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Table 1 Means and Standard Deviation of Subscales by Professional Background

From: Mental health professionals’ family-focused practice with families with dependent children: a survey study

Subscales

Professional Status

Total scores

Post Hoc Tests

Psychiatric Nurse (n = 295)

Psychologist (n = 17)

Social Worker (n = 14)

Psychiatrist (n = 12)

Workplace support for family-focused practice

3.88 (1.91)*

3.88 (2.24)*

5.61 (1.19)*

3.21 (1.95)*

3.93 (1.93)

1 < 3, 2 < 3, 3 > 4

Location issues in relation to family-focused practice

3.68 (1.79)*

4.65 (2.14)*

5.25 (1.15)*

3.00 (1.94)*

3.77 (1.83)

1 < 2, 1 < 3, 3 > 4, 4 < 2

Time and workload

3.74 (1.70)*

5.08 (1.54)*

6.07 (0.87)*

3.42 (1.66)*

3.89 (1.74)

1 < 2, 1 < 3, 3 > 4, 4 < 2

Family-focused policy and procedure

3.95 (1.47)*

3.50 (1.47)*

4.79 (0.89)*

2.92 (1.06)*

3.93 (1.46)

1 < 3, 1 > 4, 3 > 2, 3 > 4

Family-focused professional development opportunities

4.28 (1.71)*

5.03 (1.64)

5.43 (1.26)*

4.42 (1.29)

4.73 (1.70)

1 < 3

Coworker Support

3.88 (1.67)*

4.94 (1.21)*

5.43 (1.42)*

4.63 (1.52)

4.03 (1.67)

1 < 2, 1 < 3

Providing support to the family & client for parenting

4.25 (1.41)

3.87 (1.50)*

4.92 (1.02)*

4.57 (0.62)

4.27 (1.39)

3 > 2

Worker confidence in family-focused practice

4.29 (1.66)*

5.29 (1.36)*

5.94 (0.99)*

5.56 (1.11)*

4.46 (1.66)

1 < 2, 1 < 3, 1 < 4

Providing support to family & children

4.60 (1.81)*

4.43 (2.01)*

6.30 (0.60)*

5.11 (1.01)

4.68 (1.79)

1 < 3, 3 > 2

Engaging with family

3.63 (1.48)*

4.20 (1.17)

5.12 (1.18)*

4.17 (0.78)

3.74 (1.47)

1 < 3

Assessing impact of parental mental illness on the child

3.72 (1.83)*

4.79 (1.96)*

4.71 (1.34)*

4.96 (1.15)*

3.86 (1.83)

1 < 2, 1 < 3, 1 < 4

The need for further training

5.28 (1.52)

5.76 (1.29)

5.88 (0.93)

4.85 (1.44)

5.32 (1.50)

Skill and knowledge

4.02 (1.46)*

4.76 (1.51)*

5.30 (0.94)*

5.37 (1.38)*

4.16 (1.48)

1 < 2, 1 < 3, 1 < 4

Service availability

3.61 (1.73)*

5.00 (1.44)*

4.75 (1.47)*

4.54 (1.57)

3.76 (1.74)

1 < 2, 1 < 3

Promoting family connectedness

4.05 (1.67)*

4.59 (1.73)

5.07 (1.42)*

4.75 (1.67)

4.14 (1.67)

1 < 3

Referrals for family members

2.72 (2.01)*

2.74 (2.28)*

4.71 (1.42)*

3.17 (2.27)

2.82 (2.05)

1 < 3, 3 > 2

Inter-professional practice

5.52 (1.32)

5.90 (1.07)

6.11 (0.75)

6.08 (0.79)

5.58 (1.28)

Supporting parenting within context of mental illness

3.14 (1.39)*

2.72 (1.56)

2.37 (0.87)*

1.96 (1.04)*

3.05 (1.39)

1 > 3, 1 > 4

  1. *P < 0.05