A substantial peer workforce in a psychiatric service will improve patient outcomes: the case for

Dark, Frances; Patton, Murray; Newton, Richard

doi:10.1177/1039856217700297

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“…Over the last few decades there has been a move to recovery-oriented care with reforms in mental health reflecting this. The growing recognition and interest in integrating lived experience into treatment has resulted in the uptake of peer roles in consumer advocacy, consumer operated services, and traditional statutory mental health services [ 52 , 53 ] It has been argued that employing peers with lived experience improves mental health care and service provision [ 53 ]. Peer work has been identified as having multiple benefits including the opportunity to connect with a person with lived experience of mental illness and stigma, the sharing of a common language, and facilitating recovery [ 52 ].…”

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Are recovery stories helpful for women with eating disorders? A pilot study and commentary on future research

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BackgroundAnecdotally it is well known that eating disorder memoirs are popular with people with anorexia nervosa and recovery stories are readily available online. However, no research to date has empirically explored whether such stories are helpful for current sufferers. The aim of the current pilot study was to explore the efficacy of recovery narratives as a means of improving motivation and self-efficacy and to qualitatively explore patient perspectives of such stories.MethodFifty-seven women with anorexia nervosa and subclinical anorexia nervosa participated in this online study. Participants were randomised to either receive recovery stories or to a wait-list control group. After completing baseline measures, participants read five stories about recovery, and completed post-intervention measures two weeks later.ResultsThe quantitative results indicated that reading stories of recovery had no effect on motivation and self-efficacy over a two-week period. In contrast, the qualitative results showed that the stories generated thoughts about the possibility of recovery and the majority indicated they would recommend them to others.ConclusionsThis study adds to a growing body of research exploring the integration of voices of lived experience into treatment approaches. Future research should focus on 1) identifying for whom and at which stage of illness recovery stories might be helpful; 2) the mechanism via which they might operate; and 3) the most helpful way of presenting such stories.

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Are recovery stories helpful for women with eating disorders? A pilot study and commentary on future research

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“…Nationally and internationally, the last few decades have seen an increase in the recognition, interest, and uptake of peer roles in consumer advocacy, consumer‐operated services, and traditional statutory mental health services (Dark et al . ; Repper & Carter ). Bradstreet () and others (Mead et al .…”

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“…However, the most prominent research finding is that peer work has at least equivalent outcomes for service users as conventional service approaches (Dark et al . ; Davidson et al . ; Repper & Carter ).…”

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“…The introduction of peer work into Open Dialogue is occurring in the context of peer support more broadly. Nationally and internationally, the last few decades have seen an increase in the recognition, interest, and uptake of peer roles in consumer advocacy, consumeroperated services, and traditional statutory mental health services (Dark et al 2017;Repper & Carter 2011). Bradstreet (2006) and others (Mead et al 2001) have described peer support as the giving and receiving of knowledge and wisdom gained by and through lived experience of distress and hardship.…”

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“…Although some authors do not distinguish between peer work and IPS, peer work has been shown to be effective (Doughty & Tse 2011) particularly within consumer-operated services (Grey & O'Hagan 2015;Repper & Carter 2011). However, the most prominent research finding is that peer work has at least equivalent outcomes for service users as conventional service approaches (Dark et al 2017;Davidson et al 2006;Repper & Carter 2011). Peer work can benefit mental health service users in multiple ways including increasing engagement with services, social networks, wellbeing, employment and housing, and reducing use of hospital services (Davidson et al 2012;Grey & O'Hagan 2015).…”

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Peer work in Open Dialogue: A discussion paper

Bellingham¹,

Buus

McCloughen

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Int J Mental Health Nurs

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Open Dialogue is a resource-oriented approach to mental health care that originated in Finland. As Open Dialogue has been adopted across diverse international healthcare settings, it has been adapted according to contextual factors. One important development in Open Dialogue has been the incorporation of paid, formal peer work. Peer work draws on the knowledge and wisdom gained through lived experience of distress and hardship to establish mutual, reciprocal, and supportive relationships with service users. As Open Dialogue is now being implemented across mental health services in Australia, stakeholders are beginning to consider the role that peer workers might have in this model of care. Open Dialogue was not, initially, conceived to include a specific role for peers, and there is little available literature, and even less empirical research, in this area. This discussion paper aims to surface some of the current debates and ideas about peer work in Open Dialogue. Examples and models of peer work in Open Dialogue are examined, and the potential benefits and challenges of adopting this approach in health services are discussed. Peer work in Open Dialogue could potentially foster democracy and disrupt clinical hierarchies, but could also move peer work from reciprocal to a less symmetrical relationship of 'giver' and 'receiver' of care. Other models of care, such as lived experience practitioners in Open Dialogue, can be conceived. However, it remains uncertain whether the hierarchical structures in healthcare and current models of funding would support any such models.

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(Under)valuing lived experience in the disability workforce: A snapshot of Australian job recruitment

Davies

Butler

2022

Aust J Social Issues

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The Australian disability workforce has grown, and there is compelling evidence that peer work has a number of valuable impacts. Despite these apparent opportunities, there continue to be high levels of unemployment among people with disability and failure to draw on the assets of people with disability in Australian workplaces. To understand these ostensible missed opportunities, this study examined the ways in which lived experience was described as an asset in disability workforce recruitment. Advertisements for positions in New South Wales, Australia, that referred to lived experience or peer work and disability were collected over a 3-month period. Through a process of content analysis, we found that there were more employment opportunities for people with lived experience of mental illness than for other types of disability. Community engagement was a key function, and peer workers were described as complementary to professionals.Recruitment processes for lived experience jobs were not necessarily accessible. We recommend systemic reforms to facilitate recognition of lived experience as a valuable criterion for disability sector employment and to harness the benefits of a disability peer workforce.You can find an Easy Read report about this study called 'Working in the disability sector: Why is it important to include people with lived experience?' at http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1447606. This report uses pictures and text to make the research accessible to more people.

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A substantial peer workforce in a psychiatric service will improve patient outcomes: the case for

Cited by 13 publications

References 14 publications

Are recovery stories helpful for women with eating disorders? A pilot study and commentary on future research

Are recovery stories helpful for women with eating disorders? A pilot study and commentary on future research

Peer work in Open Dialogue: A discussion paper

(Under)valuing lived experience in the disability workforce: A snapshot of Australian job recruitment

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