Perspectives of Young Emerging Adults With Serious Mental Health Conditions on Vocational Peer Mentors
Authors
Klodnick, Vanessa V.Sabella, Kathryn
Brenner, Christopher J.
Krzos, Izabela M.
Ellison, Marsha Langer
Kaiser, Susan M.
Davis, Maryann
Fagan, Marc A.
UMass Chan Affiliations
Systems and Psychosocial Advances Research Center, Department of PsychiatryDocument Type
Journal ArticlePublication Date
2015-12-01Keywords
transition age youthpeer mentoring
intervention adaptation
vocational services
Health Services Administration
Health Services Research
Mental and Social Health
Mental Disorders
Psychiatry
Psychiatry and Psychology
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling
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For early emerging adults with serious mental health conditions, vocational services with peer mentors are a promising adaptation of adult system evidence-based practices. Peer mentors were added to the Individual Placement and Support model of supported employment for 17- to 20-year-olds receiving residential and psychiatric care. To explore the feasibility of vocational peer mentors, open-ended satisfaction surveys and the Working Alliance Inventory were administered to mentees at 12 months. Thematic analysis of surveys reveals the importance of peer mentor authenticity, flexibility, and being a graduate of the mental health program where vocational services were based. Valued relational processes include the act of talking in the community, feeling understood, and forming a bond with peer mentors. Mentees with positive peer mentoring experiences reported stronger working alliances. This study sheds light onto near-age mentoring relational processes for this population, which can inform future research of mentoring processes and intervention design.Source
Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders. 2015, Dec 1; 23(4):226-237. doi: 10.1177/1063426614565052. Epub 2014 Dec 29.
DOI
10.1177/1063426614565052Permanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/46278ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1177/1063426614565052