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‘We have got the tools’: Qualitative evaluation of a mental health W ellness R ecovery A ction P lanning ( WRAP ) education programme in I reland
Author(s) -
Keogh B.,
Higgins A.,
DeVries J.,
Morrissey J.,
Callaghan P.,
Ryan D.,
Gijbels H.,
Nash M.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.69
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1365-2850
pISSN - 1351-0126
DOI - 10.1111/jpm.12068
Subject(s) - facilitator , mental health , presentation (obstetrics) , thematic analysis , nursing , mental health service , medicine , focus group , psychology , qualitative research , psychiatry , social psychology , sociology , social science , anthropology , radiology
Accessible summary Because R ecovery is an important idea, an educational course was run to help service users and professionals to introduce W ellness R ecovery A ction P lanning ( WRAP ) to interested parties in their communities. The evaluation of this course made use of group interviews in which participants were asked about their experiences on the course. Although they enjoyed the course and were positive about R ecovery and WRAP , they felt that they still lacked confidence in the presentation skills that they felt they required.Abstract In recent years, there has been a consistent drive to incorporate R ecovery principles into the I rish mental health services. A group of I rish mental health service providers came together and delivered a 5‐day W ellness R ecovery A ction P lanning ( WRAP ) facilitator's programme. The programme was developed and delivered by key stakeholders including people with self‐experience of mental health problem. This paper presents the qualitative findings from an evaluation of these facilitator's programmes. Three focus groups were held with 22 people, the majority of who described themselves as mental health professionals and/or people with self‐experience of mental health problems. Data were analysed using a thematic approach and yielded four themes. Although the participants were positive about the programme and felt that their knowledge of R ecovery and WRAP had improved, they felt that they still lacked confidence in terms of the presentation skills required for facilitating R ecovery and WRAP programmes. The findings suggest that mental health service providers who wish to develop service users and clinicians as WRAP facilitators need to put more emphasis on the provision of facilitation and presentation skills in the programmes they develop.