Summary presentation of research findings looking at the knowledge, skills, behaviours and attitudes career support workers need to assist clients presenting with mental health issues meet their employment goals.
Counseling is a process that helps clients solve life problems by discussing relevant information and empowering them to make their own decisions, rather than providing readymade solutions. It involves a relationship where the counselor assists the client in better organizing themselves and attaining happiness by adjusting to situations. Through openly discussing problems, counseling increases clients' skills, courage, and self-confidence, and creates new behaviors. It also helps clients understand problems psychologically, develop plans for change, and learn effective coping strategies to face challenges. The counseling process is collaborative, with input from the client to prioritize needs and meet goals.
The document discusses various counseling techniques that can be used to provide effective counseling. Some of the key techniques mentioned include active listening skills like paraphrasing and reflecting to ensure understanding, asking open-ended questions to get more details from clients, focusing on a client's strengths to build confidence, and assessing a client's needs to determine the appropriate changes and goals for counseling. The document emphasizes that establishing trust and a supportive environment is important, as well as discussing expectations and providing genuine feedback to help clients grow and benefit from the counseling process.
This document is a newsletter from Quinte Counselling Services Inc. that provides information on various services. It discusses psychoeducational assessment services for children experiencing difficulties, applied behaviour analysis services for building skills and reducing challenges, and behavioural consultation services. It also welcomes readers to the fall 2015 newsletter and promotes the employee assistance program for addressing personal, family, and work issues.
Jeanine Davis discusses the importance of personalizing care plans. While care plans are often standardized, personalizing them by including a member's individual needs, goals, and circumstances leads to better outcomes. Davis provides an example of how to take a standardized asthma care plan and modify it slightly to make it more meaningful for a specific member. The key is focusing goals and interventions on what really matters to the member by learning their values, priorities, and barriers through discussion. This engagement helps the member feel invested in the care plan and more likely to achieve their health goals.
RIWC_PARA_A046 Autonomy with Life Limiting ConditionsMarco Muscroft
This study explored consumers' perspectives on self-determination, vocational rehabilitation engagement, and recovery. Through qualitative interviews, participants described how self-determination influenced their motivation and ability to engage with vocational rehabilitation services and progress in their recovery. Key findings included that developing trust and an individualized approach in the counselor relationship supported engagement. Having intrinsic motivation, social support, and a view of recovery as an ongoing process also helped drive vocational rehabilitation and recovery. The study provides insights to help improve services and support consumers' self-determination.
The document outlines the steps, techniques, and tools used in the counseling process. It discusses the definition of counseling and describes the GATHER model as a 6-step process counselors follow which includes greeting the client, asking questions, telling strategies, helping choose a method, explaining how to use it, and arranging follow-up. It also explains various counseling techniques like active listening, clarification, and interpretation. Finally, it discusses tools counselors use including interviews, observations, psychological tests, and records.
The document provides information on various types of counseling. It defines counseling and discusses its purpose. Some key points:
- Counseling involves a relationship where a counselor assists a client in organizing themselves to attain happiness or adjust to life situations.
- The purpose of counseling is to help clients use existing problem-solving skills or develop new skills to cope with issues. Counselors help clients explore feelings and problems to make informed choices.
- There are various types of counseling like marriage counseling, career counseling, substance abuse counseling, and more. Each type targets different issues and populations.
- Counseling techniques include prescriptive, non-directive, directive, and eclectic approaches. The counseling process generally
Jeanette Kenney seeks a master's degree in professional counseling to become a licensed alcohol and drug counselor. She has over 15 years of experience as a certified addiction counselor and co-occurring counselor working for the State of Connecticut. Her qualifications include board memberships with non-profits that help women with substance abuse and homelessness. Her long term goal is to open her own women's treatment center.
Counseling is a process that helps clients solve life problems by discussing relevant information and empowering them to make their own decisions, rather than providing readymade solutions. It involves a relationship where the counselor assists the client in better organizing themselves and attaining happiness by adjusting to situations. Through openly discussing problems, counseling increases clients' skills, courage, and self-confidence, and creates new behaviors. It also helps clients understand problems psychologically, develop plans for change, and learn effective coping strategies to face challenges. The counseling process is collaborative, with input from the client to prioritize needs and meet goals.
The document discusses various counseling techniques that can be used to provide effective counseling. Some of the key techniques mentioned include active listening skills like paraphrasing and reflecting to ensure understanding, asking open-ended questions to get more details from clients, focusing on a client's strengths to build confidence, and assessing a client's needs to determine the appropriate changes and goals for counseling. The document emphasizes that establishing trust and a supportive environment is important, as well as discussing expectations and providing genuine feedback to help clients grow and benefit from the counseling process.
This document is a newsletter from Quinte Counselling Services Inc. that provides information on various services. It discusses psychoeducational assessment services for children experiencing difficulties, applied behaviour analysis services for building skills and reducing challenges, and behavioural consultation services. It also welcomes readers to the fall 2015 newsletter and promotes the employee assistance program for addressing personal, family, and work issues.
Jeanine Davis discusses the importance of personalizing care plans. While care plans are often standardized, personalizing them by including a member's individual needs, goals, and circumstances leads to better outcomes. Davis provides an example of how to take a standardized asthma care plan and modify it slightly to make it more meaningful for a specific member. The key is focusing goals and interventions on what really matters to the member by learning their values, priorities, and barriers through discussion. This engagement helps the member feel invested in the care plan and more likely to achieve their health goals.
