title: Implementing an intervention for parents with mental illness: building workforce capacity.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This article describes the challenges in building workforce capacity when implementing an intervention for families living with parental mental illnesses.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data were obtained in the context of a larger, developmental, mixed-methods study. Participants included all agency employees working with families in the Family Options intervention on a daily basis. In-depth interviews were representative of the implementation time frame and activities, and the range of staff members' roles and involvement in the implementation process. Themes emerged as interview transcripts were coded qualitatively using a constant comparative approach.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Identifying complex family needs, anticipating the needs of children, and addressing staff needs for training and support were crucial considerations in implementing a family intervention.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  As the psychiatric rehabilitation field acknowledges the impact of family life on adults as well as children, and moves toward family informed services, knowledge of how to shape and support this specialized workforce is essential.
authors: Center for Mental Health Services Research, University of Massachusetts Medical School.
authors: Kathleen
authors: K
authors: Biebel
authors: Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center, The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth.
authors: Joanne
authors: J
authors: Nicholson
authors: Center for Mental Health Services Research, University of Massachusetts Medical School.
authors: Katherine
authors: K
authors: Woolsey
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D016241:Child of Impaired Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D005196:Family Therapy / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D005260:Female; D006280:Health Workforce / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*