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Mental Health Illnesses and Training
Mental health diseases constitute one of the most pressing public health issues in the United States. Most mental illnesses are chronic, with increased prevalence, aggressiveness, recurrence, impairment, and a high economic cost. Furthermore, the treatment scenario for individuals suffering from severe mental disorders is frequently complicated, necessitating good cooperation, communication, and interpersonal interactions among those participating in primary and specialized mental healthcare systems. To achieve this, it is essential for employees at mental health facilities to receive regular training to equip them with the appropriate skills required to handle mental illnesses. This paper will provide a literature research outline and abstracts of works of literature on mental health training.
Literature Research Outline
Phenomenon
There is a lack of sufficient training for employees working at mental health facilities on how to deal with individuals suffering from various mental health issues.
1. Sub-Topic- The lack of mental health training
A. Effectiveness of mental health training.
B. Development of adequate training programs.
C. Importance of mental health training.
2. Sub-Topic – Barriers to effective mental health training
A. Lack of adequate resources to facilitate proper mental health training.
B. Lack of adequate mental health programs that address the diversities in mental health illnesses.
C. A high number of individuals are seeking mental health services, thus overwhelming mental health institutions and employees.
3. Sub-Topic- The lack of mental health training.
A. Increased deficit of staff members explicitly designated as experts in dealing with severely mentally ill residents.
B. Lack of a formalized system to follow up on clients’ progress.
C. Lack of proper care for individuals with severe mental health issues.
D. Lagged recovery of mental illness patients.
4. The lack of adequate staff training.
A. Implementing holistic training programs.
B. Increasing partnerships with medical facilities to enable individuals working in mental health facilities to benefit from skilled professionals to provide care.
Abstracts
Li, J., Li, J., Huang, Y., & Thornicroft, G. (2014). Mental health training program for community mental health staff in Guangzhou, China: effects on knowledge of mental illness and stigma. International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 8(1), 1–6.
This research aimed to provide a training program to increase the understanding of community mental health personnel and eliminate the stigma associated with mental disease. Furthermore, the study sought to ascertain the influence of this training on understanding and stigma. The study encompassed a one-day session for community-based mental health workers in Guangzhou, China (Li et al., 2014). The researchers offered evaluation questionnaires before and after the training program to ascertain its effectiveness. According to the findings of this study, a training program is a practical approach to modifying community mental health personnel’s attitudes towards individuals with mental illnesses in the short term, as well as reducing the social gap between staff and persons with mental illnesses.
Peralta, L., Jackson, A., Franchino, K., Green, N., Park, S., Chen, L., … & Bellows, J. (2021). Helping Frontline Workers Respond to Mental Health Issues. NEJM Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery, 2(5).
Patient-facing personnel in the healthcare system frequently interact with individuals suffering from mental concerns, but few are equipped to respond appropriately. In this study, Kaiser Permanente provided mental health first aid training to 817 clinicians and nonclinical patient-facing employees (Peralta et al., 2021). In addition, the researchers completed interviews three months after the training. During the evaluation, respondents exhibited statistically significant advances in understanding, beliefs and values, and confidence. The research concluded that Providing mental health education and stigma-reduction retraining to all relevant workers will necessitate efficiency for the endeavor to be more sustainable and scalable.
Moll, S. E., VandenBussche, J., Brooks, K., Kirsh, B., Stuart, H., Patten, S., & MacDermid, J. C. (2018). Workplace mental health training in health care: Key ingredients of implementation. The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 63(12), 834-841.
Although there is increased awareness of the relevance of workplace mental health education and an increase in learning programs, there remains a knowledge vacuum about what influences training efficacy. As such, this research aimed to assess and contrast the active elements in two workplace mental health education initiatives for health care professionals (Moll et al., 2018). A mixed methodology process assessment was used in the study to investigate key process factors influencing implementation outcomes. The study concluded that to promote mental health awareness and minimize stigmatization, mental health training should be based on current best practice standards of interaction-based education, with relevant contextualized instances and collaboration from across the company’s departments (Moll et al., 2018).
References
Li, J., Li, J., Huang, Y., & Thornicroft, G. (2014). Mental health training program for community mental health staff in Guangzhou, China: effects on knowledge of mental illness and stigma. International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 8(1), 1–6.
Moll, S. E., VandenBussche, J., Brooks, K., Kirsh, B., Stuart, H., Patten, S., & MacDermid, J. C. (2018). Workplace mental health training in health care: Key ingredients of implementation. The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 63(12), 834-841.
Peralta, L., Jackson, A., Franchino, K., Green, N., Park, S., Chen, L., … & Bellows, J. (2021). Helping Frontline Workers Respond to Mental Health Issues. NEJM Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery, 2(5).
