Improving service delivery in mental health through collaboration: an Iranian experience

ABSTRACT

One effective way to meet the demands of clients with mental health issues is through collaboration between the formal educational system and clinical setting. This report shares example of such a collaboration and its benefits for various aspects of services delivery. In this report we discuss a relationship between a psychiatric rehabilitation centre and one department of occupational therapy education in Iran, in the form of three activities: collaboration, education and research activities. This cooperation has improved the services. Moreover, it has encouraged occupational therapy students to have a better understanding of their involvement in the field of psychosocial rehabilitation.

KEYWORDS:

• Occupational therapy
• mental health
• creative partnership

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

ORCiD

Mehdi Rassafiani http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4093-6113