II.A. Psychoeducation
Studies show that psychoeducation seems to benefit patients and the government agencies designed to address mental health care. In effective clinical settings, psychoeducation can reduce the cost for the government to create and provide additional funding for patient readmission due to unsuccessful treatment goal (Jun, Merinder, Belgamwar, 2011). On the part patients, psychoeducation is one way of improving their understanding about their mental illness, and it also provides them useful information and options on where to access mental health services (Jun, Merinder, Belgamwar, 2011).
Psychoeducation main objective is to increase mental health awareness through the use of various social …show more content…
Family intervention is recognized to be very beneficial to provide the informational demands of families and improve their coping mechanisms when caring for family with schizophrenia, and thus lessen the episode of relapse (Chien, 2008). When a patient’s support system is properly acquainted of the relevant information on how to effectively carry out the intervention or treatment plan, then the more stable is the course of recovery or coping. A positive study evidence for family psychoeducation outcomes implicate a reformed socialization, optimised employment rates, and a productive involvement in the community (Chien,2008 )
Psychoeducation for the family is usually delivered in a specific length of trainings and seminars wherein the mental health groups advise family members (Pharoah, Mari, Rathbone et al, 2010). This enables them to learn and improve their communication to convey a therapeutic and effective relationship to their family member who suffers from mental disorder. It is also as important to educate the family and relatives of the relevant valid coping mechanism skills to solve the numerous challenges that is associated with schizophrenia (Pharoah, Mari, Rathbone et al, …show more content…
C. Involvement in-group activities
The participation in group activities of patients with schizophrenia with other patients who also have schizophrenia may benefit in a way that they can provide additional information and management skills for handling mental disorder, it is also an opportunity to develop new relationship and support group ( Proctor, Hamer, McGarry et al, 2014) .
These kinds of activities may help to empower Lisa and enhance her self esteem and coping mechanisms since the patients themselves go through and share similar symptoms. Having these shared personal experiences, they can better understand and support each other. With the mental health service’s involvement and relevant local community organization, participants are guided to participate in certain discussions and workshops gearing toward recovery or better coping strategies.
II.D.Occupational and Social Rehabilitation
Research has delineated that schizophrenia patients function poorly on examination of social cognition in comparison with the normal people (Bigelow, Paradiso, Adolphs et al, 2006). Occupational and social rehabilitation can be done in two ways; it can be addressed as a group or one at a time. These approaches focus on the social aspects and vocational skills, which may not be present or underdeveloped due to the patient’s mental health illness (Bell, Tsang,Greig et al, 2009).) It is not just managing the patients’ symptoms but it is more focused on gaining their confidence to face