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ArticleCNS spectrums2020

Building a therapeutic relationship between probation officers and probationers with serious mental illnesses.

Matthew W Epperson, Leon Sawh, Sophia P Sarantakos

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Article in CNS spectrums, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Matthew W EppersonSchool of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0715-0162
Leon SawhSchool of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Sophia P SarantakosSchool of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Funding

Advancing Intervention Science for Probationers with Serious Mental IllnessesK01MH103446 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI EPPERSON, MATTHEW W · 2014 to 2017
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NIMH NIH HHS K01 MH103446
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe purpose of this study was to engage in a collaborative process with a variety of stakeholders to develop the Brief Intervention to Promote Service Engagement (BIPSE), which aims to enhance the therapeutic relationship between probation officers and probationers with serious mental illnesses (SMI).

methodsThe BIPSE intervention was developed through a multistage "design for implementation" process, including a series of stakeholder meetings, observations of probation supervision sessions, incorporating existing intervention approaches, and workshopping initial BIPSE components with three randomly selected officers from a specialized mental health probation unit. Acceptability and feasibility of BIPSE components were assessed through focus groups with probation officers, additional observations of probation sessions, and qualitative interviews with probationers with SMI.

resultsTwo foundational components of the BIPSE intervention were identified during the stakeholder meetings and observations: (1) engagement and (2) shared decision-making. These two components inform and undergird the intervention's third component, strategic case management. During focus groups, probation officers expressed interest in using the modified tools they were given and also saw the benefit of structuring their sessions. Probationers expressed their appreciation for the caring and collaborative nature with which their probation officers approached their sessions.

conclusionBuilding a therapeutic relationship between probation officers and probationers with SMI is an essential task toward improving mental health and criminal justice outcomes. The BIPSE development and refinement process demonstrates that interventions targeting the therapeutic relationship are acceptable to officers and clients, and can be tailored and feasibly structured into standard probation practices.

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Community IntegrationStakeholder ParticipationCommunity Mental Health ServicesHumansMental HealthPolicePsychiatric RehabilitationEngagementinterventionprobationserious mental illnessshared decision-makingtherapeutic relationship

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PMID32089148
PMCPMC7483174

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