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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | The employment of consumers in mental health services: politically correct tokenism or genuinely useful? |
Author: | Nestor, P. Galletly, C. |
Citation: | Australasian Psychiatry, 2008; 16(5):344-347 |
Publisher: | Informa Healthcare-Taylor & Francis |
Issue Date: | 2008 |
ISSN: | 1039-8562 1440-1665 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Paul Nestor and Cherrie Galletly |
Abstract: | Objective: The aim of this paper is to examine the role of consumers as service providers and to describe the successful employment of peer support workers in a public mental health service. Conclusions: The Peer Support Worker program in Adelaide, South Australia is consistent with evidence obtained from previous research in demonstrating the successful training and employment of consumers as peer workers in a public mental health service. |
Keywords: | consumer roles experiential knowledge mentor peer support peer worker |
Description: | Copyright © 2008 The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists |
DOI: | 10.1080/10398560802196016 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10398560802196016 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest Psychiatry publications |
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