ArticleCommunity mental health journal2015
Clinicians' perceptions of challenges and strategies of transition from assertive community treatment to less intensive services.
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- Transitions from Assertive Community Treatment Among Urban and Rural Teams: Identifying Barriers, Service Options, and Strategies.Community mental health journal · 2018Article
- Clinical Factors Associated with Successful Discharge from Assertive Community Treatment.Community mental health journal · 2017Observational
- The critical ingredients of assertive community treatment.World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) · 2015Article
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8 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
The study aimed to identify clinical strategies and challenges around transition from Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) to less intensive services. Six focus groups were conducted with ACT team leaders (n = 49). Themes were grouped under four intervention-focused domains: (1) client/clinical, (2) family and natural supports, (3) ACT staff and team, and (4) public mental health system. Barriers to transition included beliefs that clients and families would not want to terminate services (due to loss of relationships, fear of failure, preference for ACT model), clinical concerns that transition would not be successful (due to limited client skills, relapse without ACT support), systems challenges (clinic waiting lists, transportation barriers, eligibility restrictions, stigma against ACT clients), and staff ambivalence (loss of relationship with client, impact on caseload). Strategies to support transition included building skills for transition, engaging supports, celebrating success, enhanced coordination with new providers, and integrating and structuring transition in ACT routines.
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