Work Effectively In Mental Health
Assessment activity 1
Working in the mental health sector
Presentation for team meeting in mental health Mental health has had changing attitudes towards mental illness in the past and today I will outline the differences and the current models of mental health services and the objective of recovery programs and how they benefit individual clients. The term “mental illness” began in the early 1900s before this time, people with mental illness were housed in asylums and classed as inmates. In the 1600s people believed supernatural or magical powers and medicine men could heal people with mental illness. In the 1700s witchcraft was blamed for mental illness. People were ‘set free’ or ‘cured’ by being burnt to death. The early 1900s doctors realised that the brain caused mental illness. Various therapies and large asylums were built to house and treat people with mental illness. Mid 1900s different therapies were invented including shock therapy. Late 1900s deinstitutionalisation of people from large mental hospitals meant that people were no longer living in asylums and being treated in the community. Newer drugs , with fewer side effects were tried. 2000s there is ongoing research into the cause of mental illness. There is increasing client and carer involvement in treatment. Development of drugs and different types of therapies is ongoing. The recovery is an approach to mental illness or substance dependence that emphasises and supports each individual’s potential for recovery. The care provided to people with mental health problems has improved over the years. People with mental illness are now consulted about their care. Clients and their carer’s are encouraged to make decisions about their treatment and what happens to them. People with mental illness are always treated with respect to their privacy and treatment at all times.
Assessment activity 2
Develop knowledge of mental health work
1. What are some of the current issues affecting mental health
Working in the mental health sector
Presentation for team meeting in mental health Mental health has had changing attitudes towards mental illness in the past and today I will outline the differences and the current models of mental health services and the objective of recovery programs and how they benefit individual clients. The term “mental illness” began in the early 1900s before this time, people with mental illness were housed in asylums and classed as inmates. In the 1600s people believed supernatural or magical powers and medicine men could heal people with mental illness. In the 1700s witchcraft was blamed for mental illness. People were ‘set free’ or ‘cured’ by being burnt to death. The early 1900s doctors realised that the brain caused mental illness. Various therapies and large asylums were built to house and treat people with mental illness. Mid 1900s different therapies were invented including shock therapy. Late 1900s deinstitutionalisation of people from large mental hospitals meant that people were no longer living in asylums and being treated in the community. Newer drugs , with fewer side effects were tried. 2000s there is ongoing research into the cause of mental illness. There is increasing client and carer involvement in treatment. Development of drugs and different types of therapies is ongoing. The recovery is an approach to mental illness or substance dependence that emphasises and supports each individual’s potential for recovery. The care provided to people with mental health problems has improved over the years. People with mental illness are now consulted about their care. Clients and their carer’s are encouraged to make decisions about their treatment and what happens to them. People with mental illness are always treated with respect to their privacy and treatment at all times.
Assessment activity 2
Develop knowledge of mental health work
1. What are some of the current issues affecting mental health