Document Type
Article
Original Publication Date
2014
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Clinical Social Work Journal
Volume
42
Issue
1
First Page
70
Last Page
80
DOI of Original Publication
10.1007/s10615-012-0426-x
Date of Submission
March 2015
Abstract
This article details the clinical foundations of a social work focused community-based participatory research project promoting women’s mental health during and around the time of pregnancy. Specifically, we discuss the theoretical, empirical and organizational implementation of an enhanced engagement model of mental health service delivery that integrates evidenced based practices into the structure and services of an existing non-profit maternal and child health home visiting agency. The model is grounded in literature addressing barriers to accessing mental health care among minority women living in low-income communities. We discuss informing the intervention through direct consumer involvement, as well the rationale supporting the inclusion of Interpersonal Psychotherapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy into the design and implementation of the model which emphasizes adequate training of staff with varying levels of mental health experience. Finally, we describe typical client situations and responses reflected by the Enhanced Engagement model and discuss future implications of this approach as a way to offer meaningful intervention to women and families who may not have access or eligibility to utilize specialty mental health services.
Rights
© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2012. This is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Clinical Social Work Journal, March 2014, Volume 42, Issue 1, pp 70-80. The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10615-012-0426-x.
Is Part Of
VCU Social Work Publications
Comments
The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10615-012-0426-x.