中華心理衛生協會

 Purpose: In the 1980s, Taiwan's government, NGOs, and academics began introducing the perspective of psychiatric rehabilitation and recovery, which shifted the focus of mental health treatment from addressing the symptoms of mental illness to promoting individuals' abilities in the community. Previous studies have found that the relationship between psychiatric rehabilitation professionals (e.g., occupational therapists, social workers, nursing staff, and clinical psychologists) and service users is an important factor in facilitating recovery. However, only limited research in Taiwan has specifically targeted these professionals and examined their overall professional competency in promoting recovery. The goal of this study is to investigate the overall recovery-promoting relationship competency of professionals and identify factors that influence that process at community psychiatric rehabilitation centers. Methods: We applied a cross-sectional research design to conduct a structured self-administered survey. Professionals from 31 day care psychiatric community rehabilitation centers completed 122 questionnaires, which were analyzed with t-tests, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), as well as reliability, correlation, and multiple regression analyses. Results: The average competency in recovery-promoting relationships of psychiatric rehabilitation professionals in Taiwan is slightly above the norm. There is a gap in professional training and supervision across community psychiatric rehabilitation centers due to a perceived lack of resources and funding. We identified 2 influencing factors. The results of the multiple regression analysis showed that a higher level of organizational support from the day care center and a greater emphasis on physical training programs for the service users were both positively associated with the overall level of recovery-promoting relationship competency. Conclusions: Day care centers should establish a supportive environment for recovery, provide adequate internal and external supervision, and address recovery values and attitudes and interpersonal skills within recovery competencies through targeted training programs.