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Building resilience in early career mental health professionals.
- Source :
- Journal of Mental Health Training, Education & Practice; 2023, Vol. 18 Issue 5, p349-365, 17p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Purpose: Resilience can protect against workplace stress, benefit psychological wellbeing and promote effective clinical practice in mental health professionals. The purpose of this study was to consider the feasibility and acceptability of resilience training for trainee mental health professionals based on the skills-based model of personal resilience (Baker et al., 2021). The study also aimed to explore the impact of the training on resilience, wellbeing and burnout. Design/methodology/approach: In a within-subject 10-week follow-up study, mixed methods were used to evaluate the one-day resilience training for trainee mental health professionals working in services in the UK. Findings: The intervention was found to be acceptable to attendees, with high levels of satisfaction reported. Resilience was evaluated through self-report measures at three-time points. Resilience scores at follow-up were significantly higher than pre- and post-intervention scores. The secondary outcomes of wellbeing and burnout did not significantly improve. Research limitations/implications: Preliminary support was found for the feasibility and acceptability of resilience training for trainee mental health practitioners. Audience-specific adaptations and follow-up groups to aid skills practice and implementation may further enhance benefits to resilience. Resilience interventions may supplement practitioner training to improve resilience. Resilience is associated with higher wellbeing and lower burnout. The impact of resilience training on overall wellbeing and burnout remains uncertain; however, newly learned resilience skills may take time to benefit wellbeing. Originality/value: A key contribution of this study is to provide evidence regarding the feasibility of implementing the skills-based model of personal resilience, outlined in Baker et al. (2021), in a learning environment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- JOB stress prevention
MENTAL health personnel
WELL-being
PSYCHOLOGICAL burnout
RESEARCH
STATISTICS
VOCATIONAL guidance
ANALYSIS of variance
CONFIDENCE intervals
RESEARCH methodology
SELF-evaluation
MANN Whitney U Test
QUALITATIVE research
PRE-tests & post-tests
PSYCHOSOCIAL factors
JOB satisfaction
QUESTIONNAIRES
REPEATED measures design
CHI-squared test
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
THEMATIC analysis
STATISTICAL correlation
DATA analysis
PSYCHOLOGICAL resilience
EDUCATIONAL outcomes
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17556228
- Volume :
- 18
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Mental Health Training, Education & Practice
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 173277133
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1108/JMHTEP-06-2022-0048