RIWC_PARA_A046 Autonomy with Life Limiting ConditionsMarco Muscroft
This study explored consumers' perspectives on self-determination, vocational rehabilitation engagement, and recovery. Through qualitative interviews, participants described how self-determination influenced their motivation and ability to engage with vocational rehabilitation services and progress in their recovery. Key findings included that developing trust and an individualized approach in the counselor relationship supported engagement. Having intrinsic motivation, social support, and a view of recovery as an ongoing process also helped drive vocational rehabilitation and recovery. The study provides insights to help improve services and support consumers' self-determination.
The document outlines the steps, techniques, and tools used in the counseling process. It discusses the definition of counseling and describes the GATHER model as a 6-step process counselors follow which includes greeting the client, asking questions, telling strategies, helping choose a method, explaining how to use it, and arranging follow-up. It also explains various counseling techniques like active listening, clarification, and interpretation. Finally, it discusses tools counselors use including interviews, observations, psychological tests, and records.
The document provides information on various types of counseling. It defines counseling and discusses its purpose. Some key points:
- Counseling involves a relationship where a counselor assists a client in organizing themselves to attain happiness or adjust to life situations.
- The purpose of counseling is to help clients use existing problem-solving skills or develop new skills to cope with issues. Counselors help clients explore feelings and problems to make informed choices.
- There are various types of counseling like marriage counseling, career counseling, substance abuse counseling, and more. Each type targets different issues and populations.
- Counseling techniques include prescriptive, non-directive, directive, and eclectic approaches. The counseling process generally
Jeanette Kenney seeks a master's degree in professional counseling to become a licensed alcohol and drug counselor. She has over 15 years of experience as a certified addiction counselor and co-occurring counselor working for the State of Connecticut. Her qualifications include board memberships with non-profits that help women with substance abuse and homelessness. Her long term goal is to open her own women's treatment center.
Athena Merianos is a registered Marriage and Family Therapist Intern seeking a position providing therapy to individuals, families, and children. She has 12 years of experience working in social services and mental health. She has a master's degree in Marriage and Family Therapy and certifications in TF-CBT and as a Domestic Violence Counselor. Her experience includes providing therapy, case management, group facilitation, and working with at-risk populations including the homeless, those with substance abuse issues, and domestic violence victims.
Presentation by Monique Platell - Principals of Optimal Mental Health Care for Adolescents and the impact of system-wide barriers. Presented at the Western Australian Mental Health Conference 2019.
Topic: Elements & Goals of Counseling
Student Name: Asia
Class: M.Ed.
Project Name: “Young Teachers' Professional Development (TPD)"
"Project Founder: Prof. Dr. Amjad Ali Arain
Faculty of Education, University of Sindh, Pakistan
The document outlines the key components of the counseling process, including relationship building, assessment, goal setting, intervention, termination, and follow-up. Relationship building establishes trust and empathy between counselor and client. Assessment involves obtaining information about the client's problems, strengths, and needs. Goal setting defines desired outcomes to direct the counseling process. A variety of intervention techniques are used depending on the theoretical approach. Termination occurs when goals are met, and follow-up ensures continued progress. The counseling process provides a framework to explore issues and facilitate healthy changes for the client.
The goals of counseling are to help individuals overcome immediate problems and become self-actualizing. It aims to assist clients in making rational decisions, growing positively to reach their full potential, and developing adequate adjustments to turn problematic situations into satisfaction. Counseling also helps clients better understand themselves, their interests, abilities, attitudes, and opportunities to inspire successful endeavors toward their goals. The overall goals are to achieve positive mental health and resolution of issues through the counseling process.
This document discusses reducing stress in customer service and focuses on how to better serve customers. It defines a customer as anyone who receives or uses a product or service and says customer service means adhering to behaviors that organizations use when interacting with customers and how customers perceive those behaviors. It identifies common stressors in customer service as both external and internal factors and recommends managing stress through techniques like deep breathing, walking breaks, positive self-talk, and focusing on solutions rather than limitations when helping customers.
Share Consulting provides mental health services through a 3-phase process of consultation, counseling, and psychotherapy. They aim to help individuals, couples, families, and groups reduce mental stress and breakdown. Their services are offered in a safe, confidential setting with a qualified mental health professional. They also partner with organizations to develop and execute proactive mental health programs. Their goal is to identify client strengths, address needs, and help achieve short and long-term therapeutic goals through various evidence-based treatment modalities and workshops. They maintain policies of non-abandonment and not denying services due to inability to pay.
Presentation by Kathryn Falloon, Dr Serene Teh and Tracy Coward - A positive behavior support approach for mental health consumers. Presented at the Western Australian Mental Health Conference 2019.
Promoting Exchange, Enhancing Resources: How Connecting Organizations Improve...BCCPA
Improving workplace safety in continuing care often means undertaking significant culture change. Organizations often find themselves re-creating the same programs as neighbouring organizations, with similar outcomes. The PEER Resource Network was initiated by SafeCare BC to address two key issues raised by the continuing care sector:
1. Managers lack the resources to support the development of a safety culture within their organizations;
2. Continuing care organizations largely face the same root workplace safety issues.
In this workshop, participants will:
1. Learn about PEER’s innovative model and the preliminary results of the initiative (both quantitative and qualitative data).
