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Introducing a professional development programme to a rural area mental health service: the importance of context.
- Source :
- Australasian Psychiatry; Jun2004, Vol. 12 Issue 2, p153-160, 8p
- Publication Year :
- 2004
-
Abstract
- <bold>Objective: </bold>To describe the introduction of an ongoing professional development programme for clinicians in a rural area mental health service. The programme involved a series of workshops delivered by clinical psychologists. The training component of each workshop focused on discrete cognitive behavioural strategies, targeted at the amelioration of anxiety and mood symptoms.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>The paper emphasizes contextual aspects of the programme: its setting, the modality of delivery, resourcing issues and maximizing engagement by the participants. Preliminary evaluation data are reviewed, and it is argued that programmes that focus on local capacity building in rural settings are an important component of redressing the urban-rural imbalance in the availability of evidence-based psychological treatments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- CAREER development
EMPLOYEE training
MEDICAL personnel
MENTAL health services
BEHAVIOR therapy
BEHAVIOR modification
DIAGNOSIS of mental depression
MENTAL depression
THERAPEUTICS
ANXIETY disorders treatment
ANXIETY disorders
CLINICAL psychology
COGNITIVE therapy
COMPARATIVE studies
EDUCATION
CURRICULUM
HEALTH care teams
HEALTH services accessibility
RESEARCH methodology
MEDICAL care
MEDICAL cooperation
PSYCHIATRY
RESEARCH
RURAL health services
EVIDENCE-based medicine
JOB performance
EVALUATION research
EVALUATION of human services programs
DIAGNOSIS
PSYCHOLOGY
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10398562
- Volume :
- 12
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Australasian Psychiatry
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 13203920
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1039-8562.2004.02086.x