Face to face, person to person: Skills and attributes deployed by rural mental health clinicians when engaging with consumers

ConclusionsAlthough engaging with consumers involves many skills and attributes employed universally across mental health settings, the rural clinician's ability to navigate the environment and utilise this to provide consumer care is equally important to the engagement process. Specifically, these findings highlight the preference of rural mental health clinicians towards a person‐centred approach, networking with others in the community when providing care. Understanding how best to maximise the nature of a rural environment, such as facilitating relationships between clinicians and others in the community, will contribute to optimised care.
Source: Australian Journal of Rural Health - Category: Rural Health Authors: Tags: Special Issue – Rural and Remote Nursing & Midwifery Source Type: research