Department of Social Work, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er Sheva, Israel.
Enosh the Israeli Mental Health Association, Kfar Saba, Israel.
Community Ment Health J. 2024 Jan;60(1):5-13. doi: 10.1007/s10597-022-01030-9. Epub 2022 Dec 12.
The outburst of the COVID-19 pandemic challenged vulnerable populations such as individuals with significant mental illness. In this fresh focus, we describe the innovative development of the UPSIDES mental health peer support intervention, in face of the COVID-19 pandemic in Israel. While the research program is still ongoing, in this paper we focus on the processes and lessons learned from dealing with the rapidly changing circumstances of the pandemic. We portray additional activities conducted above and beyond the UPSIDES protocol in order to maintain continuation and prevent dropout. We learned that an essential combination of keeping a close adherence with the core peer principles and UPSIDES' systematic program and the use of flexible telecommunication means, helped to maintain social connection and service users' participation throughout these times. The sudden pandemic challenges appeared to level out power imbalances and accelerated the formation of reciprocal and supportive relational interactions within the intervention. These processes highlight experiential knowledge as a unique asset, and peer support services as useful in supporting individuals with significant mental illness throughout COVID-19.
标题：新冠疫情期间 UPSIDES 心理互助干预的实施经验
摘要：新冠疫情的爆发给有严重精神疾病的弱势群体带来了挑战。在这一新的关注点下，我们描述了 UPSIDES 心理健康互助干预在以色列面对新冠疫情时的创新发展。虽然研究项目仍在进行中，但在本文中，我们重点关注了在处理疫情快速变化的情况下所经历的过程和经验教训。我们描绘了在 UPSIDES 方案之外为了保持继续治疗和防止脱落而开展的额外活动。我们了解到，保持与核心朋辈原则和 UPSIDES 系统方案的紧密一致，以及灵活运用远程通信手段的重要结合，有助于在这些时期保持社会联系和服务使用者的参与度。突然出现的大流行挑战似乎平衡了权力不平衡，并加速了干预措施中互惠和支持性的关系互动的形成。这些过程突出了经验知识作为独特资产的重要性，朋辈支持服务在支持有严重精神疾病的个体度过新冠疫情方面是有用的。
