The Tidal Model: the questions answered

Abstract

Aims and intended learning outcomesThis article aims to raise the reader’s awareness of a new nursing model, the Tidal Model (Barker 2000), that emphasises collaboration in psychiatric caring. Common questions about the model are used as a means of elaborating how the Tidal Model can be applied in practice.After reading this article, you should be able to:■Evaluate the Tidal Model’s contribution to government policy initiatives■Establish the Model’s evidence base■Discuss the key principles of the Model■Indicate the ways in which the Model might be applied to an illustratory client context■Compare the care that can be delivered from within the Model to personal, current nursing practice.