TY - JOUR
T1 - Improving service delivery in mental health through collaboration
T2 - an Iranian experience
AU - Khalafbeigi, Mitra
AU - Rassafiani, Mehdi
AU - Taherkhani, Hamid
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© World Federation of Occupational Therapists 2016.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - One effective way to meet the demands of clients with mental health issues is through collaboration between the formal educational system and clinical setting. This report shares example of such a collaboration and its benefits for various aspects of services delivery. In this report we discuss a relationship between a psychiatric rehabilitation centre and one department of occupational therapy education in Iran, in the form of three activities: collaboration, education and research activities. This cooperation has improved the services. Moreover, it has encouraged occupational therapy students to have a better understanding of their involvement in the field of psychosocial rehabilitation.
AB - One effective way to meet the demands of clients with mental health issues is through collaboration between the formal educational system and clinical setting. This report shares example of such a collaboration and its benefits for various aspects of services delivery. In this report we discuss a relationship between a psychiatric rehabilitation centre and one department of occupational therapy education in Iran, in the form of three activities: collaboration, education and research activities. This cooperation has improved the services. Moreover, it has encouraged occupational therapy students to have a better understanding of their involvement in the field of psychosocial rehabilitation.
KW - creative partnership
KW - mental health
KW - Occupational therapy
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U2 - 10.1080/14473828.2016.1229525
DO - 10.1080/14473828.2016.1229525
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85142440184
SN - 1447-3828
VL - 72
SP - 95
EP - 98
JO - World Federation of Occupational Therapists Bulletin
JF - World Federation of Occupational Therapists Bulletin
IS - 2
ER -
