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KMID : 0607320080170040363
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Journal of Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
2008 Volume.17 No. 4 p.363 ~ p.371
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Experiences of Volunteers in a Community Mental Health Center
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Min So-Young
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to understand the experiences of volunteers in a community mental health center using a phenomenological study.
Methods: Data was collected through an in-depth interview from December 2007 to July 2008. Individual interviews were conducted on the subjective experiences of 9 volunteers. Data was analyzed through Colaizzi’s method(1978) in which meaningful statements were extracted.
Results: Four categories emerged from nine theme clusters. The Four categories were: ‘Understanding of the community mental health service’, ’Getting rid of prejudices about the mentally ill’, ’Self maturity’, and ’Recognition of Volunteering’.
Conclusion: These results indicate that volunteering in a community mental health center could help people’s perception towards mental health disorders to be less prejudiced and could help others to become more interested in community services for people with a serious mental illness. The implications and suggestions of this study are discussed.
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KEYWORD
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Community mental health center, Volunteerism, Qualitative research
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