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Johnsen M, O'Donnell M, Harries M, Fisher C. Hospital-Based Healthcare Workers' Experiences of Involvement in Perinatal Child Protection Processes: A Scoping Literature Review. Trauma Violence Abuse 2024:15248380241247001. [PMID: 38686924 DOI: 10.1177/15248380241247001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2024]
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As the number of infants entering Out-of-Home Care at birth internationally continues to rise, Hospital-based healthcare workers (HBHCWs) are increasingly likely to become involved in ethically, morally, and legally complex child protection processes. This scoping review aimed to identify and synthesize qualitative literature pertaining to the perspectives of HBHCWs with experiences of involvement in child protection processes occurring in the perinatal period. JBI Methodology for Scoping Reviews guided this review. Databases Ovid MEDLINE, CINAHL Plus, PsycINFO, ProQuest, Web of Science, SCOPUS, and Informit were searched between March 1 and April 30, 2023. Eighteen sources were identified as meeting the criteria for inclusion following screening by two independent reviewers. Data extracted from the included sources are presented in narrative and tabular formats. Involvement in child protection processes is an inherently conflictual experience for HBHCWs and gives rise to internal, interpersonal, and interorganizational tensions. Involvement can have an enduring impact on the HBHCWs, particularly when an infant is removed from hospital by child protection authorities. Appropriate peer, managerial, and organizational level responses are essential to ameliorate risk to HBHCWs themselves and subsequently their practice with women, infants, and families. HBHCWs can provide valuable insight into the challenges of delivering healthcare at the interface of child protection. Future research should focus on building understanding of experiences across disciplines to ensure that interventions designed to prepare and support HBHCWs are effective and evidence-based.
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- Maegan Johnsen
- The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
- The Women and Newborn Health Service, Subiaco, Australia
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- The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
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Kitema GF, Laidlaw A, O'Carroll V, Sagahutu JB, Blaikie A. The status and outcomes of interprofessional health education in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review. J Interprof Care 2024; 38:133-155. [PMID: 36739570 DOI: 10.1080/13561820.2023.2168631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2022] [Accepted: 01/07/2023] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The increasing burden of chronic diseases, and shortage of health care workers especially in Low and Middle Income countries (LMICs) requires greater collaborative working between health professions. There is a growing body of evidence that interprofessional education (IPE) and interprofessional continuous education (IPCE) can improve collaborative practice thus strengthening health care delivery in low resource settings. The World Health Organization (WHO) promotes this educational strategy in these regions as part of wider programs to improve health care. The purpose of this systematic review was to summarize IPE and IPCE activities in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and its outcomes; including practice, service and patient outcomes. Standard guidelines for conducting and reporting systematic reviews were followed. The online databases searched included MEDLINE, Embase, Education Resources Information Centre (ERIC), the Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) and Science Direct. The Kirkpatrick model was used to classify IPE outcomes reported from literature. Following full text screening, 41 articles were selected for data extraction. It was found that IPE/IPCE is still a relatively new concept in SSA with 93% of studies published after 2012. Furthermore, IPE is concentrated predominantly in undergraduate institutions and mainly implemented to improve collaborative practice and address important public health concerns. Positive reaction and outcomes of IPE/IPCE were reported in terms of change of attitude and perception toward collaborative practice as well as knowledge and skills acquisition. Few studies in SSA sought to understand and measure the outcomes of IPE/IPCE relating to health care practice. More work in this important potential outcome of IPE/IPCE is recommended.
