Influencing Factors of Humanistic Care Ability in Mental Health Workers: an Online Cross-Sectional Study

Background Mental health workers may face more obstacles in humanistic care during the COVID-19 pandemic, we aimed to explore the humanistic care ability of mental health workers and its potential influencing factors.Method(s) An online cross-sectional survey was conducted among 262 mental health workers working in Chongqing, China from December 1 to 31, 2020. Self-administered questionnaires were used to collect data from the participants. Results Mental health workers’ humanistic care ability score was 186.47 ± 21.34, and most of the them (79.8%) were at a low level. Psychological capital and personality traits were significant influencing factors of humanistic care ability and its sub-dimensions.Conclusion(s) Research has found that the humanistic care ability of mental health workers is at a low level, and psychological capital and personality traits are significant factors influencing the humanistic care ability and its sub-dimensions. Interventions to improve psychological capital of mental health workers or to promote the change of personality traits that they want are recommended, thereby promoting humanistic practice.

Influencing Factors of Humanistic Care Ability in Mental Health Workers: An Online Cross-Sectional Study

Background Mental health workers may face more obstacles in humanistic care during the COVID-19 pandemic, we aimed to explore the humanistic care ability of mental health workers and its potential influencing factors.Method(s) An online cross-sectional survey was conducted among 262 mental health workers working in Chongqing, China from December 1 to 31, 2020. Self-administered questionnaires were used to collect data from the participants. Results Mental health workers’ humanistic care ability score was 186.47 ± 21.34, and most of the them (79.8%) were at a low level. Psychological capital and personality traits were significant influencing factors of humanistic care ability and its sub-dimensions.Conclusion(s) Research has found that the humanistic care ability of mental health workers is at a low level, and psychological capital and personality traits are significant factors influencing the humanistic care ability and its sub-dimensions. Interventions to improve psychological capital of mental health workers or to promote the change of personality traits that they want are recommended, thereby promoting humanistic practice.

Uma equipe colaborativa enfrentando a pandemia: a perspectiva de uma terapeuta ocupacional em um serviço de saúde mental infantil/A collaborative team facing the pandemic: the perspective of an occupational therapist in children's mental health service

Objetivo: apresentar como uma equipe de saúde mental infantil se reinventou para manter o cuidado, em meio à pandemia de COVID-19, e destacar a participação da terapia ocupacional nesse processo. Síntese dos elementos do estudo: foi necessária parceria e diálogo para superar os desafios, reconstruir o fluxo interno e adotar novas ações. A terapia ocupacional se destacou devido suas contribuições para qualificar e adaptar o cotidiano da população atendida, bem como sua preocupação, sempre presente, com as pessoas em maior vulnerabilidade. Conclusão: A pandemia evidencia a necessidade de uma equipe colaborativa, baseando-se na integralidade e colocou o trabalho da terapia ocupacional em evidência.Palavras-chave: Terapia Ocupacional. Equipe multiprofissional. Covid-19. Saúde MentalAbstractObjective: Presenting how a team of children’s mental health workers reinvented themselves in order to keep on providing care in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and to highlight the participation of occupational therapy in this process. Synthesis of the study elements: partnership and dialogue were needed to overcome the challenges, rebuild the internal flow, and adopt new actions. Occupational therapy stood out due to its contributions to qualify and adapt the daily life of the population served, as well as its ever-present concern for the most vulnerable people. Conclusion: Pandemic highlights the need for a collaborative team, based on integrality, and put the work of occupational therapy in evidence.Keywords: Occupational Therapy. Health Care Team. COVID-19. Mental Health. ResumenObjetivo: Presentar como un equipo de salud mental infantil se reinventó para mantener los cuidados en medio a la pandemia de COVID’19 y destacar la participation de la terapia ocupacional en este proceso.. Síntesis de los elementos de estudio: Ha sido necesario trabajo en equipo y dialogo para superar los desafíos, reconstruir el eje interno y adoptar nuevas acciones. La terapia ocupacional se destacó debido sus contribuciones para calificarse y adaptarse al cotidiano de la población atendida, así como, su preocupación siempre presente con las personas con nivel más grande de vulnerabilidad. Conclusión: La pandemia evidencia la necesidad de un equipo colaborativo, basándose en la integridade, y poner en evidencia el trabajo de la terapia ocupacional. Palabras clave: Terapia Ocupacional. Equipo Multiprofesional. Covid-19. Salud Mental

Emotional abuse and neglect in a clinical setting: challenges for mental health professionals

Summary This article addresses some of the common uncertainties and dilemmas encountered by both adult and child mental health workers in the course of their clinical practice when dealing with cases of suspected emotional abuse or neglect (EAN) of children. We suggest ways of dealing with these according to current best practice guidelines and our own clinical experience working in the field of child maltreatment.

Providing Comfort through Music to People Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic as a Humanitarian Disaster

Hopefully, through this article, mental health workers, such as counselors, psychologists, psychiatrists, nurses, doctors, religious leaders, and social workers, can consider music as a good alternative in the midst of this COVID-19 pandemic. It is hoped that mental health workers who are currently struggling to care for everyone's psychological health in their respective countries can provide comfort through collective music activities.

Turnover and Retention Strategies Among Mental Health Workers

BackgroundThe purpose of this study was to explore retention strategies that healthcare administrators use to retain mental health workers in community mental health clinics. The study was guided by the question What strategies do HCAs use to retain their MHWs with more than 2 years of experience? MethodsA qualitative case study analysis was performed. Interviews were conducted with six healthcare administrators at Fort Worth area community mental health clinics. Interviews were coded using thematic analysis. To increase the study’s reliability and validity, the interview guide was field checked by experts and member checking performed on interview transcripts.ResultsThe healthcare administrators identified six strategies for retention: providing good benefits packages, promoting worker health and wellness, providing competitive salaries, giving workers flexible scheduling options, incentivizing workers with rewards and positive reinforcement, and maintaining open communication channels.ConclusionsThe results from this study have positive implications for mental health workers, patients, and community mental health clinics. The strategies identified in this study can be implemented to increase worker satisfaction and reduce turnover. In doing so, patients will receive higher quality care and organizations will be more attractive to prospective employees.

Features of emotional burnout in neurological and mental health workers

We examined 196 people from all regions in Ukraine who worked in the field of neurological and mental health (128 neurologists and 68 psychiatrists). Among the surveyed women prevailed (157 women and 39 men), whose average age was (48.6 ± 2.8) years. Studies have shown that signs of emotional burnout syndrome (EBS) of varying severity were identified in 68.4 % of the surveyed. Only 31.6 % of the individuals did not find any signs of EBS. During the analysis of the EBS structure, it was found that the stage of stress was found in 30.6 % of the examined, the stage of resistance — in 20.4 % and the stage of depletion — in 17.3 %. The effectiveness of MemoProve in persons with EBS includes regression of asthenia (physical and mental), increased activity and motivation, as well as an improvement in the processes of concentration and working capacity, that is, it allows to eliminate manifestations of EBS.