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Hidden trauma victims: understanding and preventing traumatic stress in mental health professionals
- Authors:
- KANNO Hanae, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Mental Health, 15(3), 2017, pp.331-353.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Mental health professionals, including social workers, are often exposed to the traumatic experiences of clients in their work with victims of violence, crime, and disaster. Given their empathetic engagement with traumatised victims, they may experience severe emotional reactions such as terror, grief, and rage. Empirical evidence identifies these emotional reactions as “traumatic stress” including burnout, Traumatic Countertransference (TC), Vicarious Trauma (VT), and Secondary Traumatic Stress (STS)/Compassion Fatigue (CF). In this study, the history and definition of each traumatic stress are examined, and differences among them are explored. Preventive strategies for reducing traumatic stress in mental health professionals are discussed. (Edited publisher abstract)
Injustice and mental health
- Author:
- WILLOUGHBY Christopher J.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Critical Psychology Counselling and Psychotherapy, 10(1), March 2009, pp.28-35.
This author advocates that a great deal of mental distress is caused by a debilitating sense of injustice and a social deficit with society, and mental health services viewing mental distress only from the traditional, and current, psychiatric ‘biomedical medical’ and/or psychological ‘defect model’ approaches and treating it as an illness, fail to recognise this through a lack of moral propriety. He suspects there to be small changes to the moral landscape on the broader horizon of public life, including our approach to mental distress seen in others, especially in the UK following the public outrage over politician’s expenses claims in 2009. The complex topic of injustice diagnosis is discussed prior to the author detailing injustice and mental health provision by way of a vignette including of some of the author’s own experiences of mental distress, and the effects that has on his continued employment within his chosen field of education and counselling.
Family fears
- Author:
- WELLARD Sarah
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 3.10.02, 2002, pp.32-33.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Looks at how failure to provide adequate mental health services for children and young people can impact on their families.
Fathers of persons with mental illness: a preliminary study of coping capacity and service needs
- Authors:
- WINTERSTEEN Richard T., RASMUSSEN Kathryn L.
- Journal article citation:
- Community Mental Health Journal, 33(5), October 1997, pp.401-413.
- Publisher:
- Springer
Discusses the issues faced by fathers coping with the mental illness of an adult child. A preliminary exploratory study found that a group of such fathers manifested important indicators of emotional stress that were largely unrecognised and unacknowledged. They also demonstrated typical patterns of healing that were different from those experienced by their wives. Reports findings that suggest that fathers employ more isolating strategies, and suggests service approaches that might be more fruitful in responding to these serious needs.
Home help
- Author:
- BRYSON Tim
- Journal article citation:
- Health Service Journal, 18.1.96, 1996, pp.28-29.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
Family support services are an inexpensive and effective way of helping reduce the stress on the families of people who have a long-term mental illness. This article looks at services provided in Huntingdon.
Mental health staff views on improving burnout and mental toughness
- Authors:
- POSNER Zoe, JANSSEN Jessie, RODDAM Hazel
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health Training Education and Practice, 12(4), 2017, pp.249-259.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: Burnout in mental health staff is acknowledged as a major problem. The purpose of this paper is to gain an understanding of mental health staff views on improving burnout and mental toughness in mental health staff. Design/methodology/approach: Ten participants from two mental health rehabilitation units across the north-west of England took part in a Nominal Group Technique. Participants consisted of mental health workers from varied roles in order to capture views from a multidisciplinary team. The main question posed to the staff was “What strategies and techniques do you think could help improve burnout and mental toughness in mental health staff”. Findings: The study revealed that the top three ideas to take forward to help improve burnout and mental toughness in mental health staff were improving the culture/organisation, improving staff wellbeing and education. Additionally, staff were highly motivated and enthusiastic about engaging in discussion about what could be done to improve their wellbeing and the importance of taking this forward. Originality/value: This study is unique in involving mental health staff in discussing their ways of improving their mental health. It is also unique as it has found the nine strategies to do this and these could be used in targeted training for mental health staff (Publisher abstract)
Clients’ and professionals’ experiences of traversing mental health and child protection systems: implications for practice
- Authors:
- DARLINGTON Yvonne, FEENEY Judith A.
