Capitalising on Engagement: An Underutilised and Undervalued Resource in Healthcare

The increased demand for mental health services, in turn, impacts the capacity and capability of services as well as clinicians to provide quality care. Authentic engagement is central to realising consumer focused and recovery-orientated mental healthcare in this context. Therapeutic engagement bet...

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Published in:Issues in mental health nursing 2016-12, Vol.37 (12), p.983-985
Main Authors: Cleary, Michelle, Lees, David, Escott, Phil, Sayers, Jan Maree
Format: Article
Language:English
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Health care
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Summary:The increased demand for mental health services, in turn, impacts the capacity and capability of services as well as clinicians to provide quality care. Authentic engagement is central to realising consumer focused and recovery-orientated mental healthcare in this context. Therapeutic engagement between consumers and staff, consumer engagement within their community, and staff engagement within the workplace and with their professional ideals and standards, may be seen as interdependent forms of engagement maximising and reflecting potential and positive outcomes. The purpose of this column is to briefly revisit some issues pertaining to engagement with aim of increasing awareness of the importance of this attribute as it applies to consumers and nurses. References
ISSN:0161-2840
1096-4673
DOI:10.1080/01612840.2016.1249697