The effect of counselling-based training on online peer support

Lekka, Foteini; Efstathiou, G; Kalantzi-Azizi, Anastasia

doi:10.1080/03069885.2014.959472

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“…Similarly, Olson, Koscak, Foroudi, Mitalas, and Noble (2016) demonstrated the utility of a recognize‐and‐refer workshop for increasing the utilization of mental health support services by college students who were members of Greek organizations, as well as their intentions to refer their peers to resources. In addition, MHL‐based initiatives have utility for supporting male college students’ mental health (Heys & Wawrzynski, 2013) as well as online education students’ mental health (Lekka et al, 2015). Mental health screening efforts are an important first step in promoting MHL and peer‐to‐peer mental health support interventions on campus.…”

Section: Mental Distress Among Community College Studentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…College counselors are called upon to provide systems‐level and proximal interventions aimed, in part, at fostering a university climate that is supportive of college students’ mental health (Golightly et al, 2017). Promoting mental health literacy (MHL; Wei, McGrath, Hayden, & Kutcher, 2016) and peer‐to‐peer mental health support (Lekka, Efstathiou, & Kalentiz‐Azizi, 2015) on campus are two key examples of these systems‐level interventions. MHL is a construct often defined as one’s knowledge and beliefs about mental disorders that aid in their identification, management, prevention, or peer support (Kutcher, Wei, & Coniglio, 2016).…”

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Mental Health Literacy and Peer‐to‐Peer Counseling Referrals Among Community College Students

Kalkbrenner

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Smith

2020

Jour of Counseling & Develop

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Mental health literacy (MHL) has utility for promoting peer‐to‐peer referrals to mental health support services among university students. However, there is a gap in the extant literature about the potential usefulness of MHL for supporting the mental health of community college students, a population facing a number of mental health conditions. The authors examined the construct validity and the utility of 3 dimensions of MHL as predictors of peer‐to‐peer referrals to the counseling center among community college students. Results of confirmatory factor analyses supported the dimensionality of the instrumentation and a hierarchical logistic regression analysis revealed that MHL was a significant positive predictor of peer‐to‐peer referrals to the counseling center. Implications for counseling practice and future research are discussed.

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Mental Health Literacy and Peer‐to‐Peer Counseling Referrals Among Community College Students

Kalkbrenner

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Smith

2020

Jour of Counseling & Develop

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“…In the search for current studies focusing on the training of peer supporters, the researchers could not find any programmes that focused on self-construction and life design activities with specific emphasis on peer supporters. Programmes usually focus on the improvement of communication and listening skills, relationship-building activities, scholastic support, and basic counselling skills (Lekka, 2015).…”

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Enhancing the sense of self of peer supporters using life design-related counselling

Pienaar

2017

South African Journal of Psychology

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This article explores the possible effects of group-based life design-related counselling on the sense of self of female adolescent peer supporters. Convenience and purposive sampling were used to select 24 participants at a private school (mean age = 16.5 years; standard deviation = 6.4 months). A parallel interactive mixed-method design, embedded in an intervention framework, was used to gather data. The Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used to compare pre- and post-test scores obtained on the Career Adapt-Abilities Scale and the Resiliency Scales for Children and Adolescents. Strong evidence of change was found on the Control scale (Career Adapt-Abilities Scale) and on the scales of Mastery, Self-efficacy, and Comfort (Resiliency Scales for Children and Adolescents). The results suggest that group-based intervention programmes, when based on self-construction and life design principles, could serve as a viable intervention process for adolescent girls during their discovery of a unique sense of self. Future research should focus on the question of sustainability of the newly gained sense of self due to participation in the life design-related programme.

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“…A central tenet of peer support is the commonality of experience between the peers engaged in the supportive interactions. Peer support differs from professional support in that the interactions between peers are voluntary, flexible and informal 10…”

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Suicidal behaviours and moderator support in online health communities: protocol for a scoping review

Perry¹,

Lamont‐Mills

Plessis

et al. 2020

BMJ Open

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IntroductionSuicidal ideation and suicidal behaviours are common yet complex mental health presentations that can pose significant challenges for health professionals. The inability to accurately predict the individuals who may move from experiencing suicidal ideation and associated behaviours, to completing suicide, presents one such challenge. This can make it difficult to provide interventions and support to those most in need. Online health communities are one possible source of support for individuals who experience suicidal ideation and behaviours. These communities are becoming an increasingly popular way of accessing support, often with life-saving consequences. Within online communities, support is offered by various individuals including, in some instances, health professionals from various backgrounds, who work as online health community moderators. Given the growth of online communities and the increasing number of health professionals working as moderators, this scoping review seeks to map the literature that has focused on health professionals working as online community moderators, who interact with members experiencing suicidal ideation and behaviours. Mapping the existing literature offers benefits to both research and practice by identifying gaps in the research and providing a beginning knowledge base of current practice that can inform the training and development of health professionals working as community moderators.Methods and analysisThis scoping review will follow the methodological framework of Arksey and O’Malley, later adapted by Levacet al. To ensure appropriate rigour, this protocol uses the 20-item Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses and extension for Scoping Reviews. Literature will be identified using a search strategy developed in consultation with a specialist research librarian at the university where the researchers are employed. Ten multidisciplinary databases will be independently searched by two researchers, and both researchers will screen for inclusion, and undertake the data extraction. The first author will perform a quality assessment of the articles that are selected for inclusion. A second researcher will complete a random audit of 20% of the included articles to assess for quality and suitability in answering the research questions. The first author will complete the analysis and synthesis of the data. A numerical and narrative synthesis of the included studies will be provided.Ethics and disseminationThe scoping review has been deemed as being exempt from ethical review as no data will be collected from human participants. The results of the scoping review may be published in a peer-reviewed journal, thesis, presented at relevant conferences, and shared with relevant knowledge users.

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The effect of counselling-based training on online peer support

Cited by 18 publications

References 51 publications

Mental Health Literacy and Peer‐to‐Peer Counseling Referrals Among Community College Students

Mental Health Literacy and Peer‐to‐Peer Counseling Referrals Among Community College Students

Enhancing the sense of self of peer supporters using life design-related counselling

Suicidal behaviours and moderator support in online health communities: protocol for a scoping review

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