Abstract
There is a global need to provide human resources for health in low- and middle-income countries. To increase access to care, task shifting has been implemented in community-based rehabilitation (CBR) programs where skills and responsibilities are transferred to local people with shorter and more focused training. Through realist review and synthesis, this research aimed to consolidate the literature when considering (a) what skills CBR workers are reportedly using and/or being trained in relating to mental health, (b) how different settings affect how these task shifting programs work, and (c) the evidence of effectiveness when community health workers come from within the community itself. A total of 11 databases (PubMed, ABI/Inform Global, CINAHL, Cochrane, Emerald, Google Scholar, PsycINFO, SAGE, Science Direct, Scopus, and Web of Science) were systematically searched for specific terms relating to mental health, CBR, and low- and middle-income country. A total of 27 publications were identified as fitting the criteria (4 qualitative, 20 quantitative including 10 randomized controlled trials, and 3 noninvestigatory editorials). Core skills have been identified along with themes that affect how programs work in particular contexts. The use of task shifting in this area may be a potentially viable option for increasing access to mental health care. This resulted in the development of a theory to explain the outcomes being observed. When Task-shifting mental health intervention skills collaboration, harnessing resources available within the community, and the provision of ongoing supervision interact to influence awareness gains, social bonding, the building of trust, and the development of skills and understanding within the community itself. This effects intervention buy-in, overall effectiveness and sustainability, mental health symptoms and local empowerment. These findings can be considered when developing training programs for CBR mental health workers, as well as policy and intervention program design. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2018 APA, all rights reserved)
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Ana María Sánchez Rodríguez, ALL member and adjunct lecturer at MU was selected to participate in the 2022 Global Scholars Academy (GSA)
Ana María Sánchez Rodríguez, Assisting Living and Learning (ALL) Institute member and adjunct assistant professor at Maynooth University was selected to participate in the 2022 Global Scholars Academy (GSA) in Budapest.
Date: Friday, 17 June 2022
The graduation of STEM Passport for Inclusion students will take place in Maynooth University 24th May 2022
The graduation of STEM Passport for Inclusion students will take place in Maynooth University 24th May in Iontas Lecture theatre. The STEM Passport for Inclusion is a SFI Discover Project spearheaded by Dr Katriona O’Sullivan, ALL Institute-Maynooth University in partnership with Microsoft, MTU, Accenture, teen-turn and the RDI Hub
Date: Monday, 23 May 2022
ALL member Dr Katriona O’Sullivan has been invited to present in the Oireachtas today Thursday, 19 May 22 by the gender equality committee.
Dr Katriona O’Sullivan, Dept of Psychology and Assisting Living and Learning (ALL) Institute member, has been invited to present in the Oireachtas today, Thursday, 19 May 22 by the gender equality committee.
Date: Thursday, 19 May 2022
ALL co-director Mac MacLachlan attended the launch of the Global Report on AT published by WHO and UNICEF on 16 May 22
ALL co-director Mac MacLachlan attended the launch of the Global Report on Assistive Technology published by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and UNICEF on 16 May 2022.
Date: Tuesday, 17 May 2022
MU research recommends ‘family’ approach within mental health services
New research by the Maynooth University Centre for Mental Health and Community Research has recommended the development of a ‘whole of family’ approach within mental health services, including automatic consideration of children when a parent has a mental health illness.
Date: Tuesday, 17 May 2022
Publication by ALL member Emma Smith and colleagues in Assistive Technology: The Official Journal of RESNA
Publication by ALL member Emma Smith and colleagues Krista L. Best, W. Ben Mortensen and Zach Lauzière-Fitzgerald entitled, Language matters! The long-standing debate between identity-first language and person first language in Assistive Technology: The Official Journal pf RESNA
Date: Thursday, 28 April 2022
ALL member Dr Nicola Mountford part of the MU researchers team to lead one of seven teams receiving €2.47m to address UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
The research project aims to reduce neonatal and maternal mortality by rapid detection of sepsis in resource limited environments. Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation, and Science, Simon Harris, TD, and Minister for Overseas Aid and Diaspora, Colm Brophy T.D. have announced that the team co-led by Sean Doyle, Dept of Biology and Nicola Mountford, School of Business & ALL Institute, and Peter Waiswa, Makerere University, would lead one of the seven research teams competing in the Science Foundation Ireland SDG Challenge.
Date: Tuesday, 12 April 2022
ALL Co-Director Mac MacLachlan accompanies Minister Rabbitte to meeting at WHO European headquarters
Assisting Living and Learning (ALL) Institute's Co-Director Mac MacLachlan accompanies Minister Anne Rabbitte, Minister of State for Disability in the Dept of Health & Dept of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to meeting at World Health Organisation (WHO) European headquarters
Date: Thursday, 10 March 2022
Maynooth University STEM Passport for Inclusion included as one of the Recommendations for National Implementation by the Gender Balance in STEM Education
The STEM Passport for Inclusion project, led by Dr Katriona O’Sullivan, Assisting Living and Learning (ALL) Institute and Dept of Psychology lecturer, has been included in the Minister for Education Norma Foley, Recommendations for National Implementation by the Gender Balance in STEM Education , published today, International Women’s Day 2022.
Date: Tuesday, 08 March 2022
Publication by ALL Members Ann Leahy and Delia Ferri in the Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research
Publication by Assisting Living and Learning (ALL) Members Ann Leahy and Delia Ferri in the Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research entitled, Barriers and Facilitators to Cultural Participation by People with Disabilities: A Narrative Literature Review. The publication is within the remit of the project ‘Protecting the Right to Culture of Persons with Disabilities and Enhancing Cultural Diversity through European Union Law: Exploring New Paths – DANCING’.
Date: Tuesday, 01 March 2022