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Support, time and recovery (STR) workers: a competence framework: best practice guidance

  • Document type:
    Publication
  • Author:
    Department of Health, NIMHE National Workforce Programme
  • Published date:
    3 July 2008
  • Gateway reference:
    10022
  • Copyright holder:
    Crown

This best practice guidance sets out the background, purpose, and development of the Competence Framework for Support, Time and Recovery (STR) workers employed across health and social care sectors of mental health. It supports the original STR guidance of 2003 and the STR handbook of 2007.

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