Cand.psych., Ph.D., assistant professor
Rikke Amalie Agergaard Jensen
Involvement of Relatives, Mental Health Services, Region of Southern Denmark & Institute of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark
| Project management | ||
| Project status | Open | |
| Data collection dates | ||
| Start | 29.09.2023 | |
| End | 01.10.2028 | |
Hope in Psychiatry: Research With and About Peer Workers
Short summary
The overall aim of the current resaerch program is to include peer workers as active co-researchers in research about peer support in the mental health services. Within this program, we examine topics related to facilitating consumer recovery and developing recovery-oriented mental healthcare services to better understand mechanisms of change from the peer worker perspective.
Rationale
While we know that peer support facilitate personal recovery for users, we know less about how, why, under which circumstances and for whom peer support is most effective. In this research program, we explore mechanisms of change from the peer worker perspective to generate knowledge about intervention mechanisms.
Description of the cohort
Peer workers are engaged in the project both as participants but also as co-researchers. Peer workers will be recruited from the mental health services in the region of Southern Denmark.