Volunteering as a community mental health educator: Positives and negatives for recovery

Read, Shelly; Rickwood, Debra

doi:10.5172/jamh.8.2.194

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“…In comparison, Moran, Russinova, Gidugu, et al . (), Moran, Russinova, and Stepas () and Read and Rickwood () respectively studied how employment as peer‐providers and volunteering within mental health services contribute to recovery, while Strong () and Svanberg, Gumley and Wilson () explored the role of affirmative businesses as supportive contexts for recovery. All, except the two quantitative studies (Connell et al ., ; Moran, Russinova, & Stepas, 2012), highlighted positive impacts of work on recovery.…”

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“…Although not present on a daily basis, these experiences involve feelings of immersion in activities well‐matched with personal and community demands, linking self with the community in a socially valued ways (e.g. an art exhibition in Gwinner et al ., ), and engaging in helper and advocacy roles (Mezzina et al ., ; Moran, Russinova, Gidugu, et al ., ; Read & Rickwood, ; Sutton et al ., ). Opportunities to ‘give back’ and share one's lived experience of challenges with peers, specifically, differentiated community participation from the previous theme of everyday occupational engagement.…”

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“…According to four of the reviewed studies (Mezzina et al ., ; Moran, Russinova, Gidugu, et al ., ; Read & Rickwood, ; Sutton et al ., ), contributing to the community appears to promote recovery in three ways (as summarised in Table ). First, it involves personally meaningful and socially respected activities and roles.…”

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Recovery as an occupational journey: A scoping review exploring the links between occupational engagement and recovery for people with enduring mental health issues

Doroud

Fossey

Fortune

2015

Aus Occup Therapy J

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This scoping review indicates occupational engagement is an important dimension of the recovery process: recovering is experienced through engaging in occupations, which, in turn, fosters personal recovery. Employment and volunteering have received most attention in studies of occupation and recovery. A broader view of the experiences and factors involved in the processes of 'occupational recovery' warrants further exploration to advance theory and inform recovery-oriented occupational therapy practice.

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Recovery as an occupational journey: A scoping review exploring the links between occupational engagement and recovery for people with enduring mental health issues

Doroud

Fossey

Fortune

2015

Aus Occup Therapy J

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“…This is due to the low expectations placed on them and the lack of support in the access to these problems 13. Numerous studies,16–23 describe how people with mental disorders who perform volunteer work, refer that this has a positive effect on their mental health. According to these studies, volunteering is identified as being a meaningful, normalised occupation and as a means for developing new roles to promote their participation and inclusion in society.…”

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“…This, in turn, contributes towards their recovery process. Nonetheless, these studies16–23 highlight the need to continue conducting further research in order to deepen our knowledge regarding the meaning and impact of volunteering in people with SMD.…”

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‘Being normal’ and self-identity: the experience of volunteering in individuals with severe mental disorders—a qualitative study

Pérez-Corrales

Pérez-de-Heredia-Torres

Martínez-Piedrola

et al. 2019

BMJ Open

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ObjectiveThis study sought to explore the views and experiences of a group of people with severe mental disorders (SMDs) who performed volunteer services.DesignA qualitative phenomenological study.SettingCommunity public mental health services of the Community of Madrid and the province of Barcelona (Spain).ParticipantsPurposive sampling techniques were used between September 2016 and April 2017. The inclusion criteria were: individuals aged 18–65 years who participated in volunteer activities during the performance of this study, based on the regulations of volunteer services in Spain and the community of Madrid; a diagnosis of non-organic psychotic disorder (F20.x, F21, F22, F24, F25, F28, F29, F31.x, F32.3 and F33) according to the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision; an evolution of ≥2 years; and a moderate to severe dysfunction of global functioning with scores ≤70 in the Global Assessment of Functioning Scale. Ultimately, 23 people with SMD participated in the study with a mean age of 47 years (SD 8.23).MethodsData were collected through in-depth interviews and researcher field notes. A thematic analysis was performed following appropriate guidelines for qualitative research.ResultsTwo main themes emerged to describe the experience of participating in volunteer activities: (1) rebuilding self-identity, based on the participant’s experience of volunteering, of acquiring a new role and a new perceived identity that made them feel valued and respected; and (2) being a so-called normal person with a ‘normal’ life, based on recovering a sense of normality, unmarked by the illness, thanks to daily responsibilities and occupations.ConclusionsQualitative research offers insight into the way people with SMD experience volunteering and may help to improve understanding of the underlying motivations that drive these individuals. These findings may be applied to improve guidance during their process of recovery and subsequent inclusion into society.

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What does well-being mean to mental health peer workers?

Edge

Wheatley

2021

MHSI

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Purpose This paper aims to gain a detailed understanding of their experience of well-being from the perspective of mental health peer workers. Design/methodology/approach An interpretative phenomenological analysis design using semi-structured interviews was conducted with four peer workers. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and then analysed using thematic analysis. Findings Participants described their experience of well-being in terms of a journey over time that followed an unpredictable course. They understood their well-being in terms of their engagement in occupations. An occupational science framework was used to understand the participants’ experience of their well-being in terms of doing, being and becoming. Originality/value This paper is among the first to approach the exploration of the experience of well-being for peer workers using an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis design.

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Volunteering as a community mental health educator: Positives and negatives for recovery

Cited by 9 publications

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Recovery as an occupational journey: A scoping review exploring the links between occupational engagement and recovery for people with enduring mental health issues

Recovery as an occupational journey: A scoping review exploring the links between occupational engagement and recovery for people with enduring mental health issues

‘Being normal’ and self-identity: the experience of volunteering in individuals with severe mental disorders—a qualitative study

What does well-being mean to mental health peer workers?

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