Working with people who have been there: the meaningful involvement of mental health service users in curriculum design and delivery

The Journal of Mental Health Training, Education and Practice

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 4-10

  Ion, Robin ^a   Cowan, Sue ^a   Lindsay, Ron ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b Dundee Voluntary Action ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education; Involvement; Mental health; Service users

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874746953     PISSN: 17556228     EISSN: 20428707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5042/jmhtep.2010.0214     Document Type: Review

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