Myers Neely Anne Laurenzo, Alolayan Yazeed, Smith Kelly, Pope Susan Alicia, Broussard Beth, Haynes Nora, Compton Michael T
Dr. Myers is with the Department of Anthropology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas (e-mail:
Psychiatr Serv. 2015 Jun;66(6):653-5. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.201300569. Epub 2015 Mar 31.
Opening Doors to Recovery (ODR) in southeast Georgia included a family community navigation specialist (F-CNS) in addition to a peer specialist and a mental health professional. This qualitative study assessed the usefulness of the F-CNS role.
Semistructured interviews were conducted with 30 respondents (ten ODR participants with serious mental illnesses; ten family members; and ten ODR leaders and team members, including two F-CNSs). Interviews were recorded and transcribed for qualitative analysis.
Many respondents found the F-CNS to be helpful, providing psychosocial support, serving as a communication liaison, and being a team member dedicated to the family. Aspects that might require improvement include insufficient description of the F-CNS role to participants and the limited experience and training of the F-CNSs.
The F-CNS represents an unexplored role for family members of persons with serious mental illnesses that may complement the roles of other service providers and strengthen recovery-oriented teams.
佐治亚州东南部的“开启康复之门”(ODR)项目除了配备一名同伴专家和一名心理健康专业人员外,还增设了一名家庭社区导航专家(F-CNS)。这项定性研究评估了F-CNS这一角色的作用。
对30名受访者进行了半结构化访谈(10名患有严重精神疾病的ODR项目参与者;10名家庭成员;10名ODR项目负责人及团队成员,包括2名F-CNS)。访谈进行了录音并转录,以便进行定性分析。
许多受访者发现F-CNS很有帮助,能提供心理社会支持、充当沟通联络人,并且是一名致力于服务家庭的团队成员。可能需要改进的方面包括对参与者对F-CNS角色的描述不足,以及F-CNS的经验和培训有限。
F-CNS对于患有严重精神疾病者的家庭成员来说是一个尚未被探索的角色,它可能补充其他服务提供者的角色,并加强以康复为导向的团队。