TY - JOUR
KW - Adult
KW - Attitude of Health Personnel
KW - Cooperative Behavior
KW - Education, Continuing
KW - Female
KW - Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
KW - Humans
KW - Interdisciplinary Communication
KW - Male
KW - Mental Health
KW - Mental Health Services
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Program Development
KW - Program Evaluation
KW - Qualitative Research
KW - Questionnaires
KW - Rural Health Services
KW - Social Perception
KW - Video Recording
AU - E. A. Church
AU - O. J. Heath
AU - V. R. Curran
AU - C. Bethune
AU - T. S. Callanan
AU - P. A. Cornish
A1 - 
AB - We describe the impact of an interprofessional education programme in mental health for professionals in six rural Canadian communities. The 10-session programme, offered primarily via videoconference, focussed on eight domains of mental health practice. One hundred and twenty-five professionals, representing 15 professions, attended at least some sessions, although attendance was variable. Data were collected between September 2006 and December 2007. The programme was evaluated using a mixed methods approach. Participants reported high levels of satisfaction for all topics and all aspects of the presentations: they were most satisfied with the opportunity to interact with other professionals and least satisfied with the videoconference technology. Professionals' confidence (n = 49) with mental health interventions, issues and populations was measured pre- and post-programme. There was a significant increase in confidence for seven of the eight mental health interventions and four of the six mental health issues that had been taught in the programme. Participants reported developing a more reflective mental health practice, becoming more aware of mental health issues, integrating new knowledge and skills into their work and they expressed a desire for further mental health training. They noted that interprofessional referrals, inter-agency linkages and collaborations had increased. Conditions that appeared to underpin the programme's success included: scheduling the programme over an extended time period, a positive relationship between the facilitator and participants, experiential learning format and community co-ordinators as liaisons. Participants' dissatisfaction with the videoconference technology was mitigated by the strong connection between the facilitator and participants. One challenge was designing a curriculum that met the needs of professionals with varied expertise and work demands. The programme seemed to benefit most of those professionals who had a mental health background. This programme has the potential to be of use in rural communities where professionals often do not have access to professional development in mental health.
BT - Health & social care in the community
C5 - Education & Workforce
CP - 4
CY - England
DO - 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2010.00938.x
IS - 4
JF - Health & social care in the community
N2 - We describe the impact of an interprofessional education programme in mental health for professionals in six rural Canadian communities. The 10-session programme, offered primarily via videoconference, focussed on eight domains of mental health practice. One hundred and twenty-five professionals, representing 15 professions, attended at least some sessions, although attendance was variable. Data were collected between September 2006 and December 2007. The programme was evaluated using a mixed methods approach. Participants reported high levels of satisfaction for all topics and all aspects of the presentations: they were most satisfied with the opportunity to interact with other professionals and least satisfied with the videoconference technology. Professionals' confidence (n = 49) with mental health interventions, issues and populations was measured pre- and post-programme. There was a significant increase in confidence for seven of the eight mental health interventions and four of the six mental health issues that had been taught in the programme. Participants reported developing a more reflective mental health practice, becoming more aware of mental health issues, integrating new knowledge and skills into their work and they expressed a desire for further mental health training. They noted that interprofessional referrals, inter-agency linkages and collaborations had increased. Conditions that appeared to underpin the programme's success included: scheduling the programme over an extended time period, a positive relationship between the facilitator and participants, experiential learning format and community co-ordinators as liaisons. Participants' dissatisfaction with the videoconference technology was mitigated by the strong connection between the facilitator and participants. One challenge was designing a curriculum that met the needs of professionals with varied expertise and work demands. The programme seemed to benefit most of those professionals who had a mental health background. This programme has the potential to be of use in rural communities where professionals often do not have access to professional development in mental health.
PP - England
PY - 2010
SN - 1365-2524; 0966-0410
SP - 433
EP - 443
EP - 
T1 - Rural professionals' perceptions of interprofessional continuing education in mental health
T2 - Health & social care in the community
TI - Rural professionals' perceptions of interprofessional continuing education in mental health
U1 - Education & Workforce
U2 - 20522117
U3 - 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2010.00938.x
VL - 18
VO - 1365-2524; 0966-0410
Y1 - 2010
ER -