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dc.contributor.authorKing, Robert
dc.contributor.authorLloyd, Chris
dc.contributor.authorClune, Alexis
dc.contributor.authorAllan, Rowena
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T14:55:16Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T14:55:16Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.date.modified2011-08-19T06:43:03Z
dc.identifier.issn14467984
dc.identifier.doi10.5172/jamh.8.1.69
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/40108
dc.description.abstractPeer outreach is an emerging form of non-professional consumer-delivered service in the context of psychiatric rehabilitation. This study identified the benefits and challenges of outreach provision as identified by a group of volunteer outreach workers. One on one semi-structured interviews were carried out with twelve members trained as peer outreach volunteers. Interview transcripts were analysed using a consensual qualitative research approach. Outreach workers typically experienced peer outreach as a positive experience both for themselves and for the recipients. Most found the training and support provided to be appropriate and sufficient. Nonetheless, peer outreach workers did encounter difficulties and sometimes felt need for more training and support. The findings have implications for the development of future peer outreach programs. There is scope for enhanced training and/or supervision and a need for further research to investigate ways to optimise peer outreach.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.format.extent143789 bytes
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherAustralian Network for Promotion, Prevention and Early Intervention for Mental Health
dc.publisher.placeAustralia
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom069
dc.relation.ispartofpageto079
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalAustralian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health
dc.relation.ispartofvolume8
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClinical Sciences not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClinical Sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPublic Health and Health Services
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPsychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode110399
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1103
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1117
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1701
dc.titleThe experience of being a peer outreach volunteer: Benefits and challenges
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.rights.copyright© 2009 Auseinet. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
gro.date.issued2009
gro.hasfulltextFull Text
gro.griffith.authorLloyd, Chris A.


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