Experiences of Volunteers in a Community Mental Health Center

Min, So-Young

doi:2008.17.4.363

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Journal of Korean Academy of psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing 2008;17(4):363-371.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12934/jkpmhn.2008.17.4.363 Published online December 31, 2008.

Experiences of Volunteers in a Community Mental Health Center

So-Young Min

Full-time Lecturer, Department of Nursing, Semyung University

정신보건센터 자원봉사자의 경험

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세명대학교 간호학과 전임강사

Correspondence: So-Young Min, Tel: 82-43-649-1355, Fax: 82-43-649-1785,
Email: symin2@semyung.ac.kr

Received: 15 October 2008 • Revised: 14 November 2008 • Accepted: 15 November 2008

Abstract

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.

Key Words: Community mental health center; Volunteerism; Qualitative research

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