A5027862248- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Healthcare innovation and challenges
- Gender Roles and Identity Studies
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Empathy and Medical Education
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Participatory Visual Research Methods
- Patient Dignity and Privacy
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Family Support in Illness
- Gender, Feminism, and Media
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Community Health and Development
- Counseling Practices and Supervision
Australian National University
2018-2025
The University of Melbourne
2022
Roper Hospital
2022
University of Canberra
2013-2019
Canberra Hospital
2016-2018
ACT Government
2013-2018
The University of Adelaide
2011-2016
Consumer participation in all aspects of mental health services is clearly articulated as an expectation contemporary policy. leadership has been demonstrated to be beneficial services. Barriers implementation have limited the realization this goal. In discursive paper, we argue that non-consumers who support consumer partnerships and (known 'allies') important role play facilitating supporting consumers roles. Allies currently more potential influence resource allocation, might viewed...
Abstract Reform to nursing education is essential ensure future generations of nurses are strongly positioned value, know, and deliver strength‐based, recovery‐oriented mental health practice. A promising pathway effectively drive reform the coproduction curricula by academics people with lived experience recovery from distress referred as Experts Experience. The Co‐production in Mental Health Nursing Education ( COMMUNE ) project an international collaboration for development implementation...
Abstract Holistic and person‐centred nursing care is commonly regarded as fundamental to practice. These approaches are complementary recovery which rapidly becoming the preferred mode of practice within mental health. The willingness ability nurses adopt recovery‐oriented essential services realizing goals. Involving consumers (referred herein Experts by Experience) in health education has demonstrated positive impact on skills attitudes students. A qualitative exploratory research project...
The stigma associated with a diagnosis of mental illness is well known yet has not reduced significantly in recent years. Health professionals, including nurses, have been found to share similar negative attitudes towards people labelled as the general public. low uptake health nursing career option reflects these stigmatised views and generally regarded one least popular areas which establish career. aim current project was examine students' concept across four European countries (Ireland,...
●Expert by Experience participation in mental health services is embedded policy many countries. The negative attitudes of nurses and other professionals to consumer poses a significant obstacle this goal. ●Involving Experts the education nursing students demonstrates positive attitudinal change.●The paper presents perspectives from about unique knowledge expertise they derive their lived experience distress service use. As result, can make essential contribution education. They utilize...
The importance of engaging participants collaboratively in knowledge production is increasingly emphasised. We reflect on our use a form member checking to inform future research directions. invited clinicians participate in-depth interviews plain language summary the results and recommendations from an initial study which they had participated. Our aim was not modify those results, but invite reflection, scrutiny, insights into how might be best communicated, translated, or implemented....
There has been a growing emphasis on consumer representation in the development of health policy, services, research, and education. Existing literature critiqued how discourses representativeness can disempower consumers working systems. The context current study is engagement COVID-19 triage policy practice local service. Consumer often an afterthought COVID response, with few examples agenda-setting or decision-making roles. In Australian Capital Territory, 26 consumer, carer, community...
Abstract Stigmatizing views towards consumers may be held even by those working within mental health organizations. Contemporary policies require organizations to work collaboratively with in producing and delivering services. Using social exchange theory, which emphasises mutual maximise benefits partnership, the current study explores perspectives of that have some level consumer leadership. Interviews were conducted 14 participants from a range Data transcribed, analyzed using thematic...
Collaboration between researchers who have lived experience of mental illness and services (consumer researchers) health without (other is an emergent development in research. Inclusion consumer perspectives crucial to ensuring the ethics, relevancy validity research; yet widespread embedded collaboration this nature known be impeded by attitudinal organisational factors. Limited research describes researchers' experiences barriers. Other are key players co-production process there also a...
Accessible summary What is known of the subject Consumer participation in mental health services an expectation articulated through policy. Consumers as researchers could contribute significantly to services. Barriers are significant and limit consumer involvement. paper adds existing knowledge Enhanced understandings collaborative relationships between nonconsumer researchers. Researchers from disciplines find value involvement research. These can support facilitate research by being allies...
Contemporary mental health policies call for consumers to be engaged in all levels of service planning, implementation, and delivery. Critical approaches traditional healthcare hierarchies can effectively challenge barriers better engagement with organisations. This qualitative exploratory study analyses how particular strategies consumer leadership facilitate or hinder relationships between services, these influence hierarchical structures. Fourteen participants from a range organisations...
Coproduction of research between consumers mental health services and nonconsumer researchers is increasing. There some available describing consumer perspectives this experience. However, there a notable lack on other (nonconsumer) researcher experiences views about involvement in coproduced research. A qualitative exploratory study was undertaken to examine In-depth individual interviews were with 11 Australia New Zealand. Interview transcripts analysed identify major themes. three...
WHAT IS KNOWN ON THE SUBJECT?: Consumer participation in mental health services is embedded policy many countries. The negative attitudes of nurses and other professionals to consumer poses a significant obstacle this goal Involving "Experts by Experience" the education nursing students demonstrates positive attitudinal change THIS PAPER ADDS TO EXISTING KNOWLEDGE?: More detailed understanding students' experiences perspectives about being taught An international focus, extending...
Abstract Non‐consumer researchers collaborating with consumer can benefit from greater relevance of research and improved congruence between processes health policy. As all collaborations, such partnerships are both constrained facilitated by ecosystems. However, it seems that collaborations impacted in particular ways the ecosystem. Drawing on ecological systems theory, this study aims to improve understandings how structures impact non‐consumer researchers. Interviews were conducted 11 a...
Insufficient attention has been given to the social aspects of HIV and mental health in Philippines despite their profound impact on Filipinos, particularly gay bisexual men other who have sex with men. Past evidence shows that these conditions are intertwined, amplified by combined power oppression. Yet, scholarly works, programs, interventions focusing understanding social, structural, political still early stages Philippines, calling for urgency tackling ongoing epidemics face. Therefore,...
Abstract People living with psychosis live up to 20 years less compared the general population. Cardiometabolic ill-health and barriers health-related behaviour are significant contributors. This is a cross-sectional descriptive study of cardiometabolic health behaviours consumers attending public community mental service in an Australian city. One hundred fourteen currently participated. Standard measures health, quality life and, were utilised. Data analysed using statistics. The cohort...
Despite increasing employment of peer workers, primarily hired for their lived experience mental health issues, concerns remain regarding the appropriateness clinical professionals (e.g., psychologists, counselors) disclosing own experience. This qualitative study examined how therapists' disclosures are perceived by clients and other therapists. Participants (160 158 therapists) shared experiences with therapist disclosure responded to one four hypothetical scenarios. Reflexive thematic...