2. Understand how PEER’s structure contributes to collaborative learning – and how this supports organizational excellence in workplace safety.
3. Engage with fellow participants in PEER-like exercises to glean insight into solutions for their organization’s own safety challenges.
4.Develop new connections to support the implementation of those solutions.
Presented by:
- Jennifer Lyle, Executive Director, SafeCare BC
- Saleema Dhalla, Workplace Health and Safety Programs Director, SafeCare BC
Presentation by Katie Curo of Befriend Inc. - Activities Aren't Relationships: Supporting relationship outcomes using social identity approaches. Presented at the Western Australian Mental Health Conference 2019.
Counseling is a helping profession that provides a unique and needed service to clients. Counselors receive specialized training and licensure to help clients by establishing trust, actively listening without bias, and helping clients gain a deeper understanding of their issues. The fundamental basis of counseling is understanding client characteristics and needs as well as the societal environment that shapes them. As professionals, counselors must commit to ongoing training, research, and adhering to legal and ethical guidelines to advance the profession and best serve clients.
Grade 12 HUMSS Elem/HS Department The University of Manila. This powerpoint is about Counselling, the types of counselling and the effects of counselling.
HR Insights - Mental Health Awareness in the WorkplaceLaura Steggles
Muslimah Miah covered how to identify when staff may be struggling with their mental health, the consequences of ignoring mental health in the workplace and how companies can promote wellness amongst their staff.
Couple Counselling Services, Marriage Counselling, Counselling for Couplesmindgroomdmit
Marital or Couple counselling is a part of relationship counselling that we provide. Our proven counselling techniques help you to improve your relationships with your spouse and live a happy life.
This document discusses the importance of career counseling. It defines career counseling as assisting individuals with decision making through a collaborative relationship to develop self-understanding and informed choices. The main aim of career counseling is to help students choose a field aligned with their skills and expectations. It is meant to help individuals discover their passions, identify their life's purpose, and develop a plan for life through understanding their talents, values, and experiences.
Coaching & Counselling For managers, Counselling, Role Conflict, Process of C...Harsh Parekh
20% of the total working population suffers from some form of mental illness each year, resulting in 90 million lost work days. Workplace counseling can benefit employees' welfare, prevent legal issues from harassed employees, and improve mental health by helping employees cope with changes. Counseling approaches employees' problems constructively and as a preventive service to maintain employees' well-being and productivity.
Employment is important for personal identity and as a source of friends as well as improved income and the benefits this brings. Individual Placement Support (IPS) must deliver the 7 principles of evidence-based employment e.g. we must focus on real employment not voluntary work. The combination of clinical support alongside employment support is vital and we must retain the opportunity to work with anyone who wants to give it a try.
DuWanda S. Epps has over 15 years of experience in mental health, substance abuse, and human services. She holds a Master's in Public Administration and is pursuing a Master's in Marriage and Family Therapy. Her experience includes positions as a Qualified Professional providing intensive in-home services, Assertive Community Treatment, and community support. She has also worked as a Program Director, Caseworker, and Substitute Teacher. Epps seeks to empower positive change and has extensive skills and certifications in areas such as crisis response, person-centered planning, and cultural awareness.
Topic: Elements and Goals of Counselling
Student Name: Naveed
Class: M.Ed
Project Name: “Young Teachers' Professional Development (TPD)"
"Project Founder: Prof. Dr. Amjad Ali Arain
Faculty of Education, University of Sindh, Pakistan
The document outlines the history and key components of the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines. It discusses the previous constitutions from 1898 onwards and how they shaped the government and laws of the Philippines over time. It also lists the 18 parts that make up the 1987 Constitution, establishing the Philippines as a democratic republic and outlining the branches of government and protections for citizens.
This document discusses different methods for calculating percentiles from a data set:
1) The index method calculates the percentile by taking the index number of the data point and dividing it by the total number of data points.
2) The rank method ranks all data points from lowest to highest and calculates the percentile by dividing the rank by the total number of data points.
3) Examples are provided to demonstrate calculating the 50th percentile using both the index method and rank method on sample data sets.
Athena Merianos is a registered Marriage and Family Therapist Intern seeking a position providing therapy to individuals, families, and children. She has 12 years of experience working in social services and mental health. She has a master's degree in Marriage and Family Therapy and certifications in TF-CBT and as a Domestic Violence Counselor. Her experience includes providing therapy, case management, group facilitation, and working with at-risk populations including the homeless, those with substance abuse issues, and domestic violence victims.
Presentation by Monique Platell - Principals of Optimal Mental Health Care for Adolescents and the impact of system-wide barriers. Presented at the Western Australian Mental Health Conference 2019.
Topic: Elements & Goals of Counseling
Student Name: Asia
Class: M.Ed.
Project Name: “Young Teachers' Professional Development (TPD)"
"Project Founder: Prof. Dr. Amjad Ali Arain
Faculty of Education, University of Sindh, Pakistan
The document outlines the key components of the counseling process, including relationship building, assessment, goal setting, intervention, termination, and follow-up. Relationship building establishes trust and empathy between counselor and client. Assessment involves obtaining information about the client's problems, strengths, and needs. Goal setting defines desired outcomes to direct the counseling process. A variety of intervention techniques are used depending on the theoretical approach. Termination occurs when goals are met, and follow-up ensures continued progress. The counseling process provides a framework to explore issues and facilitate healthy changes for the client.
