The remarkable (Disappearing Act of the) mental health nurse psychotherapist

The aim of this Australian based qualitative study was to better understand key drivers for mental health nurses to undertake training in psychotherapy, and how these capabilities are integrated into their clinical practice. Open ended reposes from a national survey of 153 mental health nurses were...

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Published in:International journal of mental health nursing 2020-08, Vol.29 (4), p.652-660
Main Authors: Hurley, John, Lakeman, Richard, Cashin, Andrew, Ryan, Tom
Format: Article
Language:English
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Australia
Clinical medicine
Consumers
Education and training
Holistic care
Holistic medicine
Humans
Medicare
Mental Health
Mental health nurses
National Health Programs
Nurses
Nursing
Open ended
Polls & surveys
Professional training
Psychiatric nurses
Psychiatric Nursing
Psychiatric-mental health nursing
Psychotherapists
Psychotherapy
Qualitative research
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Summary:The aim of this Australian based qualitative study was to better understand key drivers for mental health nurses to undertake training in psychotherapy, and how these capabilities are integrated into their clinical practice. Open ended reposes from a national survey of 153 mental health nurses were supplemented with data from 12 semi‐structured interviews of nurses with rich experience of integrating psychotherapy and mental health nursing capabilities. Key findings emerging from the thematic analysis were that mental health nurses are providing uniquely holistic psychotherapeutic services to consumers with often complex conditions, despite overtly hostile clinical and policy contexts. These often very well qualified mental health nurse psychotherapists are different to the traditional identity of either a nurse or psychotherapist. Recommendations from the findings of this study are that where appropriately qualified, mental health nurses be granted eligible provider status for existing Medicare funding items. Finally, training and building foundational capabilities in psychotherapy is highly recommended for all mental health nurses.
ISSN:1445-8330
1447-0349
DOI:10.1111/inm.12698