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- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
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- School of Health Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda
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- School of Medicine, University of St-Andrews, Scotland, UK
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Castles C, Stewart V, Slattery M, Bradshaw N, Roennfeldt H. Supervision of the mental health lived experience workforce in Australia: A scoping review. Int J Ment Health Nurs 2023; 32:1654-1671. [PMID: 37605339 DOI: 10.1111/inm.13207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2023] [Revised: 08/02/2023] [Accepted: 08/06/2023] [Indexed: 08/23/2023]
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The mental health Lived Experience workforce (also referred to as peer workforce) is growing rapidly internationally and within Australia. Peer workers are increasingly employed within multi- and inter-disciplinary teams, often directly supervised by mental health professionals such as nurses. Professional supervision has been identified as fundamental for implementing a sustainable peer workforce, but significant gaps in the literature remain, in particular, an understanding of appropriate supervision practices. This scoping review synthesized academic and grey literature on Lived Experience supervision in Australia, exploring current thoughts on best practices. Four electronic databases were searched, and grey literature was located via Google Advanced searches, contacting Lived Experience experts and conducting web-based desktop searches of key mental health organization websites. Thematic analysis identified and described key characteristics in relation to how supervision is conceptualized and operationalized. Eight peer-reviewed and 46 grey literature documents describing supervision and supervisory practices were analysed. Of these studies, 26 were Lived Experience-led. Analysis revealed four key themes: (i) defining peer supervision, (ii) variability in understanding the purpose of supervision, (iii) approaches to supervision and the need for choice and flexibility, and (iv) qualities and skills of the supervisor. Additionally, the establishment of a national professional organization for peer workers was highlighted to protect the authenticity of Lived Experience roles and develop an effective workforce. Clearly, a sustainable Lived Experience workforce cannot develop in isolation, and mental health nurses, as important allies in mental healthcare, need to work alongside, plan and advocate for appropriate supervision practices for this emerging workforce.
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- Calista Castles
- School of Health Sciences and Social Work, Logan, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Health Sciences and Social Work, Logan, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Centre for Mental Health, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Health Sciences and Social Work, Logan, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Health Sciences and Social Work, Logan, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Student Health Counselling and Wellbeing, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Health Sciences and Social Work, Logan, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Centre for Mental Health, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Piantedosi DK, Reed K, O'Shea A. Supporting occupational therapists to initiate conversations about sexuality with people with intellectual disability: Co-design by deliberative dialogue. Aust Occup Ther J 2023; 70:581-598. [PMID: 37337378 DOI: 10.1111/1440-1630.12888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2022] [Revised: 04/16/2023] [Accepted: 05/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/21/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Occupational therapists routinely report low levels of confidence in addressing needs related to sexuality and intimacy. These issues are compounded when supporting clients with intellectual disability, due to prevailing assumptions about capacity and few practical support resources. At a disciplinary level, there is ongoing discourse around how to best conceptualise and support sexual and gender identities generally, within models of human occupation. Leveraging interdisciplinarity, where sexuality overlaps as a sphere of interest, can aid the development of practical support resources. Engagement with sociology (focussed on relationality) and disability studies (focussed on embodiment) offers a generative path forward. METHODS The deliberative dialogues framework was used to develop a co-designed resource by occupational therapists for occupational therapists. Six Australian occupational therapists with experience working with clients with intellectual disability and/or sexuality were purposively recruited to participate in co-design groups. Using the eight features of deliberative dialogue, data was collected and analysed by an interdisciplinary research team to collaboratively produce a practical support resource. RESULTS Participants agreed the greatest need was to develop a resource for clinicians, to support conversations with clients about sexuality. Five key themes emerged: (1) Theoretical explanations addressing why sexuality is important must be paired with practical advice; (2) make a conversational call to action from 'OTs' for 'OTs' by locating sexuality within the domain of occupational therapy; (3) make explicit that people with intellectual disability are sexual beings; (4) need for self-reflection; and (5) demonstrate how existing understandings of occupation apply to sexuality. CONCLUSION A resource in the form of a brochure was developed, intended to be used as a conversation primer. The process used to develop the resource demonstrated the value of interdisciplinary collaboration and the utility of deliberative dialogue as a co-design method.