The goals of counseling are to help individuals overcome immediate problems and become self-actualizing. It aims to assist clients in making rational decisions, growing positively to reach their full potential, and developing adequate adjustments to turn problematic situations into satisfaction. Counseling also helps clients better understand themselves, their interests, abilities, attitudes, and opportunities to inspire successful endeavors toward their goals. The overall goals are to achieve positive mental health and resolution of issues through the counseling process.
This document discusses reducing stress in customer service and focuses on how to better serve customers. It defines a customer as anyone who receives or uses a product or service and says customer service means adhering to behaviors that organizations use when interacting with customers and how customers perceive those behaviors. It identifies common stressors in customer service as both external and internal factors and recommends managing stress through techniques like deep breathing, walking breaks, positive self-talk, and focusing on solutions rather than limitations when helping customers.
Share Consulting provides mental health services through a 3-phase process of consultation, counseling, and psychotherapy. They aim to help individuals, couples, families, and groups reduce mental stress and breakdown. Their services are offered in a safe, confidential setting with a qualified mental health professional. They also partner with organizations to develop and execute proactive mental health programs. Their goal is to identify client strengths, address needs, and help achieve short and long-term therapeutic goals through various evidence-based treatment modalities and workshops. They maintain policies of non-abandonment and not denying services due to inability to pay.
Presentation by Kathryn Falloon, Dr Serene Teh and Tracy Coward - A positive behavior support approach for mental health consumers. Presented at the Western Australian Mental Health Conference 2019.
Promoting Exchange, Enhancing Resources: How Connecting Organizations Improve...BCCPA
Improving workplace safety in continuing care often means undertaking significant culture change. Organizations often find themselves re-creating the same programs as neighbouring organizations, with similar outcomes. The PEER Resource Network was initiated by SafeCare BC to address two key issues raised by the continuing care sector:
1. Managers lack the resources to support the development of a safety culture within their organizations;
2. Continuing care organizations largely face the same root workplace safety issues.
In this workshop, participants will:
1. Learn about PEER’s innovative model and the preliminary results of the initiative (both quantitative and qualitative data).
2. Understand how PEER’s structure contributes to collaborative learning – and how this supports organizational excellence in workplace safety.
3. Engage with fellow participants in PEER-like exercises to glean insight into solutions for their organization’s own safety challenges.
4.Develop new connections to support the implementation of those solutions.
Presented by:
- Jennifer Lyle, Executive Director, SafeCare BC
- Saleema Dhalla, Workplace Health and Safety Programs Director, SafeCare BC
Presentation by Katie Curo of Befriend Inc. - Activities Aren't Relationships: Supporting relationship outcomes using social identity approaches. Presented at the Western Australian Mental Health Conference 2019.
Counseling is a helping profession that provides a unique and needed service to clients. Counselors receive specialized training and licensure to help clients by establishing trust, actively listening without bias, and helping clients gain a deeper understanding of their issues. The fundamental basis of counseling is understanding client characteristics and needs as well as the societal environment that shapes them. As professionals, counselors must commit to ongoing training, research, and adhering to legal and ethical guidelines to advance the profession and best serve clients.
Grade 12 HUMSS Elem/HS Department The University of Manila. This powerpoint is about Counselling, the types of counselling and the effects of counselling.
HR Insights - Mental Health Awareness in the WorkplaceLaura Steggles
Muslimah Miah covered how to identify when staff may be struggling with their mental health, the consequences of ignoring mental health in the workplace and how companies can promote wellness amongst their staff.
Couple Counselling Services, Marriage Counselling, Counselling for Couplesmindgroomdmit
Marital or Couple counselling is a part of relationship counselling that we provide. Our proven counselling techniques help you to improve your relationships with your spouse and live a happy life.
This document discusses the importance of career counseling. It defines career counseling as assisting individuals with decision making through a collaborative relationship to develop self-understanding and informed choices. The main aim of career counseling is to help students choose a field aligned with their skills and expectations. It is meant to help individuals discover their passions, identify their life's purpose, and develop a plan for life through understanding their talents, values, and experiences.
Coaching & Counselling For managers, Counselling, Role Conflict, Process of C...Harsh Parekh
20% of the total working population suffers from some form of mental illness each year, resulting in 90 million lost work days. Workplace counseling can benefit employees' welfare, prevent legal issues from harassed employees, and improve mental health by helping employees cope with changes. Counseling approaches employees' problems constructively and as a preventive service to maintain employees' well-being and productivity.
Employment is important for personal identity and as a source of friends as well as improved income and the benefits this brings. Individual Placement Support (IPS) must deliver the 7 principles of evidence-based employment e.g. we must focus on real employment not voluntary work. The combination of clinical support alongside employment support is vital and we must retain the opportunity to work with anyone who wants to give it a try.
DuWanda S. Epps has over 15 years of experience in mental health, substance abuse, and human services. She holds a Master's in Public Administration and is pursuing a Master's in Marriage and Family Therapy. Her experience includes positions as a Qualified Professional providing intensive in-home services, Assertive Community Treatment, and community support. She has also worked as a Program Director, Caseworker, and Substitute Teacher. Epps seeks to empower positive change and has extensive skills and certifications in areas such as crisis response, person-centered planning, and cultural awareness.
