Community mental health service

society, different cultures perceive health and illness differently. Cultural understandings play a vital role in determining what is health and what is illness. Throughout history, society has had its own ways of dealing with mental illness, however one thing has remained constant. The treatment of mental illness has been considered a social problem for many years. This essay will determine if mental illness is a social problem by firstly delving into how mental illness was treated in history,…

amount of experience when it comes to providing clinical mental health services for young people. An important skill that I believe is central to working in a mental health care setting is the process of intake and liaison process. The correct execution of the intake role is a pivotal skill when it comes to working in a clinical mental health service for young people, as it’s a screening process that assist in understanding whether the service is compatible to the clients needs. In order for…

Mental illness has evolved considerably since the Ancient Greek perspectives of balancing humours. As time progressed the benefit of knowledge helped to explain and treat mental illness. However the drastic and frequent changes that occurred have left a mixed but relevant legacy. Therefore this essay will explain how psychiatry has evolved. The historical theories of mental illness will be briefly noted in order to grasp early explanations of mental illness. The history of mental illness prior…

Does mental health affect juvenile delinquents? Mental health does affect juvenile delinquents especially if it goes untreated. Seventy percent of the youth that are incarcerated has some kind of mental illness. Most often times they enter a facility that doesn’t give them enough treatment and once they’re released the treatment never continues and they revert back into old patterns (Skowyra, Cocozza, Blueprint for Change, 2006). In the justice system there are between thirty and fifty percent…

reading will apply to my future human services career. This week’s reading included chapters nine and ten from the textbook, “Religious and Spiritual Aspects of Human Service Practice” written by James W. Ellor, F. Ellen Netting, and Jane M. Thibault (1999). Religious congregations are described as groups of people that come together for religious purposes. These are voluntary association which have unique features and will vary significantly across faith communities. A study was done by the…

skills, coping strategies, and relapse prevention for both the individual with a mental illness as well as family members and caregivers. Family psychoeducation assists in helping the family cope while easing tensions between caregivers and the mentally ill. Psychoeducational therapies include the involvement of the family as a support system in treatment by detailing vital information regarding recovery from various mental illnesses along with education in problems solving, communication…

The Latino community has been generalized to seem as though access to proper mental healthcare has been a fault on their part, yet others argue that their approach to mental health may not be the only reason or a valid reason at all. Research has demonstrated that other factors have heavily contributed to the plight of a Latino’s mental well-being, instead. These factors vary across a spectrum for each Latino, such as whether or not they uphold cultural ideals; their background; their status;…

Secondly, mental health professionals as well as corrections professionals must observe how the individual adjusts with proper medication and treatment while still in a secure environment and can determine what services will be necessary. Moreover, individuals who have committed highly violent offences should be considered with more caution; possibly spending more…

individuals in the community. In the past, persons with mental illnesses were institutionalized in a long term psychiatric health facility. In the 1960s, new policy was introduced; deinstitutionalization. This policy was built upon the principle that mentally ill individuals should not be caged like criminals and should be integrated into the community. The care should be community oriented in which the mentally ill individuals have the ability to be with family and friends and new…

There have been several different approaches to addressing mental illness in today’s world and each approach has fallen short in some way due to varying factors including but not limited to deficiency in resources and insufficient collaboration with community partners. These components appeared to be the main themes that encompassed the mental health issues presented in the book Crazy by Pete Earley and the films: Back from Madness, Depression: The Misunderstood Epidemic, and Schizophrenia:…