Lessons to be learned from the oldest community psychiatric service in the world: Geel in Belgium

This article reviews the family foster care model practised in the small Belgian town of Geel. A historical introduction is followed by a description of a family foster care project in its current form. Issues are raised as to whether the current culture of care pathways, managed care, payment by re...

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Published in:BJPsych Bulletin 2016-08, Vol.40 (4), p.207-211
Main Author: van Bilsen, Henck P. J. G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cure
Families & family life
Foster care
Kinship care
Managed care
Quality of care
Recovery
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Summary:This article reviews the family foster care model practised in the small Belgian town of Geel. A historical introduction is followed by a description of a family foster care project in its current form. Issues are raised as to whether the current culture of care pathways, managed care, payment by results and an emphasis on ‘cure’ are conducive to recovery as promoted by the recovery model. Finally, the lessons from Geel are summarised and it is argued that there is much that can be learned from this way of working to support the recovery movement.
ISSN:2056-4694
2056-4708
2053-4868
DOI:10.1192/pb.bp.115.051631