Training inpatient psychiatric staff in the use of behavioral methods: A program to enhance utilization.

Abstract

While behavioral methods have been demonstrated to be useful for treating problems associated with severe mental illness, they are seldom employed in inpatient psychiatric settings. This is partly due to a lack of knowledge and skill among direct care staff members. This manuscript outlines the development and evaluation of a training program to increase the knowledge and skill of direct care staff in the application of behavioral methods in a public psychiatric hospital. This project involved direct care staff members in program development, focused on the practical application of behavioral methods to ward situations, and employed pre-post measures to provide participants with performance feedback. Some evaluative data for this program are preseted.

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The Rehabilitation Effectiveness for Activities for Life (REAL) study: a national programme of research into NHS inpatient mental health rehabilitation services across England

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