Akhtar / Forchuk / McKay Handbook of Person-Centered Mental Health Care

1., 2020
ISBN: 978-1-61676-568-2
Verlag: Hogrefe Publishing
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Wasserzeichen (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 198 Seiten

Person-centered mental health care is essential for keeping service users at the center of care. This handbook uses practical examples across health care, research, education, and leadership to illustrate how to implement person-centered approaches for and with the growing population of service users who have mental health challenges. Looking at the different service user encounters enables service providers to envision the effective, comprehensive implementation of person-centered care.
Each chapter follows a concrete example exploring different techniques, tools, and resources that can be used with service users who have mental health challenges. An appendix provides the handouts in online, printable form. Written by experts in person-centered care who have diverse experiences with mental health-related practices, policies, research, and education, this comprehensive handbook is a valuable resource for psychiatrists and other mental health practitioners, researchers, educators, and policy makers who work with people who have mental health challenges as well as for service users and their families.

Zielgruppe

Psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, psychotherapists, and
counselors, and students as well as researchers and mental health administrators.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Akhtar, Nosheen

Forchuk, Cheryl

McKay, Katherine

Fisman, Sandra

Rudnick, Abraham

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Theorie, Psychoanalyse Humanistische Psychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychotherapie / Klinische Psychologie Psychopathologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Psychiatrie, Sozialpsychiatrie, Suchttherapie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Table of Contents;10
2;Preface;6
3;Acknowledgments;8
4;1Foundations;12
5;2A Person-Centered Approach to Clinical Care Related to Mental Health Challenges;22
6;3A Person-Centered Approach to Research on Mental Health Challenges;88
7;4A Person-Centered Approach to Education on Mental Health Challenges;108
8;5 A Person-Centered Approach to Mental Health Care Leadership;128
9;6Conclusion;162
10;Appendix: Tools and Resources;166
11;Subject Index;202

Leseproben

2 A Person-Centered Approach to Clinical Care Related to Mental Health Challenges

Introduction

Clinical care is an integral part of what service providers do to facilitate the recovery of service users who experience mental health challenges (MHCs). This chapter on clinical care includes sections that address different aspects of care (clinical relationships, clinical communication, cultural care, and family-centered practice) and different populations with MHCs (including those with co-occurring disorders, adolescents, those with a dual diagnosis, the forensic population, and older adults) through a lens using a person-centered approach (PCA). This approach includes building rapport with the service user and family; assessing service user MHCs; providing education and promoting insight; actively listening to service user values, preferences, and experiences; developing and supporting the service user in reaching recovery goals; and partnering with service users to pick treatment option(s).

Each section opens with a clinical case that will be used to guide the reader through the different aspects of the section (whether that is about different aspects of care or a particular client group) and to illustrate the service user’s and service provider’s experiences. Then, there is an introduction to the area of focus. The clinical cases are developed throughout the chapter to demonstrate how theoretical principles, models, and frameworks apply in the clinical setting. Exercises completed by the service user of the given clinical case are included throughout the sections, to provide the reader with realistic applications of the tools that service providers can use when working with service users. Alternatively, service users may complete the exercises independently to apply the learned information to their own situations. The sections are designed to focus on the particular area of interest in a concise manner. Some exercises, although placed in a particular section, may be applicable to various contexts of care.

Clinical Relationships

Wally is a 26-year-old man who lives in an apartment with his fiancée, Liz, whom he has been with for the past six years. Recently, Wally has begun to show signs of psychosis. Liz first noticed these signs when he was increasingly on-edge and nervous. She found it difficult to follow what he was saying. He was also taking less care of his personal hygiene, and no longer seemed to care about making himself look presentable when going out in public.

Wally was experiencing mounting pressure at work as an engineer and began missing work, until he took a stress leave. He had been distant from friends for some time, leaving few friends with which to spend time. He would sometimes shut out Liz as well. Wally was beginning to show signs of paranoia; he would sometimes mention to Liz that people were following him.

His fiancée was very concerned for him and encouraged him to seek help. He did not think he needed help and thought he was simply overwhelmed with work and wedding preparations. He thought he needed a break to de-stress. To put her at ease, he eventually looked for counseling support. She was willing to attend any sessions with him, as needed.

Wally never liked the idea of talking one-on-one with a counselor and sharing his thoughts and feelings. He thought it was a waste of time and too personal for his own comfort. He received a referral to a counselor named Sabrina.