Practitioners' Perceptions and Experiences of the Baby Mat Mental Healthcare Intervention

Autor/inn/en	Preston, Nikki; Amod, Zaytoon; Frost, Katharine
Titel	Practitioners' Perceptions and Experiences of the Baby Mat Mental Healthcare Intervention
Quelle	In: Child Care in Practice, 25 (2019) 3, S.310-325 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1357-5279
DOI	10.1080/13575279.2017.1414032
Schlagwörter	Mental Health; Health Services; Intervention; Primary Health Care; Clinics; Parent Child Relationship; Mothers; Caregivers; Infants; Child Development; Well Being; Allied Health Personnel; Skill Development; Culturally Relevant Education; Foreign Countries; Psychotherapy; Outreach Programs; Attachment Behavior; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Psychohygiene; Health service; Gesundheitsdienst; Gesundheitswesen; Gesundheitsvorsorge; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Mother; Mutter; Caregiver; Carer; Betreuungsperson; Pfleger; Infant; Toddler; Toddlers; Kleinkind; Kindesentwicklung; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Ausland; Psychotherapie; Jobcoaching; Attachment; Bindungsverhalten; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	This study explored the perceptions of practitioners who deliver the Baby Mat community-based, parent--infant mental healthcare intervention offered at primary healthcare clinics in Alexandra Township, South Africa. This intervention aims to foster secure attachments between mothers/caregivers and infants, shaping a healthy foundation for future holistic well-being. Data for this study was collected using qualitative techniques including two focus group discussions and three individual interviews. The 12 Baby Mat practitioners who currently deliver the intervention formed the sample of purposively selected participants. Data were analysed using thematic analysis. The practitioners' perceptions highlighted that their demonstrated skills of reflective functioning promote caregiver-infant attachment. The supportive disposition of the Baby Mat practitioners was suggested as an essential characteristic that mirrors caregivers' experiences of "umdlezane." This Nguni term refers to the post-partum period when the caregiver-infant relationship is prioritised by the support of other women in the family or community. The culturally diverse co-facilitating practitioners were understood to support the therapeutic alliance and thus enrich the applicability of the Baby Mat intervention within the targeted community context. Given the critical need for relevant and accessible mental healthcare services in communities such as Alexandra Township, the findings from the study illustrate how this community-based intervention may be useful in other comparable contexts. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01