Topic: Elements and Goals of Counselling
Student Name: Naveed
Class: M.Ed
Project Name: “Young Teachers' Professional Development (TPD)"
"Project Founder: Prof. Dr. Amjad Ali Arain
Faculty of Education, University of Sindh, Pakistan
The document outlines the history and key components of the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines. It discusses the previous constitutions from 1898 onwards and how they shaped the government and laws of the Philippines over time. It also lists the 18 parts that make up the 1987 Constitution, establishing the Philippines as a democratic republic and outlining the branches of government and protections for citizens.
This document discusses different methods for calculating percentiles from a data set:
1) The index method calculates the percentile by taking the index number of the data point and dividing it by the total number of data points.
2) The rank method ranks all data points from lowest to highest and calculates the percentile by dividing the rank by the total number of data points.
3) Examples are provided to demonstrate calculating the 50th percentile using both the index method and rank method on sample data sets.
How GPs and mental health practitioners should work togetherKris Van den Broeck
In this slideshow, we first present a literature study, showing that guidelines on the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD) only provide little information about how to organise collaborative care. An additional Pubmed search, however, may be inspirational for who would like to improve collaboration amongst caregivers regarding the care for severely depressed patients. A second (qualitative) study presented in this presentation outlines how collaborative care amongst general practitioners (GPs) and mental health care practitioners is organised today in Belgium and what can be improved according to practitioners in favour of severely depressed patients.
The document lists the Indonesian education calendar for the 2016-2017 school year. It shows the months from July 2016 to July 2017 with the days of each month indicated. Most months have around 30-31 days with national holidays and school breaks noted. The school year runs from July to June with semester breaks in December-January and June-July.
Percentiles are positional measures used to indicate an individual's position within a group. They divide a data set into 100 equal parts, with percentiles (denoted Px) indicating what percent of values are less than a specified value. Common percentiles include the median (P50), quartiles (P25, P50, P75), and deciles. Percentiles are calculated using a formula that determines the position number based on the total number of data points and percentile value. This position is then used to find the corresponding value within ordered data.
The document discusses various statistical concepts including deciles, percentiles, coefficient of variation, five number summary, boxplots, skewness, kurtosis, and statistical software such as Excel and SPSS. Deciles and percentiles refer to the cut points when data is ordered and divided into 10 or 100 equal parts. The coefficient of variation measures the variability in a dataset relative to the mean. The five number summary consists of the minimum, first quartile, median, third quartile, and maximum values of a dataset. Boxplots provide a graphical representation of the five number summary. Skewness and kurtosis measure the asymmetry and peakedness of a distribution. Excel and SPSS are commonly used statistical software packages that allow importing
This document outlines the assessment and rating system for learning outcomes under the K to 12 Basic Education Curriculum. It discusses the philosophy, nature, levels, tools, and frequency of assessment. Assessment will be standards-based and focus on knowledge, skills, understanding, and performance. Student proficiency will be rated on a scale and determine promotion. Rubrics will provide clear guidelines for evaluating student work. Formative and summative assessments will track progress and measure proficiency. The system aims to support quality learning through self-reflection and accountability.
The Philippines must catch up with the rest of the world in education based on several reports. It ranks low among ASEAN countries in measures of education quality and innovation capacity. It also has the shortest pre-university program in Asia at just 10 years total, compared to 12-15 years in other countries. The K-12 program aims to address these issues by streamlining the curriculum, improving teaching quality, expanding job opportunities, and better preparing students for higher education or work. It will provide universal Kindergarten and add 2 years to basic education, for a total of 13 years of pre-university education.
This document outlines the objectives and content of a training session on person-centered support in health, social care, and children's settings. The session aims to define person-centered and child-centered approaches, explain their importance, and how to practice them. Various activities are included, such as discussing case studies, creating care plans, and evaluating the impact of treating all service users the same versus individualized support. The objectives are to understand person-centered principles and how to apply them through activities, group discussions, and assessment of understanding.
This document discusses efforts to improve post-diagnostic support (PDS) for people with dementia in Scotland. It describes 5 pillars that are being used to guide improvements to PDS, including establishing PDS leads and networks, capturing the impact of PDS through evaluation, developing a quality improvement framework, and relocating PDS services into primary care settings. Specific projects underway include testing a quality improvement framework with various sites, and shifting delivery of PDS from mental health teams to general practitioner practices in 3 locations. The benefits of relocating PDS to primary care are being explored. Overall, the document outlines initiatives to enhance and transform PDS for people with dementia in Scotland.
Join us for an interactive, reflective, and hands-on learning session for school and mental health leaders. Together, we will build out your leadership toolkit to develop the mental health systems and practices on your school campus. In this workshop, we will cover the best practices for school mental health, funding streams (such as Medi-Cal and the Mental Health Services Act) that sustain those practices, and policy approaches that support them. Participants will leave with strategies and knowledge that will support enhanced leadership to drive school mental health equitably in their school community.
The document discusses the concepts of social mobilization and community empowerment in healthcare. Social mobilization involves generating active participation across different levels like individual, family and community to improve health. It benefits people by raising morale and promoting a sense of belonging. Community empowerment means gaining power over one's community to create change. Key components include advocacy, education, training, community organizing and networking. The document also outlines several frameworks for community-level organization and theories of diffusion of innovations and organizational development.
