VETMH TUTO+: TRAINING OF TUTORS AND IMMERSION IN EUROPE OF YOUNG MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
VETMH TUTO+: TRAINING OF TUTORS AND IMMERSION IN EUROPE OF YOUNG MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

Summary/Abstract: The major changes in mental health epidemiology and the new therapeutic approaches, including information and computer technology are major challenges for the organisations involved but also for a political public health strategy. Mental health care is based on the interpersonal competences of the professionals. Research shows early retirement of the staff and a decrease of motivation after some years of everyday work. The quality of work life balance is of the most importance for the professionals dealing with mental health patients and users. The academic cursus does not correspond to the fast moving changes. So it is compulsory that all professionals can benefit from practical and lifelong training.The shortage of qualified professionals is obvious for any mental health employer. A high level of stress and career burnout is extensively documented in researches and the early retirement of professionals causes a difficulty for the transmission of knowledge. Due to the gap between competencies of the young professionals and new trends in mental health, this project was of huge interest in the public health sector. This gap was the starting point for the consortium for building the TuTo project in 2013.

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