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Showing 1 to 20 of 30 for “"mental health workers"”.
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Adolescent suicidal behaviour in the 'lost city' : the experiences of mental health workers
… the high levels of anxiety and stress of mental health workers when dealing with cases involving adolescent suicidal behaviour. Mental health workers including nursing sisters, social workers and paraprofessionals were interviewed: Initially an unstructured interview schedule was used to …
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Perceptions of self-help groups for child sexual abuse survivors : an exploratory study amongst mental health workers
… qualitative study examines the perceptions of mental health workers about self-help groups with adult survivors of child sexual abuse. Given limited formal mental health services in South Africa, self-help represents one informal alternative which could supplement mental health service …
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The Relative Effectiveness of Face-to-Face and Telephone Contact by Community Mental Health Workers During Psychiatric Inpatient Treatment of Children and Adolescents
… the clinical value of face-to-face community mental health worker involvement during and after psychiatric inpatient hospitalizations of children and adolescents ages 11-17. The study also considered the comparative value of this follow-up when using master's-trained, mental health therapists …
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Interventions That Help the Helpers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Interventions Targeting Compassion Fatigue, Secondary Traumatic Stress and Vicarious Traumatization in Mental Health Workers
… to an increased awareness of negative effects mental health workers experience when working with people who have been traumatized. Mental health workers become more vulnerable to significant stress when they work with trauma victims, which can lead to many negative consequences that can affect …
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Mindfulness y burnout en trabajadores de salud mental
Burnout is a common problem within mental health workers due to the stressors to which they are continuously exposed and implies a series of consequences for both the professional who suffers it and for their patients. The present study aimed to know the relationship between burnout and mindfulness …
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The Lived Experience of Mental Health Workers in a Residential Treatment Facility who Work with Multiply Traumatized Children and Self-Identify as Experiencing Vicarious Trauma and Compassion Satisfaction
… sought to illuminate the lived experiences of mental health professionals who work on a day-to-day basis with multiply traumatized children and adolescents, and as a result, experience measurably high levels of vicarious trauma and compassion satisfaction. The study sought to explore benefit …
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Lost without translation - understanding restrictive intervention management for people with dementia in a mental health setting : an interpretive description
… of restrictive intervention practice by mental health workers in an acute mental health setting for people with dementia. Methods: An interpretive descriptive study was undertaken. Vignettes were developed using evidence based literature, case law and practice guidance and used to frame …
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Constraints affecting the administration of mental health services in Zambia: With special reference to manpower training and utilization
Zambia's mental health services date back to 1962 when Chainama Hills Hospital was opened. Before this period, Psychiatric services in this country were primarily part of the prisons service. However, nearly 26 years later the mental health service has only achieved about 15% coverage of the …
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Perceptions of aggression in mental health clients
In mental healthcare identifying factors including those that exist within the client-caregiver alliance is important so that aggression can be eliminated or minimized. The naturalistic inquiry method answered the following research questions: 1) What factors do licensed and unlicensed mental …
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NGOs Embodying Decoloniality: Towards Emanticipatory Psychological Practice and Pedagogy in Palestine
… "traumatized", encouraging a defeated or passive mentality, undermining values of resistance, while ongoing Israeli oppression continues. The NGO policies and modes of work can also influence the worldview, practices, and motivations of Palestinian Mental health workers who are serving populations …
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Exploratory study: The lived experiences of caregivers of individuals diagnosed with Schizophrenia in Windhoek, Namibia
… from the Windhoek Central Hospital’s Mental Health Unit, and face-to-face in-depth interviews were conducted with the individuals who met the criteria. Furthermore, thematic analysis was applied to identify prominent themes in the data. Key findings of the study suggested that there …
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EVALUATING THE EFFECTS OF ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT TRAINING ON BURNOUT IN BEHAVIOR TECHNICIANS WORKING IN MENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES
… exhaustion, cynicism, and inefficacy among health care workers. Until 30-40 years ago, the only research conducted on burnout was focused on prevention strategies. However, there was a paucity of research on the use of reduction strategies to decrease burnout especially in the highly …
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An analysis of client trends in gay and lesbian counselling service
… of homophobia encountered within mainstream mental health services, sexual minorities have established mental health services that address their needs. This study explored client patterns and trends at Triangle Project, a counselling service, aimed at gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered …
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Healthcare Workers and Decision-Makers’ Understanding of Liberty, Harm, and the Harm Principle in the Case of Tuberculosis in Persons with Severe and Persistent Mental Illnesses
… liberty and the public good in public health and mental health. The case of tuberculosis (TB) in persons with severe and persistent mental illnesses (SPMI) provides the opportunity to evaluate the application of the harm principle in a real-world context. TB in persons with SPMI is an …
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Socio-sexual intervention in a protective workshop : process analysis of action research
… be useful to the agency involved, and to other mental health workers in the field of sexuality and mental handicap, and also to fellow students.
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Promoting mental health and psychological wellbeing in Children: a socio-cultural activity theory analysis of professional contributions and learning in a multidisciplinary team
… team whose purpose is to promote mental health and psychological well being in children within family and community settings. It brings together three current priorities of policy and practice, namely, promoting mental health and psychological wellbeing in children and young …
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The consultation relationship as a complex partnership: experiences of psychological consultation in Atlantis
Community psychology has as its fundamental aim the wish to make mental health care more accessible, applicable and practicable to a greater number of people. In the South African context with its history of the inequitable distribution of mental health services and the shortage in resources to …
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Racial/Ethnic Differences in Possible Selves of Diverse Adolescents: Implications for Higher Education and Mental Health
… higher education possible selves and current mental health adjustment. Written responses reflecting types of expected possible selves held by 375 racially/ethnically diverse ninth graders projecting 5 years into the future were coded into 13 academically, career, and socially oriented …
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'The work chips away parts of yourself' - Exploring therapists' experiences of working with survivors of domestic violence
… in our society worldwide. Therapists and other mental health workers often come across clients who have experienced or are experiencing domestic violence. There is significant research, predominantly quantitative, on the phenomenon of vicarious traumatisation/secondary trauma on social workers, …
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Implementation of Continuous Quality Improvement in a Community Mental Health Care Center: Effect on Morale
… nature of face-to-face interactions. Because the workers in mental health service organizations must care for patients, morale is especially important. Although studies suggest that rapid change due to cutbacks, privatization, and managed care, have demoralized mental health workers, the …
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