The Journal of Mental Health Training, Education and Practice: Volume 12 Issue 6

Service users’ experiences of participation in clinical psychology training

Meadhbh Campbell, Charlotte Wilson

The purpose of this paper is to explore mental health service users’ experiences of involvement in a clinical psychology course.

Consumer perspectives on personal recovery and borderline personality disorder

Fiona Donald, Cameron Duff, Jillian Broadbear, Sathya Rao, Katherine Lawrence

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a complex condition characterized by a number of psychosocial difficulties that typically involve considerable suffering for individuals…

Utilising a scholarship program as a workforce strategy for the community-managed mental health sector

Emma Foreman, Sara McMillan, Amanda Wheeler

The community-managed mental health sector needs to meet growing workforce demands. Yet, limited research has explored professional development opportunities and effective…

Preparing junior doctors for emergency psychiatric experience: a peer-led teaching programme

Alex Till, Elizabeth Jane Shaw, Bethan Royles, Malik Banat, Krishna Singh, Peter Wilson, Indira Vinjamuri

Junior doctors rotating through psychiatry often practise in isolated environments with little prior experience in this field. This can cause anxiety amongst doctors, and may…

Student experiences of taught part-time study on a postgraduate dementia studies programme: findings from an electronic questionnaire survey

Simon Burrow, Tim Bradshaw, Hilary Mairs, Helen Pusey, John Keady

The purpose of this paper is to describe the findings from an electronic questionnaire survey which set out to explore experiences of graduates of a part-time Master’s programme…