The employment of consumers in mental health services: politically correct tokenism or genuinely useful?
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2008
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Nestor, P.
Galletly, C.
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Australasian Psychiatry, 2008; 16(5):344-347
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Paul Nestor and Cherrie Galletly
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Objective: The aim of this paper is to examine the role of consumers as service providers and to describe the successful employment of peer support workers in a public mental health service. Conclusions: The Peer Support Worker program in Adelaide, South Australia is consistent with evidence obtained from previous research in demonstrating the successful training and employment of consumers as peer workers in a public mental health service.
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Copyright © 2008 The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists