The unacceptable working conditions of mental health workers means that the UK could be within a decade of genuine therapeutic professions dying out, according to the Surviving Work Survey, carried out by Dr Elizabeth Cotton. The Survey results have been published online at www.thefutureoftherapy.org.
The website provides a unique insight into the crisis in mental health services and the experiences of people working on the frontline.
The survey, conducted by Dr Elizabeth Cotton in 2016, founder of www.survivingwork.org and academic at Middlesex University, reveals mental health workers suffer from a lack of job security, low pay, poor management as well as having to deal with the significant pressure of working in this field of healthcare.
The survey was sent to mental health workers through professional bodies, trade unions and mental health networks across the UK. The survey had a large response from 1500 frontline workers across the UK. The research also includes 68 in-depth face to face interviews with participants.
Respondents were asked 50 questions relating to working conditions, salary, management and development opportunities. The results of the survey can be accessed at www.thefutureoftherapy.org with short infographics, data and quotes as well as an eBook looking at trends in the sector.
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