Dr. Anne Mitchell sits down with Action Research Yes/And co-host Skip Bivens to talk about community mental health research in her native Guyana using participatory digital storytelling (DST). Anne's career in psychiatric nursing took her to the UK where she practiced in the NHS for more than four decades. Then she took an academic turn, completing a PhD using storytelling as a core methodology.
In 2019, Anne turned her attention to Guyana--which has the third highest suicide rate globally--to utilize DST methods in three distinct contexts in order to understand how better to strengthen community resilience. An overview of this research process recently was published in the Action Research Journal. (See link in the show notes.)
In this interview, Anne provides further detail about the methodology her team used, as well as findings arising from the communities' DSTs. She also details her efforts of how she is leveraging this research to influence mental health policy across the whole of Guyana.
Show notes:
Digital storytelling within a community-based mental health improvement programme in Guyana. Mitchell, H. A., Waights, V., & Hart, T. (2024). Action Research Journal. https://doi.org/10.1177/14767503241296717
Arclight Community Mental Health Resilience Handbook:
https://cobracollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/ARCLIGHT_handbook.pdf
TV is a key stakeholder. Action Dialogue with Dr. Ann Mitchell. Action Research Plus.
https://actionresearchplus.com/action-dialogue-with-dr-ann-mitchell/
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Dr. Anne Mitchell sits down with Action Research Yes/And co-host Skip Bivens to talk about community mental health research in her native Guyana using participatory digital storytelling (DST). Anne's career in psychiatric nursing took her to the UK where she practiced in the NHS for more than four decades. Then she took an academic turn, completing a PhD using storytelling as a core methodology.
In 2019, Anne turned her attention to Guyana--which has the third highest suicide rate globally--to utilize DST methods in three distinct contexts in order to understand how better to strengthen community resilience. An overview of this research process recently was published in the Action Research Journal. (See link in the show notes.)
In this interview, Anne provides further detail about the methodology her team used, as well as findings arising from the communities' DSTs. She also details her efforts of how she is leveraging this research to influence mental health policy across the whole of Guyana.
Show notes:
Digital storytelling within a community-based mental health improvement programme in Guyana. Mitchell, H. A., Waights, V., & Hart, T. (2024). Action Research Journal. https://doi.org/10.1177/14767503241296717
Arclight Community Mental Health Resilience Handbook:
https://cobracollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/ARCLIGHT_handbook.pdf
TV is a key stakeholder. Action Dialogue with Dr. Ann Mitchell. Action Research Plus.
https://actionresearchplus.com/action-dialogue-with-dr-ann-mitchell/
Nurturing a New Generation of Action Researchers at the Orkestra Institute. S1 Ep 23
Action Research Yes/And
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4 months ago
Nurturing a New Generation of Action Researchers at the Orkestra Institute. S1 Ep 23
In this episode of Action Research Yes/And, co-host Skip Bivens interviews Dr. Miren Estensoro, Dr. Patricia Canto, and pre-doctoral researcher Naia Begiristain—a trio of action researchers from the Orkestra Institute of Competitiveness and Regional Development in the Basque region of Spain. Orkestra is a unique collaborative organization at the University of Deusto that tackles regional development challenges through transformative action research approaches facilitated in conjunction with local government actors and agencies.
Each Orkestra researcher leads hands-on projects that focus on practical solutions that drive regional development, boost competitiveness, and improve citizens' wellbeing.
Orkestra’s latest publication-- The Evolution of Action Research for Territorial Development: Nurturing an Intergenerational and Multicultural Environment (see show notes for a link the full PDF)--is the focus of this episode. As editors and authors, Patricia, Miren, and Naia share their passion for blending diverse research traditions, building a multigenerational community, and democratizing policymaking from the inside out.
They explore the history of Orkestra, the collaborative journey behind the new book, the Institute’s innovative process of teaching action research, and the ways Orkestra researchers support elected officials be more collaborative and dialogical with their constituents by building their capacity for facilitation and the use of participatory tools.
Show notes:
The Evolution of Action Research for Territorial Development: Nurturing an Intergenerational and Multicultural Environment: https://www.orkestra.deusto.es/en/publications-search/publications/books/special-collections/2954-250012-evolution-action-research-fterritorial-development-nurturing-an-intergenerational-and-multicultural-environment-eng
Other Orkestra publications:
Roots and Wings of Action Research for Territorial Development: https://www.orkestra.deusto.es/en/publications-search/publications/books/special-collections/2078-200038-roots-wings-action-research-territorial-development-connecting-local-transformation-international-collaborative-learning
Territorial Development and Action Research: https://www.orkestra.deusto.es/en/publications-search/publications/books/books-book-chapters/727-territorial-development-action-research
The Art of Facilitating Action Research: A first-person account in policy making: https://www.orkestra.deusto.es/en/publications-search/publications/books/special-collections/2888-240083-art-of-faciltating-action-research
Yes/And Podcast episode with Miren Lirrea
Dr. Miren Larrea on the Practice of Reflexivity in ART: https://actionresearchplus.com/dr-miren-larrea-on-the-practice-of-reflexivity-in-art-podcast-6/
Miren's bio: https://www.orkestra.deusto.es/en/about-orkestra/team/415-miren-estensoro-en
Patricia's bio: https://www.orkestra.deusto.es/en/about-orkestra/team/410-patricia-canto-enhttps://www.orkestra.deusto.es/en/about-orkestra/team/410-patricia-canto-en
Naia's bio: https://www.orkestra.deusto.es/en/about-orkestra/team/2193-naia-begiristain-eng
Action Research Yes/And
Dr. Anne Mitchell sits down with Action Research Yes/And co-host Skip Bivens to talk about community mental health research in her native Guyana using participatory digital storytelling (DST). Anne's career in psychiatric nursing took her to the UK where she practiced in the NHS for more than four decades. Then she took an academic turn, completing a PhD using storytelling as a core methodology.
In 2019, Anne turned her attention to Guyana--which has the third highest suicide rate globally--to utilize DST methods in three distinct contexts in order to understand how better to strengthen community resilience. An overview of this research process recently was published in the Action Research Journal. (See link in the show notes.)
In this interview, Anne provides further detail about the methodology her team used, as well as findings arising from the communities' DSTs. She also details her efforts of how she is leveraging this research to influence mental health policy across the whole of Guyana.
Show notes:
Digital storytelling within a community-based mental health improvement programme in Guyana. Mitchell, H. A., Waights, V., & Hart, T. (2024). Action Research Journal. https://doi.org/10.1177/14767503241296717
Arclight Community Mental Health Resilience Handbook:
https://cobracollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/ARCLIGHT_handbook.pdf
TV is a key stakeholder. Action Dialogue with Dr. Ann Mitchell. Action Research Plus.
https://actionresearchplus.com/action-dialogue-with-dr-ann-mitchell/
