Journal article
Expert by Experience Involvement in Mental Health Nursing Education: Nursing Students' Perspectives on Potential Improvements
Issues in mental health nursing, Vol.40(12), pp.1026-1033
12/2019
PMID: 31498007
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Abstract
Expert by experience involvement in mental health education for health professional programmes has increased in recent decades. The related literature has articulated the benefits, and changes in attitudes have been measured in some studies. Less attention has been devoted to ways this learning approach could be improved. The aim of this paper is to present the nursing students perspectives on how Expert by Experience input into nursing curricula could be enhanced. Qualitative exploratory research was undertaken, involving focus groups with students who had completed a mental health learning module co-produced by Experts by Experience and nurse academics. Results show two main themes: getting the structure right, and changes to content and approach. Some student responses could directly influence changes to the learning module. In other instances, responses indicate the need to better prepare students of the value of lived experience knowledge in its own right, rather than adjunct to more traditional methods of education. These findings are important in encouraging reflection on how future learning modules co-produced by Experts by Experience and Mental Health Nursing academics can be refined and better articulated.
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- Title
- Expert by Experience Involvement in Mental Health Nursing Education: Nursing Students' Perspectives on Potential Improvements
- Creators
- Brenda Happell - University of Newcastle AustraliaShifra Waks - University of MelbourneAine Horgan - University College CorkSonya Greaney - University College CorkJulia Bocking - University of CanberraFionnuala Manning - University College CorkJohn Goodwin - University College CorkBrett Scholz - Australian National UniversityKornelis Jan van der Vaart - University of Applied Sciences UtrechtJerry Allon - University of Applied Sciences UtrechtElisabeth Hals - Inland Norway University of Applied SciencesArild Granerud - Inland Norway University of Applied SciencesRory Doody - University College CorkSally Wai-Chi Chan - University of NewcastleChris Platania-Phung - University of Newcastle AustraliaMartha Griffin - Dublin City UniversitySiobhan Russell - Dublin City UniversityLiam MacGabhann - Dublin City UniversityJarmo Pulli - Turku University of Applied SciencesAnnaliina Vatula - Turku University of Applied SciencesMari Lahti - Turku University of Applied SciencesHeikki Ellilä - Turku University of Applied SciencesGraeme Browne - University of Newcastle AustraliaEinar Bjornsson - University of IcelandPall Biering - University of Iceland
- Publication Details
- Issues in mental health nursing, Vol.40(12), pp.1026-1033
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Identifiers
- 991013036377902368
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article