Abstract

This qualitative study explored how professionals and parents with mental illness experience their relationships with each other, what aspects of interaction promote a constructive relationship and the role of wider organisational and systemic factors. A purposive sample of 30 adult mental health and children’s services professionals, and 21 parents completed semi-structured interviews. Professionals’ transparent, non-judgemental, empathetic and positive approach and ability to form partnerships and to share power with parents were keys in building trusting relationships with them. Professionals’ capacity to use limited self-disclosure of their own personal experiences (i.e. parenting) enabled them to develop constructive relationships with parents. Equally, important was parents’ willingness to form partnerships with professionals and to accept a whole family approach to service delivery. Professionals’ limited understanding of mental illness and focus on administration hindered their relationships with parents. An understanding of what constitutes a constructive relationship between professionals and parents and how it develops may help professionals to reflect upon how they engage parents and to do it well. It may also assist organisations to develop the necessary structures and resources to create the conditions for promoting constructive engagement between professionals and parents.

中文翻译：

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思考家庭，思考关系：影响与被诊断为精神疾病的父母之间更牢固的专业关系的因素。定性研究

摘要

这项定性研究探索了专业人士和患有精神疾病的父母如何体验他们之间的关系，相互作用的哪些方面促进了建设性关系以及更广泛的组织和系统性因素的作用。目的样本来自30位成人心理健康和儿童服务专业人员，以及21位父母完成了半结构化访谈。专业人士的透明，非判断，移情和积极的态度以及与父母建立伙伴关系和分享权力的能力是与他们建立信任关系的关键。专业人士利用有限的自我披露自我经历（即为人父母）的能力使他们能够与父母建立建设性关系。一样，重要的是父母愿意与专业人士建立合作伙伴关系，并愿意接受整个家庭提供服务的方式。专业人士对精神疾病的了解有限，而且对管理的关注阻碍了他们与父母的关系。了解什么是专业人士与父母之间的建设性关系以及这种关系如何发展，可能有助于专业人士反思他们如何与父母互动并做得很好。它还可以帮助组织发展必要的结构和资源，以创造条件，促进专业人员与父母之间的建设性参与。了解什么是专业人士与父母之间的建设性关系以及这种关系如何发展，可能有助于专业人士反思他们如何与父母互动并做得很好。它还可以帮助组织发展必要的结构和资源，以创造条件，促进专业人员与父母之间的建设性参与。了解什么是专业人士与父母之间的建设性关系以及这种关系如何发展，可能有助于专业人士反思他们如何与父母互动并做得很好。它还可以帮助组织发展必要的结构和资源，以创造条件，促进专业人员与父母之间的建设性参与。