What does well-being mean to mental health peer workers?

What does well-being mean to mental health peer workers? Jenny Edge, Susan Wheatley Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- This paper aims to gain a detailed understanding of their experience of well-being from the perspective of mental health peer workers. An interpretative phenomenological analysis design using semi-structured interviews was conducted with four peer workers. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and then analysed using thematic analysis. Participants described their experience of well-being in terms of a journey over time that followed an unpredictable course. They understood their well-being in terms of their engagement in occupations. An occupational science framework was used to understand the participants’ experience of their well-being in terms of doing, being and becoming. This paper is among the first to approach the exploration of the experience of well-being for peer workers using an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis design.
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Source Type: research