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- Diana K Piantedosi
- School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
- School of Humanities and Social Sciences, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Women with Disabilities Victoria (WDV), Victoria, Australia
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- School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
- Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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Zuchowski I, McLennan S. A Systematic Review of Social Work in General Practice: Opportunities and Challenges. J Evid Based Soc Work (2019) 2023:1-41. [PMID: 37264677 DOI: 10.1080/26408066.2023.2202665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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PURPOSE This study identified the nature of social work practice in primary health care and described the reported patient outcomes, benefits, challenges, and enablers of social work in general practice [GP] settings. METHOD A systematic literature review applying the Prisma framework was conducted. RESULTS A total of 26 studies met the inclusion criteria. Social work practice in GP assists in delivering positive health outcomes for patients, improved patient care, offers value for money, and supports interdisciplinary teams. Identified challenges include funding impediments, organizational barriers, and a lack of understanding of and undervaluing the social work role. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS The review outlined the benefits of social work practice in GP practices; however, these must be further evidenced. Funding for social workers in primary health care was identified as a challenge when it was lacking, and as an enabler when it was available. Further research to evidence the patient outcomes and overall benefits, the fiscal value of social work and funding pathways in primary health care is recommended.
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- Ines Zuchowski
- Social Work and Human Services, College of Arts, Society and Education, James Cook University, Douglas, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
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- Social Work and Human Services, College of Arts, Society and Education, James Cook University, Douglas, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
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Kim K. Bedside education in the art of medicine (BEAM): A learner's perspective on arts-based teaching. J Eval Clin Pract 2021; 27:549-553. [PMID: 32588945 DOI: 10.1111/jep.13427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2019] [Revised: 05/14/2020] [Accepted: 05/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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In today's culture of the medical profession, it is fairly unusual for students to actually witness physicians talking with patients about anything outside scientific explanation. That other side of medicine - the one that goes beyond explanation to understanding - goes unexplored, and the patient's personal narrative is consequently less understood. Meanwhile, though reflective writing is the most frequently used didactic method to promote introspection and deeper consolidation of new ideas for medical learners, there is robust evidence that other art forms - such as storytelling, dance, theatre, literature and the visual arts - can also help deepen reflection and understanding of the human aspect of medical practice. The overall goal of the Bedside Education in the Art of Medicine (BEAM) project is to redress these issues through early interventions within the culture of the medical profession. By creating an arts-based humanities curriculum, we hope to broaden medical learners' understanding and shine a light on what it means - for patients and clinicians - to be human, live well, experience loss, encounter disease, and engage in a therapeutic relationship. BEAM is envisioned as a modular, online resource of "third things" that any clinician anywhere will be able to access via a smartphone application to deliver brief, focused, humanistic clinical teaching in either hospital or ambulatory care settings. This commentary foregrounds a learner's perspective to model BEAM's usage in an in-depth manner; it examines the relation of a painting by Edward Hopper to medical education through the lens of a poem by Victoria Chang, in the context of the BEAM web-based app educational resource. By assessing the poignancy of the painting via the poem, I demonstrate the capacity of the arts and humanities in medical education, with a specific focus on the development of interpretative skills and tolerance for ambiguity that all authentic, engaged physicians need.
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- Kain Kim
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Theory development in nursing has been contentious so that issues about theory as knowledge base and counterpart of practice, and theory as the foundation of nursing as a discipline of knowledge and practice profession have facilitated the seeming ambiguity hindering theoretical contributions integral to human health and well-being. Nursing science continues to generate discussions about its development particularly grounding its practice as a legitimate component of human health care. The aims of this paper are (a) to describe three contemporary issues regarding theory construction and development in nursing, and (b) to advance a theory of nursing that can reconcile these issues. Content analysis following a review of literature revealed ontological,epistemological, and contextual issues on nursing theory development and theory-based practice perspective. The middle-range theory of Technological Competency as Caring in Nursing is advanced as integral to pursuing the reconciliation of theory development and practice engagements within the Universal Technological Domain in nursing and the health sciences. J. Med. Invest. 66 : 8-11, February, 2019.
