Hayes Robyn, Bull Belinda, Hargreaves Kevin, Shakespeare Kate
School of Occupational Therapy, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia.
Aust Occup Ther J. 2008 Mar;55(1):12-22. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2006.00615.x.
Mental health services Australia-wide have difficulty recruiting and retaining clinical occupational therapists.
A survey of occupational therapists to identify factors that could influence their retention or loss from clinical mental health practice was undertaken.
Typically, respondents were female, aged 30 years or younger, working full-time at a grade 2 or 3 level, and had worked entirely in mental health. The main positive aspects that respondents identified about their positions were the 'social/emotional environment', 'aspects/nature of their roles', and 'using occupational therapy skills'. The main position constraints were 'insufficient time/workload' and 'insufficient use of occupational therapy skills/generic nature of work'.
Recruitment and retention strategies are required to retain occupational therapists in clinical mental health positions.
全澳大利亚的心理健康服务机构在招聘和留住临床职业治疗师方面存在困难。
对职业治疗师进行了一项调查，以确定可能影响他们继续从事或不再从事临床心理健康工作的因素。
通常，受访者为女性，年龄在30岁及以下，全职从事2级或3级工作，且一直从事心理健康工作。受访者认为其职位的主要积极方面是“社会/情感环境”、“角色的方面/性质”以及“运用职业治疗技能”。主要的职位限制因素是“时间/工作量不足”和“职业治疗技能使用不足/工作性质一般”。
需要制定招聘和留用策略，以留住从事临床心理健康工作的职业治疗师。