- Journal article citation:
- Families in Society, 90(4), October 2009, pp.382-389.
- Publisher:
- The Alliance for Children and Families
Support services for families where a parent has a mental illness need to address the well-being of both parent and children, and must operate across the boundaries of two traditionally separate service systems: child protection/family support and mental health. This article draws on survey data on child protection and mental health professionals’ attitudes toward parents with mental illness, as well as interview data from 4 parent–worker dyads in cases involving parental mental illness and child protection concerns. Two broad categories of practice issues emerged: mental illness-related issues that impact negatively on parenting capacity and issues related to gaps in services and service delivery. In many cases, parenting stresses may be exacerbated by a lack of adequate and appropriate services. Service responses are required that recognise and can accommodate the specific needs of parents with a mental illness, and consistent long-term support is essential if people with mental illness are to parent effectively. Of necessity, such support should be ongoing and able to anticipate changes in parents’ coping capacity, in order to avoid repeated, highly intrusive, legally driven interventions at times of crisis.
The mental health needs of adult asylum seekers in Newcastle upon Tyne
- Author:
- CROWLEY Philip
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Public Mental Health, 4(1), March 2005, pp.17-23.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Reports the findings of a quantitative and qualitative study of the mental health care needs asylum seekers and refugees in Newcastle upon Tyne. Primary and mental health services were found not to be meeting the needs of this group. In some practices, attitudes to asylum seekers among both GPs and other patients were reported as stigmatising. Finds evidence that many of the mental health problems of asylum seekers are related to post-migration stress arising from practical and economic difficulties and experience of racism and other discrimination, highlighting the need to build support and social connections and include the needs of asylum seekers in local mental health promotion strategies.
Training general practitioners in cognitive behavioural therapy for panic disorder: randomized-controlled trial
- Authors:
- HEATLEY Charles, RICKETTS Tom, FORREST Julie
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health, 14(1), February 2005, pp.73-82.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
Background: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is an effective treatment for panic disorder and other common mental health problems, however its availability in British General Practice is limited. Work is needed to identify ways to improve access to patients in primary care. This research is a pilot study to measure the effectiveness of a training programme in CBT for GPs for the treatment of panic disorder. Randomized-controlled trial. GPs were randomized to early or late entry into a training programme in CBT, consisting of formal teaching and clinical supervision. Outcome measures were: knowledge of panic disorder using a multiple-choice questionnaire; evidence of ability to assess and plan management of patients with panic disorder using responses to role-played consultations; assessment of change in practice by analysis of patient records. GPs significantly increased their ability to assess and plan management of panic disorder. There was no significant increase in knowledge. There was evidence for an increased use of CBT techniques with recruited patients. Training and clinical supervision in CBT led to a change in GP behaviour in the management of panic disorder. Further development could lead to greater availability of effective psychological management of other mental health problems.
The effect of organizational conditions (role conflict, role ambiguity, opportunities for professional development, and social support) on job satisfaction and intention to leave among social workers in mental health care
- Author:
- ACKER Gila M.
- Journal article citation:
- Community Mental Health Journal, 40(1), February 2004, pp.65-73.
- Publisher:
- Springer
This study examined the relationships between the organizational conditions of social workers practicing in mental health agencies and their job satisfaction and intention to leave. A sample of 259 social workers, practicing in sixteen mental health agencies in New York State completed a questionnaire that included several measures: role conflict, role ambiguity, social support, extent of opportunities for professional development, type of work activities, job satisfaction and intention to leave. Results showed that the organizational conditions are strong predictors for job satisfaction and intention to leave. The author suggests that it is possible to find an appropriate balance between the professional expectations of social workers and the business-driven aspect of the mental health care environment.