Are we there yet? The four-year impact of a VA fellowship program on the recovery orientation of rehabilitation programs.

Kymalainen, Jennifer A.; Henze, Kevin T.; DeLuca, Melissa; Mitton, Theresa A.; Walton, Heather M.; Duffy, Patricia L.; Kapungu, Chivi; Lefebvre, Trudy; Alexander, William H.; Pinsky, Jerry

doi:10.2975/33.4.2010.320.327

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“…Conversely, the experiences reported by prosumers within our sample put into question whether clinical psychologists believe or are trained to believe that recovery is possible. Formal training in recovery-oriented practices has been found to be an effective mode of increasing clinical psychologists’ overall beliefs and attitudes toward recovery (Kymalainen et al, 2010, Stacy et al, 2018). Training clinical psychologists to understand social problems may be one way to counteract stigma and promote recovery-oriented attitudes within the field (Cohen et al, 2012).…”

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Prosumers’ experiences of stigma dimensions within the clinical psychology field.

López-Aybar¹,

Gonzales²,

Kanani³

2024

Psychological Services

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Lived experiences of mental illness and stigmatizing attitudes toward psychiatric diagnoses are common throughout the world. Research demonstrates that clinical psychologists are not exempt from having lived experiences of mental illness, nor experiencing, witnessing and perpetuating stigma. However, no research has examined prosumers' (providers and consumers of mental health services) experiences of witnessing discrimination within the field of clinical psychology. The purpose of this study was to explore prosumer's experiences of stigma within clinical psychology. A total of 175 doctoral level prosumers (graduated N = 39 and N = 136 in-training) completed a mixed-method online survey regarding their stigma experiences within the field. Emergent qualitative themes from grounded theory analyses included: witnessed discrimination (invalidation, over pathologizing, clinical psychologists as experts and training as a breeding ground for stigma, psychological distress, negative feelings related to field), anticipated stigma (agency and identity rejected, degree of acceptance), internalized stigma (perceived competence and social desirability), and stigma resistance (academia in action, engaging communities, comes with a risk, worthwhile). Our findings have implications for the role of clinical psychology in perpetuating stigmatizing views and attitudes toward individuals with lived experiences of mental illness, specifically in-training and academic settings. Further research should strive to evaluate how clinical psychologists, including prosumers, engage in stigma, and the associations between discrimination and other stigma dimensions. Impact StatementThis study offers a qualitative exploration of prosumers' (providers and users of mental health services) experiences of stigma within the field of clinical psychology. Prosumers recounted different forms of witnessed discrimination that caused them to anticipate and internalize stigma within their role as clinical psychologists but inspired them to engage in stigma resistance. Findings have implications for clinical psychology training program evaluation, and the adoption of recovery-oriented approaches within training and clinical settings.

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Prosumers’ experiences of stigma dimensions within the clinical psychology field.

López-Aybar¹,

Gonzales²,

Kanani³

2024

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“…The final paper by Kymalainen and colleagues (2010) presents a program evaluation of the impact the VA Psychosocial Rehabilitation Fellowship has had on programming and the adoption of a recovery orientation to service delivery at a single VA hospital. Together, all of the papers in this issue reflect the VA's commitment to the rehabilitation and recovery of every veteran living with a mental illness.…”

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US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) efforts to promote psychosocial rehabilitation and recovery.

Goldberg

Resnick²

2010

Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal

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“…Several recovery-oriented training programs for professionals have been evaluated and showed that the attitude and knowledge of mental healthcare professionals toward recovery can change after their training (Bedregal, O’Connell, & Davidson, 2006; Crowe, Deane, Oades, Caputi, & Morland, 2006; Green et al, 2008; Kymalainen et al, 2010; Tsai, Salyers, & Lobb, 2010; Tsai, Salyers, & McGuire, 2011; Wilrycx, Croon, Van den Broek, & Van Nieuwenhuizen, 2012). However, little is known about the effect of these changes in attitude and knowledge of professionals on mental healthcare consumer outcomes.…”

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Evaluation of a recovery-oriented care training program for mental healthcare professionals: Effects on mental health consumer outcomes

Wilrycx

Croon

Broek

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Int J Soc Psychiatry

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Are we there yet? The four-year impact of a VA fellowship program on the recovery orientation of rehabilitation programs.

Abstract: Implications for using fellowships as agents of program change, and specifically, recovery-oriented change, are discussed.

Cited by 11 publications

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Prosumers’ experiences of stigma dimensions within the clinical psychology field.

Prosumers’ experiences of stigma dimensions within the clinical psychology field.

US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) efforts to promote psychosocial rehabilitation and recovery.

Evaluation of a recovery-oriented care training program for mental healthcare professionals: Effects on mental health consumer outcomes

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