scholarly journals Essential learning tools for continuing medical education for physicians, geneticists, nurses, allied health professionals, mental health professionals, business administration professionals, and reproductive endocrinology and infertility (REI) fellows: the Midwest Reproductive Symposium International

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 547-549
Author(s):  
Gretchen G. Collins ◽  
Roohi Jeelani ◽  
Angeline Beltsos ◽  
William G. Kearns
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Medical Education ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Continuing Medical Education ◽  
Allied Health ◽  
Business Administration ◽  
Learning Tools ◽  
Reproductive Endocrinology ◽  
Allied Health Professionals

scholarly journals Resilience and associative stigma among mental health professionals in a tertiary psychiatric hospital: a cross-sectional study in Singapore

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. e033762 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sherilyn Chang ◽  
Louisa Picco ◽  
Edimansyah Abdin ◽  
Qi Yuan ◽  
Siow Ann Chong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Family Member ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Close Friend ◽  
Allied Health Professionals ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Associative Stigma

ObjectivesThe mental health profession exposes healthcare workers to unique stressors such as associative stigma (stigmatisation that is extended from the stigmatised patients to psychiatric professionals and is based on affiliation with an individual with mental illness). Enhancing resilience, or the ability to ‘bounce back’ from adversity, is found to be useful in reducing occupational stress and its negative effects. In view of the high burnout rates reported among mental health professionals, this study aimed to examine resilience in this group of professionals and to explore the association between resilience and associative stigma.DesignObservational study—cross-sectional design.SettingTertiary psychiatry hospital in Singapore.ParticipantsThe study was conducted among 470 mental health professionals (doctors, nurses and allied health professionals) working in the hospital.MeasuresResilience was assessed using the Brief Resilience Scale (BRS) and participants completed questionnaires that examined associative stigma. Participants provided their sociodemographic information, length of service, and information on whether they knew of a close friend or family member who had a mental illness.ResultsMean resilience score for the overall sample was 3.59 (SD=0.64). Older age (β=0.012, 95% CI 0.004 to 0.019, p=0.003) and having known a family member or close friend with a mental illness (β=0.155, 95% CI 0.019 to 0.290, p=0.025) predicted higher BRS score. Associative stigma remained significantly associated with resilience score after controlling for sociodemographic factors whereby higher associative stigma predicted lower resilience scores.ConclusionThe present finding suggests that resilience building programmes among mental health workers should target those of the younger age group, and that addressing the issue of associative stigma is essential.

Ritual Abuse: Defining a Syndrome versus Defending a Belief

1992 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 230-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sherrill A. Mulhern
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Medical Education ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Memory Retrieval ◽  
Clinical Symptoms ◽  
Memory Disorders ◽  
Ritual Abuse ◽  
Treatment Techniques ◽  
Education Courses

The author briefly reviews her research showing how SRA training seminars proposed to mental health professionals between 1987 and 1990 constituted a form of proselytizing. Such presentations were designed to convert clinicians before they began listening to patients to believe in the plausible existence of satanic blood cults. Diagnostic and treatment techniques recommended in SRA seminars, as well as postulated explanations for patients’ exacerbated clinical symptoms, all pre-supposed the facticity of networks of organized groups of perpetrators. Since the author first presented the results of this study to mental health professionals between 1989–91, some SRA “experts” have slightly modified their presentations in order to acknowledge the limits of hypnotic memory retrieval techniques and the risks of confabulation and uncontrolled counter-transference with highly suggestible patients suffering from memory disorders. Many others, however, continue to employ proselytizing techniques which are inappropriate in medical education courses. Patients’ better interests are ill served when their therapists’ “educated” ears have been deafened by uncritical belief.

scholarly journals Models of psychological service provision under Australia's Better Outcomes in Mental Health Care program

2006 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 277 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane Pirkis ◽  
Philip Burgess ◽  
Fay Kohn ◽  
Belinda Morley ◽  
Grant Blashki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Mental Health Care ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Allied Health ◽  
Care Program ◽  
Local Context ◽  
Allied Health Professionals ◽  
Psychological Service ◽  
Health Care Program

The Access to Allied Psychological Services component of Australia?s Better Outcomes in Mental Health Care program enables eligible general practitioners to refer consumers to allied health professionals for affordable, evidence-based mental health care, via 108 projects conducted by Divisions of General Practice. The current study profiled the models of service delivery across these projects, and examined whether particular models were associated with differential levels of access to services. We found: � 76% of projects were retaining their allied health professionals under contract, 28% via direct employment, and 7% some other way; � Allied health professionals were providing services from GPs? rooms in 63% of projects, from their own rooms in 63%, from a third location in 42%; and � The referral mechanism of choice was direct referral in 51% of projects, a voucher system in 27%, a brokerage system in 24%, and a register system in 25%. Many of these models were being used in combination. No model was predictive of differential levels of access, suggesting that the approach of adapting models to the local context is proving successful.

