The Community Mental Health Worker: Organizational and Personal Sources of Role Discrepancy

1977 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stanley S. Robin ◽  
Morton O. Wagenfeld
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Community Mental Health ◽  
Health Worker ◽  
Mental Health Worker ◽  
Role Discrepancy

scholarly journals An evaluation of the transition from BAME community mental health worker to IAPT low intensity psychological wellbeing practitioner

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naheem Hakim ◽  
Andrew R. Thompson ◽  
Gail Coleman-Oluwabusola
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Community Mental Health ◽  
Health Worker ◽  
Culturally Responsive ◽  
Behavioural Therapy ◽  
Psychological Wellbeing ◽  
Mental Health Worker ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Low Intensity ◽  
The Impact

AbstractThe Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme started in 2008, but it contained little provision for specifically meeting the needs of Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) groups. The purpose of this evaluation was to describe the experience of transition from BAME community mental health worker (CMHW) to IAPT low-intensity psychological wellbeing practitioner (PWP) in order to identify possible gains and losses for the former communities served, and the factors that might contribute to successful training of people with BAME expertise. Four former CMHWs who had transitioned into working as PWPs were interviewed. Semi-structured interviews were used. The data were analysed using thematic analysis. Six major themes were identified with the benefits of training emerging as an important factor for the participants in enhancing their role. Three of the themes interconnected and focused on the impact for BAME communities in terms of access to service and barriers. Evident in the interviews were descriptions of adaptations that were made as a result of CMHW having access to both new and old skills. Finally, two themes focused on the participant recommendations as to how IAPT services might become more culturally responsive. The findings suggest that there can be significant benefits for services to provide IAPT training to people already providing culturally specific services. The participants reported that low-intensity cognitive behavioural therapy (LICBT) was effective, but only when cultural sensitive adaptations were made. The evaluation has some clear recommendations as to how IAPT services might seek to offer culturally responsive CBT. Suggestions for carrying out further practice-based evaluations are made.

A Follow-up Evaluation of an Undergraduate Community Mental Health Worker Training Program

1981 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stuart M. Keeley ◽  
Jeffrey S. Kreutzer
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Community Mental Health ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Health Worker ◽  
Field Experience ◽  
Mental Health Worker ◽  
Post Graduate ◽  
Worker Training ◽  
Health Worker Training

Detailed post-graduate data about careers of students having had field experience are supportive.

scholarly journals Clinical effectiveness and cost effectiveness of individual mental health workers colocated within primary care practices: a systematic literature review

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. e042052
Author(s):  
Jean-Baptiste Woods ◽  
Geva Greenfield ◽  
Azeem Majeed ◽  
Benedict Hayhoe
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Health Worker ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Risk Of Bias ◽  
Mental Health Workers ◽  
Mental Health Worker ◽  
Care Practices ◽  
Primary Care Practices

ObjectivesMental health disorders contribute significantly to the global burden of disease and lead to extensive strain on health systems. The integration of mental health workers into primary care has been proposed as one possible solution, but evidence of clinical and cost effectiveness of this approach is unclear. We reviewed the clinical and cost effectiveness of mental health workers colocated within primary care practices.DesignSystematic literature review.Data sourcesWe searched the Medline, Embase, PsycINFO, Healthcare Management Information Consortium (HMIC) and Global Health databases.Eligibility criteriaAll quantitative studies published before July 2019 were eligible for the review; participants of any age and gender were included. Studies did not need to report a certain outcome measure or comparator in order to be eligible.Data extraction and synthesisData were extracted using a standardised table; however, pooled analysis proved unfeasible. Studies were assessed for risk of bias using the Risk Of Bias In Non-randomised Studies - of Interventions (ROBINS-I) tool and the Cochrane collaboration’s tool for assessing risk of bias in randomised trials.ResultsFifteen studies from four countries were included. Mental health worker integration was associated with mental health benefits to varied populations, including minority groups and those with comorbid chronic diseases. Furthermore, the interventions were correlated with high patient satisfaction and increases in specialist mental health referrals among minority populations. However, there was insufficient evidence to suggest clinical outcomes were significantly different from usual general practitioner care.ConclusionsWhile there appear to be some benefits associated with mental health worker integration in primary care practices, we found insufficient evidence to conclude that an onsite primary care mental health worker is significantly more clinically or cost effective when compared with usual general practitioner care. There should therefore be an increased emphasis on generating new evidence from clinical trials to better understand the benefits and effectiveness of mental health workers colocated within primary care practices.

scholarly journals Graduate mental health worker case management of depression in UK primary care: a pilot study

2007 ◽  
Vol 57 (544) ◽  
pp. 880-885 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lindsay McMahon ◽  
Karin M Foran ◽  
Stephen D Forrest ◽  
Michelle L Taylor ◽  
Graham Ingram ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Case Management ◽  
Health Worker ◽  
Mental Health Worker

Developing the Primary Mental Health Worker Role in England

2010 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole Hickey ◽  
Tami Kramer ◽  
Elena Garralda
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Worker ◽  
Mental Health Worker
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