Mental health workers' experiences of support and help‐seeking following workplace violence: A qualitative study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole C. Rodrigues ◽  
Elke Ham ◽  
Bonnie Kirsh ◽  
Michael C. Seto ◽  
N. Zoe Hilton
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Workplace Violence ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Mental Health Workers

Organizational conditions that influence work engagement and burnout: A qualitative study of mental health workers.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela L. Rollins ◽  
Johanne Eliacin ◽  
Alissa L. Russ-Jara ◽  
Maria Monroe-Devita ◽  
Sally Wasmuth ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Mental Health Workers ◽  
Organizational Conditions

Community families: A qualitative study of families who volunteer to support persons with severe mental illness

2017 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lotte Groth Jensen ◽  
Stina Lou ◽  
Jørgen Aagaard ◽  
Ulla Væggemose
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Severe Mental Illness ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Safety Net ◽  
Professional Support ◽  
Mental Health Workers ◽  
Social Interventions

Background: Social interventions targeted at people with severe mental illness (SMI) often include volunteers. Volunteers’ perspectives are important for these interventions to work. This article investigates the experiences of volunteer families who befriend a person with SMI. Material: Qualitative interviews with members of volunteer families. Discussion: The families were motivated by helping a vulnerable person and by engaging in a rewarding relationship. However, the families often doubted their personal judgement and relied on mental health workers to act as safety net. Conclusion: The volunteer involvement is meaningful but also challenging. The families value professional support.

Workplace Violence and Burnout Among Mental Health Workers

2020 ◽  
Vol 71 (3) ◽  
pp. 284-288 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Aguglia ◽  
Martino Belvederi Murri ◽  
Claudia Conigliaro ◽  
Nicolò Cipriani ◽  
Marco Vaggi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Workplace Violence ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Mental Health Workers

scholarly journals Students, inclusion, help-seeking and compassionate caring

2015 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 61-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sue Holttum
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Compassion Fatigue ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Mental Distress ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Nurse Education ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Mental Health Workers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Early Career Psychologists

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to focus on students, trainee nurses, early career psychologists, and other mental health professionals and their response to mental distress or the stresses of working in mental health. Design/methodology/approach – Three journal articles are summarised. The first highlights mental distress in university students and their reluctance to seek counselling. The second paper focuses on addressing the impact that the work of mental health workers can have on them and how this can jeopardise compassionate care. The third paper presents a model of inclusive and caring nurse education. Findings – University students may be more likely to seek counselling for mental distress if they have information about its usefulness and it is normalised rather than stigmatised. Mental health workers including early-career psychologists need to know about “compassion fatigue” and “compassion satisfaction” and need safe places to reflect on the personal impact of hearing about their clients’ traumatic experiences. A whole-organisation model of nurse education that emphasises belonging and inclusiveness may increase nurse retention and nurses’ personal resilience. Originality/value – The paper on students’ help-seeking is the first meta-analysis of several studies on this topic (involving similar variables and measures) in several years. The paper on mental health workers and compassion fatigue and compassion satisfaction is rare in looking at this across different professions in one setting. It highlights important ways of maintaining workers’ ability to deliver compassionate care. The model of nurse education is based on recent research evidence and may help increase retention and foster reflection, self-awareness, and resilience in nurses.

Reducing Burnout Among Mental Health Workers

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Geurts ◽  
W. Schaufeli ◽  
J De Jonge
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Mental Health Workers

Fostering Resilience in Response to Terrorism Among Mental Health Workers

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen W. Saakvitne ◽  
◽  
B. Hudnall Stamm ◽  
Laura Barbanel
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Mental Health Workers
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