title: Redefining consumer roles: changing culture & practice in mental health care settings.
abstract: The creation of positions for CSPs is a phenomenon with a promising future for the delivery of mental health services. People who have direct experiences are the ones who best know the possibility of recovery from mental illness. They are the only ones who can serve as role models for others, providing them with hope and inspiration. With courage and determination, CSPs will make good partners with non-consumer providers, each needing to listen and learn from the other to work together effectively and to keep the wishes of those they serve as their highest priority.
authors.affiliation: Development & Training Specialist/Advocate, Advocacy Center for Persons with Disabilities, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312-6531, USA. gayleb@advocacycenter.org
authors.forename: Gayle
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bluebird
mesh_terms: D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000451:nursing; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015279:Organizational Culture; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010356:Patient Isolation / Q000592:standards*; D010358:Patient Participation; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012149:Restraint, Physical / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States