The Journal of Mental Health Training, Education and Practice: Volume 13 Issue 2

Multi-professional approved clinicians’ contribution to clinical leadership

Selma Ebrahim

The purpose of this paper is to explore how multi-professional approved clinicians (MPACs), responsible for the care of patients detained under the Mental Health Act (2007), can…

A deliberative study into the impact of integration on mental health social work in England: merely a dialogue or activism?

Sarah Anne Oakley Vicary, John Bailey

The purpose of this paper is twofold. First, to examine the impact on mental health social work of integrated care; and second, to explore the effectiveness of the use of…

Psychiatrists’ views on recovery colleges

Rachael Collins, Tom Shakespeare, Lucy Firth

The purpose of this paper is to provide insights into the views and attitudes that psychiatrists have about recovery colleges (RCs).

Nurse perceptions of the use of seclusion in mental health inpatient facilities: have attitudes to Māori changed?

Chris Drown, Thomas Harding, Robert Marshall

The purpose of this paper is to examine the results of New Zealand initiatives to reduce seclusion rates and report the attitudes of mental health nurses to seclusion, factors…

Professional identity and shared decision making among psychiatry residents: designing a brief teaching module

Kia J. Bentley, Cory R. Cummings, Rachel C. Casey, Christopher P. Kogut

The purpose of this paper is to increase awareness of shared decision making, the initial aim of the study was to understand how psychiatrists-in-training defined themselves as…

Can an interactive e-learning training package improve the understanding of personality disorder within mental health professionals?

Gary Lamph, Mark Sampson, Debra Smith, Gary Williamson, Mark Guyers

Personality disorder is reported to elicit strong emotional responses and negative attitudes in mental health staff (Bodner et al., 2015). The purpose of this paper is to provide…