Academics in the bush: Are rural, remote and very remote Australians being sold short?

Carey, Timothy A.

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“…This knowledge and skills deficit can have negative consequences for themselves, their staff, and members of the community they serve. Carey (2019), for example, highlights the fact that, in some RRvR communities where there is a university presence, health professionals are recruited to academic positions for which, if the recruitment concerned a similar metropolitan position, they would not even be considered. Mental health and other health professionals, therefore, can occupy positions for which they are underqualified, inexperienced, and inappropriately prepared and supported, which can place undue pressure on them and their colleagues.…”

Section: Distinctive Features Of Self-care In Rrvr Areasmentioning

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Maintaining Control: The Importance of Self-Care to Effective and Enduring RRvR Mental Health Service Provision

Carey¹,

Gullifer²

2021

Handbook of Rural, Remote, and Very Remote Mental Health

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The demands of providing mental health services in RRvR locations make effective self-care practices paramount. In RRvR contexts, it can be much harder to separate personal and professional domains. Furthermore, events that disrupt psychological and social functioning, such as trauma and natural disasters, can impact on mental health service providers as well as the people to whom they are providing services. Mental health and other health professionals in RRvR places can also be promoted to positions for which they might not have adequate training and experience nor receive appropriate supervision and support. While there is a plethora of suggestions and resources related to stress, burnout, resilience, and so on, many of these approaches are not based on robust theoretical models. They may not apply across contexts and changing circumstances. A model of biopsychosocial control, however, is particularly relevant to the topic of self-

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Section: Distinctive Features Of Self-care In Rrvr Areasmentioning

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Maintaining Control: The Importance of Self-Care to Effective and Enduring RRvR Mental Health Service Provision

Carey¹,

Gullifer²

2021

Handbook of Rural, Remote, and Very Remote Mental Health

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“…Of course, implicit in a revision to training models requires staff who are suitably qualified and experienced to contribute to the training models. Unfortunately, there is a concerning trend in Australia of lowering academic standards in RRvR areas (Carey 2019b). People in RRvR places are being recruited to academic positions for which they would, ordinarily, not be considered.…”

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Future of Rural, Remote, and very Remote Mental Health

Carey,

Gullifer

2020

Handbook of Rural, Remote, and Very Remote Mental Health

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For the effects of rurality to be minimized with regard to the impact of mental health problems in RRvR locations, a number of changes need to occur. While living in nonurban locations certainly has its challenges, it has a number of unique benefits that could be emphasized in order to improve recruitment and retention of a skilled mental health workforce. Lifestyle factors, community involvement, the beauty of the natural environment, and the scope of practice are some of the common features of living and working in RRvR settings that could be promoted to mental health professionals to encourage them to consider a career away from the city. Policy changes also need to occur in a number of different areas. Recruitment and retention problems of medically trained health professionals have been addressed in Australia by successive governments developing and introducing various incentive schemes. Similar schemes could be adopted for the recruitment and retention of a diverse mental health workforce. It is also imperative that policy changes are adopted to address the lack of evaluation of programs and services that occur. Ironically, if policy required that ongoing

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Maintaining Control: The Importance of Self-Care to Effective and Enduring RRvR Mental Health Service Provision

Carey

Gullifer

2020

Handbook of Rural, Remote, and Very Remote Mental Health

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Academics in the bush: Are rural, remote and very remote Australians being sold short?

Cited by 6 publications

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Maintaining Control: The Importance of Self-Care to Effective and Enduring RRvR Mental Health Service Provision

Maintaining Control: The Importance of Self-Care to Effective and Enduring RRvR Mental Health Service Provision

Future of Rural, Remote, and very Remote Mental Health

Maintaining Control: The Importance of Self-Care to Effective and Enduring RRvR Mental Health Service Provision

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