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Wellness coaching: frontline worker training in mental health
- Authors:
- NELSON Abigail, SHOCKLEY Carrie
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health Training Education and Practice, 8(1), 2013, pp.45-55.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Mental health frontline workers can and do provide fundamental support in the wellness of people with serious mental illness. The City University of New York offered a non-credit Certificate in Wellness Coaching to this group. The purpose of this paper is to describe the certificate and the program outcomes. Primary data collected through course evaluations, reports, and observations to describe perceptions of personal and professional usefulness and applicability, as well as challenges. Participants reported using wellness concepts personally and professionally and perceived personal development in communication and leadership. Participants and faculty identified internal and external supports and barriers to transitioning into the role of wellness coach. The paper presents a replicable model which taught frontline workers wellness concepts that benefit themselves and consumers and helped participants identify ways to expand capacity within their mental health agencies. (Publisher abstract)
Social work and mental health: refocusing the training agenda for ASWs
- Author:
- WALTON Patricia
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Education (The International Journal), 18(4), November 1999, pp.375-388.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The occupational competency approach to defining the work of Approved Social Workers and the consequent requirement to arrange training and assessment in accordance with a CCETSW devised framework has met with widespread antipathy from those involved in ASW training. In the light of the critical literature regarding the imposition of the functional competence model throughout social work education this paper examines the specific challenges of ASW training, notably the contested nature not only of social work but also of mental health and distress. From a proposition that the theoretical consensus implicit in the competency approach does not exist in the mental health field and that the current framework attempts to obscure fundamental conflicts between different standpoints, it is argued that the theoretical tensions, their lived manifestations and the consequent practice problems are more productively positioned at the centre of ASW training. It is further argued that the issues discussed in relation to the competency approach to ASW training have a particular bearing both on the identified problems of multi-disciplinary mental health work and on the current promotion of competency based joint-training responses.
Time for action: a new system for training mental health practitioners
- Authors:
- McKEOWN Mick, McCANN Ged, BENTALL Richard
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Care, 1(5), January 1998, p.158.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
The authors' call for a radical rethink in mental health training.
Working users
- Author:
- ROOKE-MATTHEWS Susan
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 19.8.93, 1993, pp.14-15.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Former users of mental health services have valuable skills as workers. Identifies areas which training courses need to be sensitive to when recruiting potential 'user-workers'; such as fears of not getting on to courses and being devalued or being treated as more vulnerable if their mental health history is revealed and suggests how training courses can overcome these prejudices.
Training mental health practitioners to work with adoptive families who seek help
- Author:
- BACKHAUS A. Kristina
- Journal article citation:
- Child Welfare Journal, 68(1), January 1989, pp.61-68.
- Publisher:
- Child Welfare League of America
Describes a project including training for adoptive parents and liaison with mental health workers.
Institutes and how to survive them: mental health training and consultation; selected papers by Robin Skynner, edited by John R. Schlapobersky
- Editors:
- SKYNNER Robin, SCHLAPOBERSKY John
- Publisher:
- Tavistock/Routledge
- Publication year:
- 1989
- Pagination:
- 285p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
A collection of papers about personal growth and professional development in the mental health field.
Perceptions of wellness recovery action plan (WRAP) training: a systematic review and metasynthesis
- Authors:
- CANACOTT Louise, TICKLE Anna, MOGHADDAM Nima
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Review Journal, 25(4), 2020, pp.345-366.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: The purpose of this systematic review was to address two questions: what is the qualitative evidence for the effects of the Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) training, as perceived by adults with mental health difficulties using it? What is the quality of qualitative literature evaluating WRAP? Design/methodology/approach: Five electronic reference databases and the EThOS database for unpublished research were systematically searched, as well as two pertinent journals. Study quality was assessed using Critical Appraisal Skills Programme criteria and results analysed using thematic synthesis. Findings: Of 73 studies, 12 qualitative papers met inclusion criteria and were generally good quality. Analyses demonstrated expected findings, such as increased understanding and active management of mental health in the context of group processes. Results also highlighted that WRAP training promoted acceptance and improved communication with professionals. Peer delivery of WRAP was highly valued, with contrasting perceptions of peers and professionals evident. Some cultural considerations were raised by participants from ethnic minorities. Research limitations/implications: WRAP training participation has positive self-perceived effects beyond those captured by measures of recovery. Broader implications are suggested regarding earlier access to WRAP, professional support and communication between professionals and service users. Recommendations for further research include the relationship between social support and illness self-management and peer-delivered acceptance-based approaches. Multiple time-point qualitative studies could offer insights into WRAP training processes and whether changes are sustained. Originality/value: As the first review of qualitative evidence regarding WRAP training, value is offered both through increased understanding of outcomes and also guidance for future research. (Edited publisher abstract)
Delivering mental health first aid training in Australian workplaces: exploring instructors’ experiences
- Authors:
- BOVOPOULOS Nataly, et al
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 18(2), 2016, pp.65-82.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The impact of common mental illnesses in the workplace can be reduced by encouraging support from co-workers and promoting early professional help-seeking. The Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) course is an evidence-based effective programme designed to encourage social support and early help-seeking in the general community. However, little is known about whether the course meets the needs of workplaces. The current study aimed to gain a better understanding of how the course is being delivered in Australian workplaces and invite feedback on how it could be tailored for this delivery setting. This study used a purpose-designed survey to explore 120 MHFA instructors’ experiences of delivering the course in workplaces. The results indicated that MHFA is most commonly deployed in the human service and education sectors to assist workers with helping clients, rather than helping co-workers. The results also suggest ways in which the MHFA course could be tailored for workplaces, as well as further support instructors require to deliver courses in workplace settings. (Publisher abstract)
Keeping happy
- Author:
- COSH Jackie
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, November 2008, pp.17-18.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
The mental health of infants is often overlooked by professionals. The Infant Mental Health Project is a three year national programme in Scotland set up to address infant mental health. The Project is funded by the Scottish government's National Programme for Improving Mental and Well-being is run by The Scottish Institute of Human Relations (SIHR). The Project is working to develop and identify the training needs of frontline workers in the areas of health, social work and education.
Island hopping
- Author:
- BLACKMORE Chris
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, October 2007, pp.40-41.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
The University of Sheffield had developed an online Psychotherapy Studies masters course. Research into who applies to the course has shown that online learning has widened access to training, and that many students find that they can be more open with other students in this online learning environment than in a face-to-face group. This article looks at the course and the risks and opportunities for learning.