@Article{IJMHP.2020.011299,
AUTHOR = {So Yeon Yoo, Yun-Jung Choi, Youn-Joo Um},
TITLE = {Challenges and Growth as a Mental Health Professional from Volunteering  Experiences in the Community Gambling Awareness Campaign},
JOURNAL = {International Journal of Mental Health Promotion},
VOLUME = {22},
YEAR = {2020},
NUMBER = {2},
PAGES = {83--91},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/IJMHP/v22n2/39366},
ISSN = {2049-8543},
ABSTRACT = {As the demand for high-quality mental health services increases, 
producing expert nurses with the skills and expertise to deal with various complex 
mental health situations involving diverse subjects is critical. Nursing programs
should be prepared to provide education that can improve mental health 
professional competence. Using a qualitative study and focus group interviews, 
we focused on the experiences of nursing students who voluntarily participated in 
campaign activities to prevent gambling problems. The respondents were 23 
nursing students who participated in the campaign for more than four months. Data 
were analyzed using Downe-Wamboldt’s eight steps of content analysis. The 
experiences of the participants were integrated into the theme of challenge and 
growth for a mental health professional with five sub-themes: challenging for an 
active nursing student, committing to gambling awareness campaign club activity, 
promoting interpersonal relationships, improving problem-solving skills, and 
developing a mental health professional identity. Planning and implementing 
various volunteer activities, in addition to the existing regular curriculum in 
nursing education, will provide a foundation for nursing students to become good 
nurses and ultimately help produce competent mental health professionals.},
DOI = {10.32604/IJMHP.2020.011299}
}