Meaningful engagement through critical reflexivity: Engaging people with lived experience in continuing mental health professional development
Abstract Engaging people with lived experience of mental health system encounters in the design and actualization of continuing professional development initiatives for mental health professionals can have transformative systemic impacts. Yet, despite evidence that involving people with lived experi...
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| author | Holly Harris Chantalle Clarkin Jordana Rovet Allison Crawford Andrew Johnson Anne Kirvan Sam Gruszecki Stephanie Wang Sophie Soklaridis |
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| description | Abstract Engaging people with lived experience of mental health system encounters in the design and actualization of continuing professional development initiatives for mental health professionals can have transformative systemic impacts. Yet, despite evidence that involving people with lived experience benefits mental health professional education, far less focus has been placed on how to engage people with lived experience in continuing professional development initiatives. Tensions persist regarding the role of lived experience perspectives in continuing professional development, as well as how to establish people with lived experience as partners, educators and leaders in a thoughtful way. We propose that meaningful and equitable partnerships with people with lived experience can be realized by engaging in critical reflexivity and by systematically challenging assumptions. This paper explores three topics: (1) the current state of engagement with people with lived experience in continuing professional development initiatives; (2) barriers to meaningful engagement and (3) recommendations for using critical reflexivity to support the involvement and leadership of people with lived experience in continuing professional development for mental health professionals. Patient or Public Involvement This viewpoint manuscript was co‐designed and co‐written by people with diverse lived and learned experiences. Each author's professional roles involve meaningfully and equitably partnering with and centring the perspectives of those with lived experience of mental health system encounters. In addition, approximately half of the authorship team identifies as having lived experience of accessing the psychiatric system and/or supporting family members who are navigating challenges related to mental health. These lived and learned experiences informed the conception and writing of this article. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-106088e0c7654283a998b63208522af52023-09-08T04:49:54ZengWileyHealth Expectations1369-65131369-76252023-10-012651793179810.1111/hex.13798Meaningful engagement through critical reflexivity: Engaging people with lived experience in continuing mental health professional developmentHolly Harris0Chantalle Clarkin1Jordana Rovet2Allison Crawford3Andrew Johnson4Anne Kirvan5Sam Gruszecki6Stephanie Wang7Sophie Soklaridis8Department of Education Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Toronto Ontario CanadaTalk Suicide Canada Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Toronto Ontario CanadaDepartment of Education Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Toronto Ontario CanadaTalk Suicide Canada Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Toronto Ontario CanadaDepartment of Education Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Toronto Ontario CanadaTalk Suicide Canada Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Toronto Ontario CanadaDepartment of Education Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Toronto Ontario CanadaDepartment of Education Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Toronto Ontario CanadaDepartment of Education Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Toronto Ontario CanadaAbstract Engaging people with lived experience of mental health system encounters in the design and actualization of continuing professional development initiatives for mental health professionals can have transformative systemic impacts. Yet, despite evidence that involving people with lived experience benefits mental health professional education, far less focus has been placed on how to engage people with lived experience in continuing professional development initiatives. Tensions persist regarding the role of lived experience perspectives in continuing professional development, as well as how to establish people with lived experience as partners, educators and leaders in a thoughtful way. We propose that meaningful and equitable partnerships with people with lived experience can be realized by engaging in critical reflexivity and by systematically challenging assumptions. This paper explores three topics: (1) the current state of engagement with people with lived experience in continuing professional development initiatives; (2) barriers to meaningful engagement and (3) recommendations for using critical reflexivity to support the involvement and leadership of people with lived experience in continuing professional development for mental health professionals. Patient or Public Involvement This viewpoint manuscript was co‐designed and co‐written by people with diverse lived and learned experiences. Each author's professional roles involve meaningfully and equitably partnering with and centring the perspectives of those with lived experience of mental health system encounters. In addition, approximately half of the authorship team identifies as having lived experience of accessing the psychiatric system and/or supporting family members who are navigating challenges related to mental health. These lived and learned experiences informed the conception and writing of this article.https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.13798continuing professional developmentcritical reflexivityengagementlived experiencemental health |
| spellingShingle | Holly Harris Chantalle Clarkin Jordana Rovet Allison Crawford Andrew Johnson Anne Kirvan Sam Gruszecki Stephanie Wang Sophie Soklaridis Meaningful engagement through critical reflexivity: Engaging people with lived experience in continuing mental health professional development Health Expectations continuing professional development critical reflexivity engagement lived experience mental health |
| title | Meaningful engagement through critical reflexivity: Engaging people with lived experience in continuing mental health professional development |
| title_full | Meaningful engagement through critical reflexivity: Engaging people with lived experience in continuing mental health professional development |
| title_fullStr | Meaningful engagement through critical reflexivity: Engaging people with lived experience in continuing mental health professional development |
| title_full_unstemmed | Meaningful engagement through critical reflexivity: Engaging people with lived experience in continuing mental health professional development |
| title_short | Meaningful engagement through critical reflexivity: Engaging people with lived experience in continuing mental health professional development |
| title_sort | meaningful engagement through critical reflexivity engaging people with lived experience in continuing mental health professional development |
| topic | continuing professional development critical reflexivity engagement lived experience mental health |
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