S018: Knowledge to Recovery
Tracks
Track 4
| Wednesday, August 26, 2015 |
| 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
| Nicholls Theatrette |
Speaker
Kevin Kellehear
Private Consultant
Mental Health Nurse Consultant
Consumers and Nurses: Sharing the Knowledge to Strengthen Recovery
Abstract
This workshop examines the knowledge and skills that consumers and nurses share in working with consumers and families in their Recovery. It draws on the ideas and ideals of the preliminary Kellehear Theory-Practice Integration Model (the Model). A preliminary study of mental health nurses supports the proposed Model as a person-centred, holistic model of care that supports the principles and ideals of Recovery. The Model presents a template that links the therapies and interventions with the theories that serve to explain and provide justification for their use.
Douglas Holmes has collaborated with Kevin Kellehear in this research study and questions the usefulness of the Model for consumer and peer workers. This workshop invites consumer and peer workers to examine the proposed Model and assess its usefulness and relevance to their work with consumers. It questions whether nurses and consumer and peer workers are “on the same page”.
Mental health nurses and consumer and peer workers need to share the same ideas and ideals in their work. Shared understandings and collaboration create strength and provide better outcomes for consumers and greater sense of satisfaction. This workshop provides the opportunity to examine participants to reflect on and examine their own approaches to helping and to determine whether we can translate this proposed Model of best practice into a shared, collaborative and realistic practice with benefits for all.
Douglas Holmes has collaborated with Kevin Kellehear in this research study and questions the usefulness of the Model for consumer and peer workers. This workshop invites consumer and peer workers to examine the proposed Model and assess its usefulness and relevance to their work with consumers. It questions whether nurses and consumer and peer workers are “on the same page”.
Mental health nurses and consumer and peer workers need to share the same ideas and ideals in their work. Shared understandings and collaboration create strength and provide better outcomes for consumers and greater sense of satisfaction. This workshop provides the opportunity to examine participants to reflect on and examine their own approaches to helping and to determine whether we can translate this proposed Model of best practice into a shared, collaborative and realistic practice with benefits for all.
Biography
Kevin Kellehear
Kevin has over 48 years of experience in mental health. He commenced his academic career after 20 years of experience across a range of mental health services, as a clinical nurse, manager, teacher and administrator. He has qualifications in psychiatric and general nursing, psychology and education. Kevin has a doctoral degree from the HOPE School of Nursing, Wuhan University, Wuhan, PR of China, investigating the application of a holistic model of mental health nursing.
Kevin has a well-established record of consultancy in Mental Health Nursing, Curriculum and Services Development and Expert Teaching in a number of Pacific Island countries, including Samoa, Fiji, The Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, and in Indonesia and Bahrain. He has presented at conferences nationally and internationally including keynote addresses in the United Kingdom and invited presentations in The USA, Japan, and Indonesia.
Kevin is a member of the Management Committee of TheMHS. He is a foundation fellow of the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses. He was a foundation adviser to the National Consortium for Multicultural Mental Health Australia, from 2003 - 2008. Kevin’s research interests include Practice Development in Mental Health Nursing, Holistic Care, Multicultural Mental Health and the Evaluation of Nursing and Mental Health Care.
Douglas Holmes
Douglas Holmes is a full time resource with St Vincents Hospital, Inner City Health Program as the Consumer Participation Officer, www.stvincents.com.au
Douglas was the Executive Officer with the NSW Consumer Advisory Group Mental Health inc (NSW CAG). 2000 – 2006 www.nswcag.org.au
Douglas is also a member of TAMHSS Secretariat, Honorary Sectary of The ARC Group NSW and a member of the NSW Clinical Advisory Council for NSW Health
TheMHS Emeritus Standing and TheMHS Consumer Forum Advisor
