Recovery-based Training in Mental Health: Effects on Staff Knowledge and Attitudes to Recovery.

Recovery-based Training in Mental Health: Effects on Staff Knowledge and Attitudes to Recovery. Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2017 Jul 26;:1-10 Authors: Walsh FP, Meskell P, Burke E, Dowling M Abstract This longitudinal study describes the effects of recovery-based training on staff knowledge and attitudes to recovery. Mental health staff (n = 101) completed the study questionnaire (the Recovery Knowledge Inventory (RKI-20) and Recovery Attitudes' Questionnaire (RAQ-16)) before training and after six months. On the RKI, significant changes between pre- and post-training scores (p < 0.01) were found. On the RAQ, the scores showed significant changes in Factors 1 (p < 0.001) and 2 (p < 0.009). The results indicate a significant difference in confidence using a recovery model of care following training suggesting that recovery-based training positively affects staff knowledge and attitudes to recovery overall. PMID: 28745921 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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