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What about lay counselors' experiences of task-shifting mental health interventions? Example from a family-based intervention in Kenya.

Jonathan T WallBonnie N KaiserElsa A Friis-HealyDavid AyukuEve S Puffer
Published in: International journal of mental health systems (2020)
Findings informed suggestions for ways to incorporate support for lay providers into task-shifting interventions at initiation, during training, and throughout implementation. These include acknowledging and preparing counselors for challenges during training, increasing explicit attention to counselor stress in supervision, fostering peer support among lay providers, and ensuring a fair balance between workload and compensation. Improving and building an evidence base around practices for supporting lay providers will improve the effectiveness and sustainability of lay provider-delivered interventions.
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