Training Peer Support Workers in Mental Health Care: A Mixed Methods Study in Central Catalonia.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

A mental health peer support program was implemented at two reference institutions in Central Catalonia. The program culturally and contextually adapted successful international projects by training people with experience of mental health problems and ensuring their employment in multidisciplinary health care teams. This study explores the influence of peer interventions in mental health on the three groups of participants: peer support workers, service users, and mental health professionals.

Methods

A mixed observational method design included pre-, inter-, and post-experimental components and a qualitative description of the impact. The triangulation of the qualitative and quantitative findings showed its coherence and facilitated the understanding of the resu

SUBMITTER: Prat Vigue G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9023875 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature