A community of practice intervention to increase education-focused mental health promotion actions among interdisciplinary professionals: a qualitative study.
| Autor: | Tokolahi, Ema, Richardson, Deirdre, Bazyk, Susan |
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INTERDISCIPLINARY education
COMMUNITIES of practice MENTAL health MEDICAL personnel QUALITATIVE research HUMAN services programs INTERPROFESSIONAL relations MEETINGS EDUCATIONAL outcomes SOCIAL services PROFESSIONS THEMATIC analysis PROFESSIONAL employee training HEALTH promotion LABOR supply PSYCHOSOCIAL factors MEDICAL practice |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Primary Health Care; Jun2024, Vol. 16 Issue 2, p206-209, 4p |
| Abstrakt: | Introduction. Through a unique, inter-sectoral and interprofessional initiative, practitioners from education, health and social service sectors were invited to participate in communities of practice, facilitated online. The focus was on building workforce capacity to address the mental health needs of children and youth. Aim. This paper explores interprofessional workforce development by translating knowledge from a mental health promotion initiative developed overseas into the Aotearoa New Zealand context. Methods. Over a 6-month period, practitioners engaged in an iterative, capacity-building process, where they had access to the initiative materials and resources, shared practice stories, networked, and discussed barriers and facilitators for implementation. Qualitative thematic analysis was used to interpret data. Results. Members of the communities of practice engaged in storytelling and made sense of the initiative in relation to their previous knowledge and experiences: practice and thinking were validated. Mental health promotion was positioned as the responsibility of all sectors and the need for effective interprofessional collaboration was deemed essential. Furthermore, translation of the initiative into the bicultural context of Aotearoa New Zealand demanded and deserved sustained attention. Discussion. This study contributes interprofessional and inter-sectoral evidence for building workforce capacity to address the mental health needs of children and youth. Further research is warranted to investigate the outcomes for the children and youth served. Interprofessional communities of practice were shown to provide a sustainable mechanism by which knowledge can be received, transformed and translated into practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: | Complementary Index |
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