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Listen to me, I'm talking: involvement and recovery
- Authors:
- WALSH Fran, TICKLE Anna
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Review Journal, 22(2), 2017, pp.111-123.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore how those engaged in service user involvement (SUI) initiatives perceive involvement and recovery; whether involvement is related to their recovery process and, if so, how. Design/methodology/approach: An exploratory qualitative method, social constructionist grounded theory, was adopted throughout the research process. Nine semi-structured interviews were undertaken with participants who self-defined as having current or previous mental health problems and who were engaged in SUI initiatives. Findings: Most participants identified explicit links between their own experiences of SUI and recovery. These links represented a connection between the characteristics they perceived to be inherent to involvement and their personal definitions of recovery. In contrast, experiences of consultation and involvement as patient service users was limited and identified as an area for improvement. The core of the tentative grounded theory constructed suggests that individuals found in involvement elements which were concordant with and supported their own definitions of recovery and which were not apparent in their experiences as patients. Research limitations/implications: The small sample and narrow constituency of participants limit the nature of the claims made by the study. Practical implications: This study highlights the value of involvement in promoting recovery and indicates the merit of promoting meaningful involvement across the spectrum of the service user experience. (Edited publisher abstract)
“From the same mad planet”: a grounded theory of service users’ accounts of the relationship within professional peer support
- Authors:
- BAILIE H. Alistair, TICKLE Anna, RENNOLDSON Michael
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Review Journal, 21(4), 2016, pp.282-294.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: Peer support (PS) workers are being employed despite uncertain evidence for clinical and cost-effectiveness. Psychological theories have been proposed to explain the mechanisms of PS but these lack empirical validation and specificity to professional PS. The purpose of this paper is to develop a substantive interpretive grounded theory of service-users’ experience of professional PS work. Design/methodology/approach: Constructivist grounded theory was used throughout. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with ten service-users who had engaged with a professional PS worker. Findings: Three overarching themes were constructed. “The process of disclosure” describes how disclosure of mental health difficulties, experiences as a service-user and wider disclosure about life experiences, interests and values facilitate the development of a shared identity with the PS worker. “The product of disclosure” highlights the sense of being understood as a result of the disclosure and marks a deepening of the relationship. “Dual roles” describes the tenuous position of holding both a professional relationship and friendship. Research limitations/implications: Future research should seek to refine the theory developed and compare the effects of therapist self-disclosure with that found within PS. There were limitations within the study, including limited diversity within the sample as well as difficulties with recruitment. Originality/value: This study connects service-users’ accounts of receiving PS with existing psychological theory to move towards an understanding of the relationship between receivers and providers of professional PS. (Publisher abstract)
Effects of employment as a peer support worker on personal recovery: a review of qualitative evidence
- Authors:
- BAILIE H. Alistair, TICKLE Anna
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Review Journal, 20(1), 2015, pp.48-64.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: This paper aims to systematically identify, appraise and synthesise qualitative research into how working as a peer support worker (PSW) affects personal recovery. Design/methodology/approach: Ten articles were identified through a systematic search of seven databases, grey literature, reference lists, citations and contact with authors in the field. Identified articles were critically appraised and their results synthesised using metaethnography. Findings: Four categories were constructed to synthesise the findings of the reviewed studies: increased knowledge about their own mental health, sense of identity, position within a professional team, and the impact of employment. The findings demonstrated that being a PSW has the potential to be both facilitative of and detrimental to personal recovery, with most explicit connection between the PSW role and personal recovery being the increased knowledge of about mental health and recovery. Research limitations/implications: The review found that the quality of existing studies varies widely and identified the potential to significantly improve the quality of the research in this field. Further, high-quality research is required to specifically investigate the effects of employment as a PSW on personal recovery. Practical implications: The findings are tentative in light of the quality of the studies, but should be considered in the employment, training and ongoing support of PSWs and the services they join. (Edited publisher abstract)