title: Experiences in disaster-related mental health relief work: An exploratory model for the interprofessional training of psychological relief workers.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to begin to generate an exploratory model of the disaster-related mental health education process associated with the training experiences of psychological relief workers active during the Sichuan earthquake in China. The data consisted of semi-structured interviews with 20 psychological relief workers from four different professions (social workers, psychiatric nurses, psychiatrists, and counsellors) regarding their experiences in training and ideas for improvement. The model explains the need to use a people-centred community interprofessional education approach, which focuses on role-modelling of the trainer, caring for relief workers, paying attention to the needs of the trainee, and building systematic interprofessional education strategies. The proposed model identifies areas for the comprehensive training of relief workers and aims to address the importance of people-centred mental health service provisions, ensure intentional and strategic training of relief workers using interprofessional concepts and strategies, and use culturally attuned and community-informed strategies in mental health training practices.
authors.affiliation: a Mental Health Center, West China School of Medicine/West China Hospital , Sichuan University , Chengdu , China.
authors.forename: ZhengJia
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ren
authors.affiliation: b Department of Burns and Cutaneous Surgery , Burn Centre of PLA, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University , Xi'an , China.
authors.forename: HongTao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: a Mental Health Center, West China School of Medicine/West China Hospital , Sichuan University , Chengdu , China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003376:Counseling / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration; D054521:Cultural Competency; D004190:Disasters; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D001523:Mental Disorders; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008611:Mentors; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D010559:Personnel Management; D011361:Professional Competence; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration; D012066:Relief Work / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012947:Social Work / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration
keywords: Disaster management; interprofessional education; psychological services; qualitative research