The employment of consumers in mental health services: Politically correct tokenism or genuinely useful?

Australasian Psychiatry

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 344-347

  Nestor, Paul ^a   Galletly, Cherrie ^b  

^a Central Northern Adelaide Health Service   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Consumer roles; Experiential knowledge; Mentor; Peer support; Peer worker

Indexed keywords

AMBIVALENCE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVER; CASE MANAGER; CONSULTATION; CONSUMER; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; JOB PERFORMANCE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PARAMEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT CARE; PEER GROUP; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGIST; PSYCHOSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; TEACHER; UNEMPLOYMENT; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

AUSTRALIA; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; EMPLOYMENT; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MENTORS; PEER GROUP; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TOKEN ECONOMY;

EID: 51849155933     PISSN: 10398562     EISSN: 14401665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10398560802196016     Document Type: Article

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