Professionals ’ views on mental health service users’ education: challenges and support

This study explored the topic from the professionals’ perspective in the context of community mental health centres, which is a fresh view in the research literature. What are the implications for practice? The findings suggest which types of support professionals perceive to be required for MHSUs to advance their studies. Knowledge of adequate forms of support can be applied in the mental health nursing practice to develop support measures for service users to advance in their studies. All levels of the community mental health centres should be aware of and adopt a recovery‐oriented approach. MHSUs and professionals need to have a shared opinion on the definition of recovery orientation. This requires mutual discussion and the more active involvement of MHSUs in the design of their own rehabilitation process. AbstractIntroductionStudies show the importance of providing support for mental health service users’ (MHSUs’) education. However, none of these studies explored this support in the community mental health centre setting. The range of MHSUs’ educational activities identified in this study varied from participation in courses at the mental health centres to independent studies at different levels of education outside the centres.Aim(1) How do mental health professionals perceive the challenges that may limit service users’ potential when they apply for, and complete, their education? (2) How do the professionals describe the methods of rehabilitation aime...
Source: Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: Original Article Source Type: research