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https://ahro.austin.org.au/austinjspui/handle/1/18977| Title: | A substantial peer workforce in a psychiatric service will improve patient outcomes: the case for. | Austin Authors: | Dark, Frances;Patton, Murray;Newton, Richard | Affiliation: | Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Specialist Mental Health and Addictions Service, Waitemata District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Service, and School Public Health, University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, Australia |
Issue Date: | Oct-2017 | metadata.dc.date: | 2017 | Publication information: | Australasian Psychiatry 2017; 25(5): 441-444 | Abstract: | This statement of opinion relates to an invited debate on the role of peer workers in psychiatric services during the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists conference 2016. The views presented in this statement of opinion are those of the team for the affirmative. Peer workers are increasingly being employed within mental health services. Early adopters of this new workforce note advantages in terms of engagement of peers but also a bidirectional sharing of knowledge between clinicians and peer workers that has been mutually beneficial. Greater research and evaluation needs to occur to understand how best to incorporate peer workers into mental health care. | URI: | http://ahro.austin.org.au/austinjspui/handle/1/18977 | DOI: | 10.1177/1039856217700297 | Journal: | Australasian Psychiatry | PubMed URL: | 28468506 | Type: | Journal Article | Subjects: | peer support workers psychiatric services recovery |
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