Occupational therapy influence on a carer peer support model in a clinical mental health service

Bourke, Cate; Sanders, Bronwyn; Allchin, Becca; Lentin, Primrose; Lang, Shannon

doi:10.1111/1440-1630.12235

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“…Occupational therapists' holistic approach and unique understanding of the interplay between occupation and health are clearly valued by care-givers and could be utilised to improve care-givers' well-being. In Australia, occupational therapists developed a peer support programme for mental health care-givers (Bourke et al, 2015) and similar principles could be applied in the UK.…”

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Understanding the occupational identity of care-givers for people with mental health problems

Howes

Ellison

2021

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

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Introduction There is recognition within the literature that the role of care-giving can have a negative impact on care-givers’ general well-being. Less is understood about the role of care-giving on an individual’s occupational participation and in turn occupational identity. Occupational therapists have a unique understanding of the interplay between occupational participation and health, though this is an area that has been under researched in relation to mental health care-givers. Therefore, the current research aims to understand how the role of care-giving for an individual with a mental illness impacts on occupational participation and identity. Method A qualitative semi-structured interview the Occupational Performance and History Interview–Version 2 was utilised to understand life experiences. Six mental health care-givers were interviewed, and these interviews were transcribed for thematic analysis. Findings Three main themes were identified: being me, roles and responsibilities associated with care-giving and services. Conclusion The findings suggest being a mental health care-giver does have a detrimental impact on occupational participation and therefore occupational identity. As care-givers gained more experience in their role, they used occupational adaption as a positive coping mechanism that helped them achieve occupational balance. Using their unique understanding of occupational participation and occupational identity, occupational therapists are well placed to utilise their knowledge and skills to work in a systemic way supporting both the person with mental illness and their care-giver.

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“…Occupational therapists in Australia (Bourke et al, 2015) offer an occupational understanding to mental health care-giver roles and provide interventions to support with their role. However, due to contextual and service differences it is unclear as to whether this is transferable to the UK.…”

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Understanding the occupational identity of care-givers for people with mental health problems

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Ellison

2021

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

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“…There are helpful developments around co-production (Bradley 2015) and carer peer support (Craddock 2013; Bourke 2015). It would be interesting to consider how increased involvement with family members as partners in delivering care would affect implementation challenges.…”

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Fadden

2018

BJPsych advances

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SUMMARYBurbach describes the content of a phased approach to delivering family work in psychosis. Clinicians would find it helpful to have guidance on how to address the challenges they face in clinical practice, such as engaging all family members in the process and how to deal with confidentiality conflicts. Implementation challenges are also likely to affect their ability to deliver this intervention. It may also be useful to consider the role that family members can play in co-production and training, and in delivering support to other families through a carer peer support model.DECLARATION OF INTERESTNone.

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Appreciating the Journey: Exploring a Family Member’s Perceptions of What “Trauma-Informed” Means in Occupational Therapy for Early Psychosis

Hagan

Dulek

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2022

Occupational Therapy in Mental Health

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Occupational therapy influence on a carer peer support model in a clinical mental health service

Abstract: Although this model has been developed in a clinical mental health setting, the key principles could be applied with carers or consumers across a variety of settings in which occupational therapists are employed.

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Understanding the occupational identity of care-givers for people with mental health problems

Understanding the occupational identity of care-givers for people with mental health problems

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Appreciating the Journey: Exploring a Family Member’s Perceptions of What “Trauma-Informed” Means in Occupational Therapy for Early Psychosis

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