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1Mental Health Nurse Incentive Program (MHNIP) Nurse at Integral Health Armidale, NSW, Australia anna.treloar@newcastle.edu.au.
Objective:
The aim of this project was to provide some group support for mental health patients in a general practice that employed a Mental Health Nurse Incentive Program nurse.
Method:
Group members were involved in the development of the group and in the setting of its rules and goals. Postcards were used to invite members to each meeting.
Results:
No ill effects resulted from the use of postcards and they served as a valued way to recognize individuals within the group.
Conclusion:
This use of postcards proved therapeutic in unexpected ways and was very well accepted.
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