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The employment of consumers in mental health services: politically correct tokenism or genuinely useful?
- Source :
- Australasian Psychiatry; Oct2008, Vol. 16 Issue 5, p344-347, 4p
- Publication Year :
- 2008
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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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10398562
- Volume :
- 16
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Australasian Psychiatry
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 34212548
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10398560802196016