Introducing Structured Dialogue with people with mental illness into the training of social work students.

Shor, Ron; Sykes, Israel J

doi:10.2975/26.2002.63.69

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“…Arkar & Eker, 1992 No significant differences Callaghan et al, 1997 No significant differences Chinsky & Rappaport, 1970 Inc. favorable, dec. negative traits; less dangerous Cook et al, 1995 More positive attributes Improved attributions Desforges et al, 1991 Improved attitudes Iguchi & Johnson, 1966 Dec. in negative views Kish & Hood, 1974 More positive attitudes Kolodziej & Johnson, 1996 Improved attitudes Shor & Sykes, 2002 No significant differences Stein et al, 1992 More positive attitudes Weller & Grunes, 1988 No significant differences Note. Findings are reported in simplistic terms for ease of tabulation SMI (e.g., they should live with other people as opposed to living in a psychiatric hospital), and indicated they would be more likely to give a person with SMI a job (Vezzoli et al, 2001).…”

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“…A recent study investigated whether a program called the 'Structured Dialogue' can reduce negative attitudes in Israeli mental health trainees (Shor & Sykes, 2002). This program is led by individuals with a mental illness who attempt to facilitate a dialogue with mental health professionals (or mental health students) about coping with mental illness.…”

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Interpersonal contact and the stigma of mental illness: A review of the literature

Couture

Penn

2003

Journal of Mental Health

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Section: Prospective Studiesmentioning

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Interpersonal contact and the stigma of mental illness: A review of the literature

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Penn

2003

Journal of Mental Health

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360

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“…Further, assignments giving students the opportunity to experience and reflect upon the community services that frequently serve individuals with schizophrenia (e.g., drop-in centers or clubhouses) can also be effective avenues for increasing contact with this population. Another approach, reported by Shor and Sykes (2002), is to incorporate structured dialog between students and individuals with mental illness in the classroom as promising avenue for increasing student contact with this population. While it will be important to first see if the findings of this research generalize to other social work students, given the results of this study, such methods may provide social workers with the exposure they need to persons with schizophrenia that optimizes their attitudes toward these individuals and the impact of classroom learning on these attitudes.…”

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“…Social work educators have also applied these findings to address attitudes and values development among their students. For example, Shor and Sykes (2002) found that the integration of individuals with mental illness in the social work classroom setting was effective at reducing students' stereotypes toward this population. Moreover, some have suggested that the effects of intergroup contact may moderate the effects of knowledge on attitude development and change, such that individuals who have had more contact with a stigmatized population may be more influenced by new stereotype-incongruent information (Pettigrew, 1998;Weber & Crocker, 1983).…”

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An Investigation of the Relations Between Student Knowledge, Personal Contact, and Attitudes Toward Individuals With Schizophrenia

Eack

Newhill

2008

Journal of Social Work Education

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A survey of 118 MSW students was conducted to examine the relationship between social work students' knowledge about, contact with, and attitudes toward persons with schizophrenia. Hierarchical regression analyses indicated that students' knowledge about and contact with persons with schizophrenia were significantly related to better attitudes toward this population. Moderated multiple regression analyses revealed a significant interaction between knowledge about and contact with persons with schizophrenia, such that knowledge was only related to positive attitudes among students who had more personal contact with persons with the illness. Implications for social work training in severe mental illness are discussed (99 words).Social workers are the primary providers of psychosocial treatment to individuals with schizophrenia (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2001), a complex and disabling mental disorder that poses unique treatment challenges to mental health professionals. Recent evidence has suggested that while social workers have remained committed to serving this population, they often feel inadequately prepared for this challenging work (Author, 2004), and that the challenges they face in the course of working with persons with schizophrenia may negatively influence their attitudes toward this population (Author, in press). Such attitudes are of particular importance, as they have been consistently linked with negative outcomes among persons with schizophrenia (e.g., Moore & Kuipers, 1992;Snyder et al., 1996). Unfortunately, the mechanisms by which negative attitudes develop among social workers are not well known.Social psychological theories of attitude and stereotype development suggest that inadequate knowledge about a group of people may lead to negative attitudes toward that group (Allport, 1954;Weber & Crocker, 1983). Given that many social workers feel inadequately prepared for working with persons with schizophrenia (Author, 2004), a lack of requisite knowledge about this population may be a primary mechanism by which negative attitudes develop. However, to date, no study has examined how social workers' knowledge about schizophrenia is related to their attitudes toward this population. One of the primary functions of social work education is to ensure that successive generations of social workers continue to "practice without discrimination and with respect, knowledge, and skills related to clients' age, class, color, culture, disability, ethnicity, family structure, gender, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, and sexual orientation" (Council on Social Work Education [CSWE], 2004, p. 7, italics added). An investigation of the relationship between knowledge and attitudes about schizophrenia is of particular importance to social work educators, as it can provide key insights about how negative attitudes develop among social Knowledge, Stigma, and Attitude DevelopmentAlthough clinical social workers are trained in diagnosing and treating severe me...

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“…Such interventions can include promotion of social interactions among persons with mental illness, employers and co-workers that may help reduce fear and misconceptions about persons with mental illness. Extending the Israeli project 'structural dialogue' (Shor & Sykes, 2002) can be one form of such interactions. In this project, persons with mental illness told their personal stories in a workplace setting.…”

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Mental health stigma in a multicultural society: the case of Israel

Nakash

Levav

2017

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ABSTRACT:The paper reviews the available information on the stigma associated with mental health in a multicultural society such as that of Israel, where as usually, no group of the population is free of this complex and ubiquitous social phenomenon. To try to understand the process is reviewed the available scientific literature on the prevalence of stigma in mental health in different population sectors, putting it in relation with the knowledge that social psychology offers on social mechanisms of production and perpetuation of the stigma. Finally suggests some directions to face the heavy burden of stigma in people with mental illness.

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Introducing Structured Dialogue with people with mental illness into the training of social work students.

Cited by 39 publications

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Interpersonal contact and the stigma of mental illness: A review of the literature

Interpersonal contact and the stigma of mental illness: A review of the literature

An Investigation of the Relations Between Student Knowledge, Personal Contact, and Attitudes Toward Individuals With Schizophrenia

Mental health stigma in a multicultural society: the case of Israel

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