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Training Health Professionals for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Care in Nigeria: A Qualitative Analysis
Author(s) -
Omigbodun Olayinka,
Bella Tolulope,
Dogra Nisha,
Simoyan Olapeju
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
child and adolescent mental health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.912
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1475-3588
pISSN - 1475-357X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-3588.2007.00455.x
Subject(s) - mental health , multidisciplinary approach , context (archaeology) , medical education , psychology , training (meteorology) , medicine , nursing , psychiatry , political science , paleontology , physics , meteorology , law , biology
There is no organised training and service for CAMH in Nigeria. A 3‐day course in child mental health aimed at multidisciplinary health professionals was developed and evaluated to inform future training. Developing the course involved multi‐professional consultation. Course evaluation involved the completion of questionnaires by delegates (present from 5 of the 6 geopolitical zones of Nigeria) before and after the training. Training needs expressed include skills to manage CAMH problems in their own context, greater understanding of normal child development and strategies to train others. Most participants reported that their expectations were met and would affect their practice especially with regard to collaboration.