Collaboration in Developing a Specialty in Psychiatric Rehabilitation

Collaboration between a rehabilitation counseling training program and state departments of mental health and vocational rehabilitation which resulted in the development of a rehabilitation counseling program with a specialization in psychiatric rehabilitation is presented. Steps taken to develop a new faculty position, obtain grant funding, and add appropriate course work, are outlined. Continued challenges and benefits of this joint venture are described.

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A Survey of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Counseling Training Needs

Counselor Education and Supervision ◽

10.1002/j.1556-6978.1985.tb00486.x ◽

1985 ◽

Vol 24 (3) ◽

pp. 291-297 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

MICHAEL McCUE ◽

LYNDA KATZ-GARRIS

Keyword(s):

Rehabilitation Counseling ◽

Psychiatric Rehabilitation ◽

Training Needs ◽

Counseling Training

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Psychiatric Rehabilitation Course Content in Rehabilitation Counseling Programs

Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling ◽

10.1891/0047-2220.36.4.22 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 36 (4) ◽

pp. 22-27

Author(s):

Michael P. Accordino ◽

Connie J. McReynolds ◽

Chad R. Sedam

Keyword(s):

Training Programs ◽

Rehabilitation Counseling ◽

Psychiatric Rehabilitation ◽

Counseling Programs ◽

Rehabilitation Process ◽

Course Content ◽

Counseling Training ◽

Introductory Course

The number and level of psychiatric counseling training programs in 47 CORE-accredited programs across the country was examined in this study. Approximately 85% of the programs surveyed thought that graduates should provide information to consumers about the psychiatric rehabilitation process. With respect to an introductory course in psychiatric rehabilitation, sample results indicated that 40% programs offered a course, 36% offered related partial course content, and 19% offered no course or content at all. Results of studies indicate a need for more psychiatric counseling content. Suggestions are given to enable the inclusion of psychiatric rehabilitation content into existing rehabilitation counseling programs.

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Easier Said Than Done: The Challenge to Teach “Personal Recovery” to Mental Health Professionals Through a Short, Targeted and Structured Training Programme

Community Mental Health Journal ◽

10.1007/s10597-021-00910-w ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Laura Giusti ◽

Donatella Ussorio ◽

Anna Salza ◽

Massimo Casacchia ◽

Rita Roncone

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Training Program ◽

Mental Health Professionals ◽

Health Professionals ◽

Psychiatric Rehabilitation ◽

Recovery Process ◽

Training Programme ◽

Personal Recovery ◽

Recovery Orientation ◽

Recovery Knowledge Inventory

AbstractThis study assesses the effectiveness of our short Personal Recovery Training Program (PRTP) for mental health professionals. Fifty-two healthcare professionals from Italian mental health services and forty students in psychiatric rehabilitation completed the Recovery Knowledge Inventory (RKI) pre- and post-training, divided into two groups: the PRTP (N = 45) and the Family Psychoeducational Training Program (FPTP; N = 47). Participants’ understanding of personal recovery improved more significantly for those in the PRTP than for those in the FPTP group in two domains, “Roles and responsibilities” and “Non-linearity of the recovery process”; the FPTP group showed a significant improvement in the “Role of self-definition and peers in recovery” domain. Two consumers were involved in the PRTP and represented a resource to help participants understand the personal recovery process. Our findings indicate that a brief PRTP supported by consumers can improve staff and students' recovery orientation. The translation of the training into clinical practice remains unevaluated.

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