The document outlines the topics and assessments for a course on case management and mental health. It discusses the history and definition of case management. The key stages of case management are intake, assessment, planning, implementation, monitoring, review and exit. Family involvement is an important part of a client's recovery plan. Assessment tasks for the course include an essay on topics related to mental health in older adults and a group presentation on the impact of mental illness on different types of family members and caregivers.
Person-centered care focuses on respecting an individual's values and preferences to provide holistic care tailored to their needs and beliefs. It involves developing therapeutic relationships and sharing knowledge between healthcare providers and patients. Providing care this way allows individuals to feel like equal partners in their care by incorporating their values and input into care planning, development and monitoring. The framework emphasizes a negotiated partnership between individuals and providers based on mutual understanding and respect.
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Psychotherapy is an integral part of mental health treatment. Psychotherapy involves accepted therapies that are capable of producing change or maintain acceptable behavior or function in individuals and families as well as alleviate emotional distress or symptoms that affect individual or family growth and development (American Psychiatric Nurses Association-APNA, 2014). Like in every profession, there are always rules and regulations that guide the actions. Psychotherapy of any type allows the therapists to get to individual's or families' confidential issues. Therefore, the legal and ethical rights of the people involved must be considered and respected. However, it is crucial to understand the differences between individual, family, and group therapies.
Difference between legal and ethical considerations for group and family therapy and individual therapy
When it comes to the ethical and legal considerations in psychotherapy, Miller (2018) identified the following essential issues; Responsibility, Confidentiality, personal value as well as informed consent. Responsibility: The therapists must understand her limits in each type of therapy. In individual therapy, the therapist has a one to one relationship with the client; however, the relationship differs in family therapy and group therapy, the therapist views the family or the group as one unit and acts as the group leader, facilitator, environmental manager, educator/teacher, and or cheerleader. The therapist is committed to promoting the welfare of every member involved in the treatment process. Confidentiality, on the other hand is one vital ethical issue in psychotherapy. In individual therapy, the therapist is concerned with keeping the information of the one individual in confidence, whereas in family therapy, confidentiality becomes very crucial. Though the family is considered as one unit, every individual's secret or information must be kept in confidence. Every member must understand the issue of confidentiality. This issue of confidentiality becomes more difficult in group therapy than individual therapy due to more chances of leakage or breach of confidentiality among the group members. Confidentiality should become one of the most critical group norms, and it should be discussed openly, thoroughly, and often among group members (McClanahan, 2014). Another ethical issue is respect for personal value. It is easy to study and respect individual and family values and culture. However, in group therapy, the counselor has a more significant work of studying every member of the group to avoid offending anyone or be misunderstood.
One important legal consideration in psychotherapy is the issue of informed consent, either individual, family, or group therapy. In individual therapy, therapeutic consent is required from the one individual. Any sharing of information must be consented and signed by the indiv.
This document is a resume for Kim Shade, who has 20 years of experience working in disability services. The resume outlines her professional objective of assisting people with disabilities to live independently. It then details her extensive experience in various roles within disability services, including as a casework consultant, practice support coordinator, residential service worker, and acting team leader. The resume also lists her education qualifications and training, as well as referees available upon request.
Making Recovery Real: Improving Employment Outcomes Using Peer Support ServicesMHTP Webmastere
Making Recovery Real: Improving Employment Outcomes Using Peer Support Services.
This presentation details the important role Peer Support Specialists play in improving employment outcomes
among those recovering from mental illness.
Guidance and counseling in the k 12 programcleo barawid
This document discusses the role of guidance counselors in the Philippine K-12 education program. It begins by noting the new challenges counselors face in helping students choose career paths under the reforms. It then examines the current situation where many students do not pursue college or enter the workforce. The document outlines the guidance services counselors provide, including individual inventories, information dissemination, counseling, consultation, prevention/wellness programs, referrals, placement, and follow-up. It distinguishes between group and individual counseling. Finally, it quotes the author's view of their role as a lighthouse to help students find their own way, rather than directly rescuing them.
Mhpod in practice for TheMHS ConferenceMichael Blair
The document discusses MHPOD, a national eLearning program for Australia's mental health workforce. It aims to provide a broad, evidence-based curriculum to enhance practitioners' skills and align with national standards. The curriculum targets five main professions and has 45 topics organized into 13 streams. It was developed by an expert group and writers from various organizations. Some strategies that have helped promote uptake include conference sponsorship, professional magazine articles, and education sessions for facilitators. Challenges include engaging busy practitioners and adapting to health system changes, but blended learning sessions and support from local services have helped address these issues.
This document provides information and resources for college staff to support students' emotional health and well-being. It includes referral pathways for mental health services, lists of local support groups, and forms for referrals. It was created by the Kirklees Colleges Emotional Health and Well-Being Task Group to help college staff assist students in accessing appropriate mental health services.
Guidance and counseling play an important role in education, especially in helping students develop their skills and talents to become productive members of society. The document discusses the purposes and types of guidance, which include educational, vocational, personal, and social guidance. It also defines counseling as a helping process between counselor and client to help clients understand themselves and their environment to establish goals. The roles of guidance personnel are described as well as factors to consider for effective guidance programs in schools.
This document provides information about social workers in the addiction field. It discusses their job duties, which include assessing and treating individuals with substance abuse problems through therapies and other interventions. It outlines typical education requirements and important skills like active listening, speaking, and social perceptiveness. Common job titles are also listed, such as addiction counselor, behavioral health case manager, and substance abuse clinician. The document then examines skills and abilities for addiction social work jobs and provides statistics on employment and median pay from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Treatment approaches used include cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, and motivational interviewing. Social workers play a key role in connecting clients with resources and supporting them through barriers to treatment.
