TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Easier said than done: the challenge to teach "personal recovery" to mental health professionals through a short, targeted and structured training programme
JO  - Community mental health journal
A1  - Giusti, Laura
A1  - Ussorio, Donatella
A1  - Salza, Anna
A1  - Casacchia, Massimo
A1  - Roncone, Rita
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - This study assesses the effectiveness of our short Personal Recovery Training Program (PRTP) for mental health professionals. Fifty-two healthcare professionals from Italian mental health services and forty students in psychiatric rehabilitation completed the Recovery Knowledge Inventory (RKI) pre- and post-training, divided into two groups: the PRTP (N = 45) and the Family Psychoeducational Training Program (FPTP; N = 47). Participants' understanding of personal recovery improved more significantly for those in the PRTP than for those in the FPTP group in two domains, "Roles and responsibilities" and "Non-linearity of the recovery process"; the FPTP group showed a significant improvement in the "Role of self-definition and peers in recovery" domain. Two consumers were involved in the PRTP and represented a resource to help participants understand the personal recovery process. Our findings indicate that a brief PRTP supported by consumers can improve staff and students' recovery orientation. The translation of the training into clinical practice remains unevaluated.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0010-3853
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10597-021-00910-w
ID  - ref1
ER  -