'On one's own strength' Healthcare providers' experience with introducing Marte Meo Counselling in XXXX care.

@entity303 @entity1
AIM: The aim of the present action research study was to investigate the healthcare providers' experiences with introducing Marte Meo Counselling (MMC) in a @entity303 -specific care unit. BACKGROUND: Research on the use of MMC shows that healthcare providers saw the @entity1 ' resources and needs more clearly and achieved increased awareness of their own skills. DESIGN AND METHOD: An action-oriented research including a three-phase strategy was applied: the mapping phase, the intervention phase and the evaluation phase. During the 5-month mapping phase, two researchers conducted @entity1 observation of a total of 50 hours. The intervention phase consisted of lectures, clinical supervision in MMC and seven reflection groups and lasted 12 months. In the six-month evaluation phase, @entity1 observation of a total of 48 hours was conducted. Four focus group interviews took place during the whole study period of 2 years. RESULTS: The staff went through a process of change described by the following themes: from challenging behaviour to challenging interaction; from generalised skills to contextualised relational care; and from personal challenges to a professional community. CONCLUSIONS: As a result of MMC, the healthcare providers realised the value of taking into account the @entity1 ' context in @entity303 care and of being active @entity1 in the @entity1 ' world. The focus changed from regarding challenging behaviour as symptoms of a disorder to being a challenge to interaction. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: Marte Meo Counselling should be combined with continuous reflection to improve healthcare providers' interaction with @entity1 who live with @entity303 . The reflection groups gave the caregivers an opportunity for discussions that would otherwise be impossible in their busy everyday life.