Brief solution focus therapy (BSFT) is a brief counseling approach developed in the 1980s. It is influenced by Milton Erickson's brief therapy approach from the 1940s. BSFT focuses on a client's strengths and resources rather than pathology. The counselor acts as a facilitator to help clients access their own inner strengths and solutions. Sessions are typically limited to 5-8 sessions of 45 minutes each. Key techniques include the miracle question, scaling questions, compliments, and exploring internal and external resources. The goal is to help clients notice exceptions to problems and focus on present and future solutions rather than dwelling on the past or causes of problems.
The document discusses counseling as a helping relationship with goals of facilitating behavior change, improving relationships, enhancing coping skills, and promoting decision making. It covers principles of counseling including acceptance, empathy, and confidentiality. Counseling aims to respect human dignity through partnership, autonomy, and social justice. The roles of counselors include offering guidance to individuals, groups, and communities on issues affecting mental health. Counseling methods include individual, group, organizational, and community approaches. The document also outlines settings, processes, theoretical approaches, and stages of counseling.
Maria Holm is seeking a clinical social work position and has a strong background working with vulnerable populations through various internships and roles. She has a Masters in Social Work and will be licensed pending graduation in May 2016. Her clinical internship experience includes performing diagnostic assessments, creating treatment plans, and leading mental health skills groups. Previous roles involved case management, advocacy, and coordinating services to support individuals' goals. Maria utilizes a person-centered and strengths-based approach and is committed to providing quality clinical care.
Weaving Health Activation into the communitymichaelrlevin
1. The document discusses strategies for improving health literacy and activation in communities. It focuses on empowering individuals to better manage their own health and recovery.
2. A major barrier is that people often feel passive and overwhelmed by their health, lacking understanding of how to manage it. The strategies aim to build knowledge, skills, and confidence.
3. Activating recovery requires trust between community organizations and those they serve. When people trust the resources available, success in managing health and recovery is more likely.
Similar to What Career Practitioners Need to Know: Supporting Clients with Mental Health Challenges, Cannexus 2013 (20)
revised its mission “to improving the quality of life (QOL)
for those affected by schizophrenia and psychosis”. A
survey was undertaken in 2008 to broaden the meaning of
quality of life from a lived perspective.
Purpose of survey:
Allow consumers and families to self-define QOL.
• Adds depth to new mission.
• Identifies consumer / family priorities & QOL elements.
• Informs SSC education, programming & advocacy.
• Strengthens SSC legitimacy to speak for members.
• Inform work of Mental Health Commission of Canada.
Available: http://www.schizophrenia.ca/quality_life.php
The Schizophrenia Society of Canada and its provincial partners revised its mission to focus on “improving the quality of life for people affected by schizophrenia and psychosis.” In May 2008, the SSC commissioned a Canada-wide survey to learn how it can support people living with schizophrenia and their families to recover the best quality of life possible. Through a qualitative and qualitative survey and cross Canada focus groups, 1,086 people shared what QOL means to them.
This document summarizes research on reducing self-stigma and discrimination for those with mental health issues. It finds that empowerment, disclosure, and positive group identification are key to this. Providing education through personal stories, increasing positive contact between peers/the public, and protesting discrimination can challenge stereotypes and interrupt the stigma cycle. While education alone is insufficient, combining it with other approaches can improve attitudes and inclusion.
Consumer-Focused Recovery - a review of the research and literature. Prepared for the Consumer Council of the Mental Health Commission of Canada. Written by Neasa Martin
A Nova Scotia based province wide research study on the role of career service workers in supporting clients with mental health issues/illnesses. Funded by CERIC and sponsored by Nova Scotia Career Development Association this research is the ground work for creating a guide to improve employment outcomes, address stigmatizing beliefs and discriminatory policies.
Review of the research, literature and expert advice on reducing discrimination and enhancing social inclusion in mental health / illness. Written by Neasa Martin, funded by Queensland Alliance, Australia 2009
CERIC funded a province wide research study focused on understanding the barriers people with mental health problems face when accessing employment counselling services. Sponsored by the NSCDA.
1) The Our Health Counts study was a collaborative research project between several First Nations organizations in Ontario that surveyed 790 First Nations people living in Hamilton on their health status and social determinants of health.
2) The study found significantly higher rates of chronic disease, disability, poverty, unstable housing, and lack of access to healthcare compared to statistics and rates for the general Hamilton population.
3) The study demonstrated the importance of using a participatory research model and First Nations ways of knowing to ensure the research priorities and findings reflected First Nations values and addressed the holistic concept of health and wellbeing from a First Nations perspective.
Recomendações da OMS sobre cuidados maternos e neonatais para uma experiência pós-natal positiva.
Em consonância com os ODS – Objetivos do Desenvolvimento Sustentável e a Estratégia Global para a Saúde das Mulheres, Crianças e Adolescentes, e aplicando uma abordagem baseada nos direitos humanos, os esforços de cuidados pós-natais devem expandir-se para além da cobertura e da simples sobrevivência, de modo a incluir cuidados de qualidade.
Estas diretrizes visam melhorar a qualidade dos cuidados pós-natais essenciais e de rotina prestados às mulheres e aos recém-nascidos, com o objetivo final de melhorar a saúde e o bem-estar materno e neonatal.
