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Lived experience allyship in mental health services: Recommendations for improved uptake of allyship roles in support of peer workforces
Inclusion of service users in the design and delivery of mental health services is clearly articulated throughout Australian mental health action plans and stated as an expectation within contemporary mental health policy. International and local Australian research demonstrates benefits for…
Research shows that therapy practices should align with peer support values – empathy and understanding as a basis for a ‘healing relationship
The purpose of the study was to examine the association between the therapeuticrelationship and the experience of client change as evidenced by changes observed by thetherapist. The study focused on the real relationship component of the tripartite model, andmutual empathy…
Towards peer-led and person-centred care
Ma te rongo, ka mohio;Ma te mohio, ka marama;Ma te marama, ka matau;Ma te matau, ka ora.Through listening comes awareness; through awareness comes understanding; through understanding comes knowledge; through knowledge comes life and well-being. When I first plunged back into postgraduate…
A recent comprehensive review of the international literature regarding the use of peer support services in the mental health sector affirms the principles and practices embodied in the Purposeful Peer Support Aotearoa
This scoping review of the international literature was commissioned by the Peer Support Five Year Strategy Working Group established by the Health Service Executive (HSE) Mental Health Engagement and Recovery (MHER) Office (to create a five-year strategic plan for mental…