic and emotionally evocative scenarios, students will definitely expand their awareness as well as their personal memory bank of a range of challenging situations.”

Judy Tobin
ESOL Teacher, St. John’s, Canada
IATEFL Voices

Supporting the Physical Health Needs of People with Learning Disabilities

Cover of the book - Supporting the Physical Needs of People with Learning Disabilities - A handbook for professionals, support staff and families

It has long been known that people with learning disabilities have poorer health than the¬ general population, but the extent of these differences becomes striking when considering the evidence of reduced life expectancy. In 2013 the Confidential Inquiry into the Premature Deaths of People with Learning Disabilities reported that men typically die 13 years younger and women 20 years younger than the general population. In 42% of cases the death was considered premature.

The reasons for this lower life expectancy are varied but what we do know is this group are two and a half times more likely to have multiple health needs than other people, and often have difficulties accessing health services or receiving appropriate treatment from clinicians.

As well as looking at the challenges of accessing healthcare and navigating care pathways, this -handbook presents a practical guide to the most common conditions and health needs, with chapters written by experts in those conditions and their relationship to learning disabilities. A range of issues are covered, including mental health, cancer, epilepsy, respiratory and swallowing problems, and poor sight and hearing.

The book aims to increase awareness and knowledge of how these conditions and issues present themselves, as well as how they can be prevented in the first place, and best practice in assessment and treatment. It will therefore be a valuable resource for families, support workers and health professionals.

Reviews
I think this is a really useful introduction to a number of topic areas for students. There are many complex needs of people with learning disabilities that nursing students will need to consider during their course and this text makes a good starting point in terms of how to support these needs. It is a practical and engaging text interspersed with case studies, allowing the reader to consider how interventions can be applied in practice. There is a good range of topic areas including supporting individuals in hospitals with a ’Good Practice Checklist’ for Acute Care Admission. This text will be beneficial for all fields of nursing, not just the Learning Disability field. It is also commendable to see included perspectives from service users and carers.
(Fiona Rich, Senior Lecturer & Tutor for Learning Disability Nursing at Birmingham City University)

Introduction to Mental Health and Mental Wellbeing for Staff Supporting Adults with Intellectual Disabilities

It has long been known that people with learning disabilities have poorer health than the general population, but the extent of these differences becomes striking when considering the evidence of reduced life expectancy. In 2013 the Confidential Inquiry into the Premature Deaths of People with Learning Disabilities reported that men typically die 13 years younger and women 20 years younger than the general population. In 42% of cases, the death was considered premature.

As well as looking at the challenges of accessing healthcare and navigating care pathways, this handbook presents a practical guide to the most common conditions and health needs, with chapters written by experts in those conditions and their relationship to learning disabilities. A range of issues are covered, including mental health, cancer, epilepsy, respiratory and swallowing problems, and poor sight and hearing.