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- Freslyn Lim-Saco
- College of Nursing, Silliman University, Dumaguete City Philippines
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Gindi S, Galili G, Volovic-Shushan S, Adir-Pavis S. Integrating occupational therapy in treating combat stress reaction within a military unit: An intervention model. Work 2017; 55:737-745. [PMID: 28059818 DOI: 10.3233/wor-162453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Combat stress reaction (CR) is a syndrome with a wide range of symptoms including changes in soldiers' behaviors, emotional and physiological responses, avoidance and a decrease in both personal and military functioning. The short-term goal in treating CR is a speedy return to healthy functioning, whereas the long-term goal is to prevent the development of PTSD. Previous research has indicated that the achievement of this short-term goal affects the achievement of the long-term goal and vice versa. Effective treatment requires intervention by trained professionals proficient in reinforcing personal and functional identity without psychiatric labelling. The present paper presents a therapeutic model integrating OT in treating CR within a military setting. The model emphasizes the importance of preventing fixation to the role of 'patient' and a rapid return to maximal functioning. Based on Kielhofner's Model of Human Occupation, which aims to promote adaptive and efficient functioning by engaging soldiers in tasks supporting their military identity, empowering functionality, and increasing their perceived competency. The model emphasizes the therapeutic milieu within a military environment. Practical application of this model focuses on interdisciplinary aspects and client-focused application. The paper describes an assessment process for each soldier entering the CR unit and a treatment model integrating OT.
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- Emili Sagol Creative Arts Therapies Research Center, University of Haifa, Israel
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Sirey JA, Halkett A, Chambers S, Salamone A, Bruce ML, Raue PJ, Berman J. PROTECT: A Pilot Program to Integrate Mental Health Treatment Into Elder Abuse Services for Older Women. J Elder Abuse Negl 2015; 27:438-53. [PMID: 26331553 DOI: 10.1080/08946566.2015.1088422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The goal of this pilot program was to test the usefulness of adapted Problem-Solving Therapy (PST) and anxiety management, called PROTECT, integrated into elder abuse services to reduce depression and improve self-efficacy. Depressed women victims were randomized to receive elder abuse resolution services combined with either PROTECT or a mental health referral. At follow-up, the PROTECT group showed greater reduction in depressive symptoms and endorsed greater improved self-efficacy in problem-solving when compared to those in the Referral condition. These preliminary findings support the potential usefulness of PROTECT to alleviate depressive symptoms and enhance personal resources among abused older women.
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- Jo Anne Sirey
- a Department of Psychiatry , Weill Cornell Medical College , White Plains , New York , USA
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- a Department of Psychiatry , Weill Cornell Medical College , White Plains , New York , USA
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- a Department of Psychiatry , Weill Cornell Medical College , White Plains , New York , USA
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- b New York City Department for the Aging , New York , New York , USA
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- a Department of Psychiatry , Weill Cornell Medical College , White Plains , New York , USA
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- a Department of Psychiatry , Weill Cornell Medical College , White Plains , New York , USA
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- b New York City Department for the Aging , New York , New York , USA
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The future of the health system is dependent on health professionals re-tooling the way we practice together. No longer can a multi-disciplinary model support the complex health needs of many clients nor can any one-health profession have all the knowledge needed to provide total patient-centred care. However, our current education and health systems are structured around a multidisciplinary model of practice with physicians or nurse practitioners as decision-makers and rarely are clients included in care planning. True interdisciplinary practice is defined as a partnership between a team of health professionals and a client in a participatory, collaborative and coordinated approach to shared decision-making around health issues, requires a revamping of how future health professionals are educated and how the system can accommodate shared decision-making. A client-centered collaborative professional practice model is proposed in this paper as a means for fostering and facilitating the culture for this change.
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- C A Orchard
- a School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences The University of Western Ontario
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- b Centre for Collaborative Health Professional Education, Faculty of Medicine Memorial University of Newfoundland
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- c Faculty of Social Sciences The University of Western Ontario
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