A1 Journal article (refereed)
The Psychiatrist's Role in Implementing Open Dialogue Model of Care (2019)
Valtanen, K. (2019). The Psychiatrist's Role in Implementing Open Dialogue Model of Care. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy, 40(3), 319-329. https://doi.org/10.1002/anzf.1382
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Publication details
All authors or editors: Valtanen, Kari
Journal or series: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy
ISSN: 0814-723X
eISSN: 1467-8438
Publication year: 2019
Volume: 40
Issue number: 3
Pages range: 319-329
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.; Australian Association of Family Therapy
Publication country: United Kingdom
Publication language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/anzf.1382
Publication open access: Not open
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Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/67230
Abstract
The Open Dialogue approach is a family‐oriented early intervention model for mental health problems developed in the health district of Western Lapland, Finland. Since the 1990s the psychiatric service system in Western Lapland Health Care District has been organised according to Open Dialogue principles and applied to the treatment of any mental health concerns. The Open Dialogue approach considers the client and their family as active participants rather than as objects of treatment in its planning and implementation with a psychotherapeutic focus. In daily work, the responsibility for the treatment process is shared with the case‐specific team. The model of care requires a dialogical orientation from all staff members, psychiatrists included, to interact with the team and the client's network. In this article I describe the role of the psychiatrist in implementing an Open Dialogue model of care in psychiatric services leaning on my experiences of clinical work in the adolescent psychiatric team in Western Lapland.
Keywords: psychiatrists; mental health services; dialogicality; teamwork; family therapy
Free keywords: open dialogue; psychiatrist's role; psychiatric services; team work; family therapy
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Ministry reporting: Yes
Reporting Year: 2019
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