Therapist Voices on a Youth Mental Health Pilot: Responsiveness to Diversity and Therapy Modality.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
; 20(3)2023 01 19.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2271257
ABSTRACT
This article explores therapists' views on a large youth mental health pilot project (for 18-25-year-olds), which included an individual cognitive behavior therapy (CBT)-informed individual therapy component. Therapists' views on cultural responsiveness, therapy (delivery, modality and duration) and working with LGBTQIA+ youth were explored using two surveys, individual interviews and focus groups at various stages of the life of the pilot. Some therapists saw the CBT approach as imposed on them, preferring familiar therapy modalities. Many therapists were positive toward CBT for its client-centered approach and reported using CBT-informed approaches with many of their clients to good effect. Some therapists felt pressured by their workplace to see clients for fewer sessions than they needed. Therapists wanted to see a more culturally diverse workforce, to increase their cultural competence through training and to have more easily available cultural supervision. There was some acknowledgement of the importance of training therapists to work competently with LGBTQIA+ young people. Involving therapists in co-design of services from the outset will likely benefit future service development.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
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Mental Health
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Qualitative research
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Adolescent
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Humans
Language:
English
Year:
2023
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Ijerph20031834
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