Evaluation of mental health professionals’ views of a higher education scholarship scheme designed to enhance workforce development

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa Hill ◽  
Michelle Heron-Delaney
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Higher Education ◽  
Workforce Development ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Workforce ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Allied Health ◽  
Financial Barriers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mental Health Workforce

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the use of a scholarship scheme to support mental health workforce development. Design/methodology/approach Nursing and allied health recipients (n = 72) of a scholarship for postgraduate mental health study provided quantitative and qualitative feedback via an online survey. Findings Benefits of the scholarship scheme include helping to overcome financial barriers to accessing higher education, increased motivation to study, increased knowledge and skills and enhanced positive feelings towards the recipient’s organisation. A total of 44% of participants reported being majorly or completely influenced to remain working in the organisation due to provision of the scholarship. Originality/value This study asks recipients to evaluate the scholarship scheme rather than the associated postgraduate education and provides preliminary support that scholarships are beneficial even when the amount of funding is less than half of course fees and the support from the employer is primarily monetary. The provision of scholarship funding can encourage existing professionals to undertake postgraduate study and attract them to pursue mental health specialisation instead of other health specialisations. Provision of scholarships is one strategy which can positively impact on mental health workforce retention in allied health professionals.

Improving access to evidencebased mental health care: general practitioners and allied health professionals collaborate

2004 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 125-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane Pirkis ◽  
Belinda Morley ◽  
Fay Kohn ◽  
Grant Blashkl ◽  
Philip Burgess ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Mental Health Care ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Allied Health ◽  
Allied Health Professionals

Psychological contract breach among allied health professionals

2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 393-412 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Rodwell ◽  
Andre Gulyas
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Psychological Contract ◽  
Allied Health ◽  
Healthcare Organisation ◽  
Interpersonal Justice ◽  
Allied Health Professionals ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Organisational Justice

Purpose – Allied health professionals are vital for effective healthcare yet there are continuing shortages of these employees. Building on work with other healthcare professionals, the purpose of this paper is to investigate the influence of psychological contract (PC) breach and types of organisational justice on variables important to retention among allied health professionals: mental health and organisational commitment. The potential effects of justice on the negative outcomes of breach were examined. Design/methodology/approach – Multiple regressions analysed data from 113 allied health professionals working in a medium-large Australian healthcare organisation. Findings – The main negative impacts on respondents’ mental health and commitment were from high PC breach, low procedural and distributive justice and less respectful treatment from organisational representatives. The interaction between procedural justice and breach illustrates that breach may be forgivable if processes are fair. Surprisingly, a betrayal or “aggravated breach effect” may occur after a breach when interpersonal justice is high. Further, negative affectivity was negatively related to respondents’ mental health (affective outcomes) but not commitment (work-related attitude). Practical implications – Healthcare organisations should ensure the fairness of decisions and avoid breaking promises within their control. If promises cannot reasonably be kept, transparency of processes behind the breach may allow allied health professionals to understand that the organisation did not purposefully fail to fulfil expectations. Originality/value – This study offers insights into how breach and four types of justice interact to influence employee mental health and work attitudes among allied health professionals.

Better Outcomes in Mental Health Care: Impact of Different Models of Psychological Service Provision on Patient Outcomes

2007 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 142-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Belinda Morley ◽  
Jane Pirkis ◽  
Kristy Sanderson ◽  
Philip Burgess ◽  
Fay Kohn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Patient Outcomes ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Allied Health ◽  
Psychological Services ◽  
Allied Health Professionals ◽  
Models Of Service Delivery ◽  
Direct Referral

Objective: One hundred and eight Access to Allied Psychological Services projects have been funded under Australia's Better Outcomes in Mental Health Care programme since July 2001. All projects are run by Divisions of General Practice and enable general practitioners (GPs) to refer patients to allied health professionals for evidence-based care. They differ in the models they use to retain, locate and direct referrals to their allied health professionals. This paper examines the extent to which the projects are achieving positive patient outcomes, and explores the association between different models of service delivery and varying levels of patient outcomes. Method: The paper draws on two data sources (a purpose-designed minimum dataset and a survey of models of service delivery) to examine the level of patient outcomes within and across projects, and variations in the level of patient outcomes by models of service delivery. Results: The projects are achieving positive effects and these are mostly of large or medium magnitude. The projects do not differ markedly in terms of the patient outcomes they are achieving, despite differences in the models of service delivery they are using. However, those projects implementing a direct referral model, where the GP refers the patient directly to the allied health professional, have significantly greater effect sizes, indicating that they are achieving greater improvements in patient outcomes. In addition, there are non-significant trends toward direct employment of allied health professionals by Divisions being predictive of greater improvements in patient outcomes, and delivery of services from allied health professionals’ own rooms being predictive of weaker patient outcomes. Conclusions: Overwhelmingly, the Access to Allied Psychological Services projects are having a positive impact for patients in terms of their level of functioning, severity of symptoms and/or quality of life. Preliminary indications suggest that a service delivery model incorporating the use of a direct referral system may be associated with superior outcomes. The findings are discussed in the light of the imminent listing of psychologists’ services on the Medicare Benefits Schedule.

Australia’s ‘Better Access’ scheme: Has it had an impact on population mental health?

2018 ◽  
Vol 52 (11) ◽  
pp. 1057-1062 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony F Jorm
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Suicide Rate ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Allied Health ◽  
Detectable Effect ◽  
Allied Health Professionals ◽  
Access Scheme

Background: Australia introduced the Better Access scheme in late 2006, which resulted in a large increase in the provision of mental health services by general practitioners (GPs), clinical psychologists, other psychologists and allied health professionals. It is unknown whether this increase in services has had an effect on the mental health of the population. Methods: The following data were examined: per capita use of mental health services provided by GPs, clinical psychologists, other psychologists, allied health professionals and psychiatrists from 2006 to 2015 according to the Australian Government Department of Human Services; prevalence of psychological distress in adults (as measured by the K10) from National Health Surveys in 2001, 2004–2005, 2007–2008, 2011–2012 and 2014–2015; and the annual suicide rate from 2001 to 2015 according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Results: The large increase in the use of mental health services after the introduction of the Better Access scheme had no detectable effect on the prevalence of very high psychological distress or the suicide rate. Conclusion: Better Access has not had a detectable effect on the mental health of the Australian population.

Who Learns More in Interprofessional Mental Health Simulation Training? A Study Comparing Learning Outcomes of Different Professionals who Work in Mental and Physical Health Care Settings

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. S301-S302
Author(s):  
L. Valdearenas ◽  
C. Attoe ◽  
S. Cross
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Human Factors ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Allied Health ◽  
Simulation Training ◽  
Allied Health Professionals ◽  
Health Simulation ◽  
Mental And Physical Health

IntroductionSimulation training has the potential to develop communication and teamwork skills, as well as technical knowledge and competency. Mental health simulation training aims to promote awareness of mental health conditions and to enhance human factors (or non-technical) skills that will enable professionals that work in mental and physical healthcare settings to improve their collaborative and patient-centered clinical practice. This study explored the differences in learning outcomes after a mental health simulation course between different professionals–nursing staff, medical staff, and allied health professionals.Aims and objectives This project examined the different learning outcomes of human factors, confidence and knowledge, for nursing, medical and allied health professionals following mental health simulation training.MethodsCourse-specific measures of confidence and knowledge were administered pre- and post-training to all participants, in addition to The Human Factors Skills for Healthcare Instrument (HFSHI). A post-course evaluation for with free-text responses to open questions regarding the impact of the training was utilised to collect qualitative data.ResultsWith data collection ongoing, preliminary results indicate differences in learning outcome depending on professional background, both in terms of quantitative measures and qualitative findings.ConclusionsLearning outcomes may differ for different professionals despite receiving the same simulation training focusing on mental and physical health, evidencing the importance of sharing individual learning experiences in simulation using a debrief model.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

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