Uma “experiência pós-natal positiva” é um resultado importante para todas as mulheres que dão à luz e para os seus recém-nascidos, estabelecendo as bases para a melhoria da saúde e do bem-estar a curto e longo prazo. Uma experiência pós-natal positiva é definida como aquela em que as mulheres, pessoas que gestam, os recém-nascidos, os casais, os pais, os cuidadores e as famílias recebem informação consistente, garantia e apoio de profissionais de saúde motivados; e onde um sistema de saúde flexível e com recursos reconheça as necessidades das mulheres e dos bebês e respeite o seu contexto cultural.
Estas diretrizes consolidadas apresentam algumas recomendações novas e já bem fundamentadas sobre cuidados pós-natais de rotina para mulheres e neonatos que recebem cuidados no pós-parto em unidades de saúde ou na comunidade, independentemente dos recursos disponíveis.
É fornecido um conjunto abrangente de recomendações para cuidados durante o período puerperal, com ênfase nos cuidados essenciais que todas as mulheres e recém-nascidos devem receber, e com a devida atenção à qualidade dos cuidados; isto é, a entrega e a experiência do cuidado recebido. Estas diretrizes atualizam e ampliam as recomendações da OMS de 2014 sobre cuidados pós-natais da mãe e do recém-nascido e complementam as atuais diretrizes da OMS sobre a gestão de complicações pós-natais.
O estabelecimento da amamentação e o manejo das principais intercorrências é contemplada.
Recomendamos muito.
Vamos discutir essas recomendações no nosso curso de pós-graduação em Aleitamento no Instituto Ciclos.
Esta publicação só está disponível em inglês até o momento.
Prof. Marcus Renato de Carvalho
www.agostodourado.com
ABDOMINAL TRAUMA in pediatrics part one.drhasanrajab
Abdominal trauma in pediatrics refers to injuries or damage to the abdominal organs in children. It can occur due to various causes such as falls, motor vehicle accidents, sports-related injuries, and physical abuse. Children are more vulnerable to abdominal trauma due to their unique anatomical and physiological characteristics. Signs and symptoms include abdominal pain, tenderness, distension, vomiting, and signs of shock. Diagnosis involves physical examination, imaging studies, and laboratory tests. Management depends on the severity and may involve conservative treatment or surgical intervention. Prevention is crucial in reducing the incidence of abdominal trauma in children.
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• Pitfalls and pivots needed to use AI effectively in public health
• Evidence-based strategies to address health misinformation effectively
• Building trust with communities online and offline
• Equipping health professionals to address questions, concerns and health misinformation
• Assessing risk and mitigating harm from adverse health narratives in communities, health workforce and health system
Rasamanikya is a excellent preparation in the field of Rasashastra, it is used in various Kushtha Roga, Shwasa, Vicharchika, Bhagandara, Vatarakta, and Phiranga Roga. In this article Preparation& Comparative analytical profile for both Formulationon i.e Rasamanikya prepared by Kushmanda swarasa & Churnodhaka Shodita Haratala. The study aims to provide insights into the comparative efficacy and analytical aspects of these formulations for enhanced therapeutic outcomes.
These lecture slides, by Dr Sidra Arshad, offer a quick overview of the physiological basis of a normal electrocardiogram.
Learning objectives:
1. Define an electrocardiogram (ECG) and electrocardiography
2. Describe how dipoles generated by the heart produce the waveforms of the ECG
3. Describe the components of a normal electrocardiogram of a typical bipolar lead (limb II)
4. Differentiate between intervals and segments
5. Enlist some common indications for obtaining an ECG
6. Describe the flow of current around the heart during the cardiac cycle
7. Discuss the placement and polarity of the leads of electrocardiograph
8. Describe the normal electrocardiograms recorded from the limb leads and explain the physiological basis of the different records that are obtained
9. Define mean electrical vector (axis) of the heart and give the normal range
10. Define the mean QRS vector
11. Describe the axes of leads (hexagonal reference system)
12. Comprehend the vectorial analysis of the normal ECG
13. Determine the mean electrical axis of the ventricular QRS and appreciate the mean axis deviation
14. Explain the concepts of current of injury, J point, and their significance
Study Resources:
1. Chapter 11, Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology, 14th edition
2. Chapter 9, Human Physiology - From Cells to Systems, Lauralee Sherwood, 9th edition
3. Chapter 29, Ganong’s Review of Medical Physiology, 26th edition
4. Electrocardiogram, StatPearls - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK549803/
5. ECG in Medical Practice by ABM Abdullah, 4th edition
6. Chapter 3, Cardiology Explained, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK2214/
7. ECG Basics, http://www.nataliescasebook.com/tag/e-c-g-basics
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Integrating Ayurveda into Parkinson’s Management: A Holistic Approach
What Career Practitioners Need to Know: Supporting Clients with Mental Health Challenges, Cannexus 2013
1. What Career Practitioners Need to Know:
Supporting clients with mental health challenges
NEXT STEPS
Neasa Martin & Kathy McKee
Cannexus 2013 Conference,
January 28th, 2013, Ottawa, ON
2. Project Partners
CERIC - funder
NSCDA - project sponsor
N.S. province-wide approach
Kathy McKee
Manager Career Resource Centre
Career Practitioner
Board NSCDA
Chair Career Managers Network NS
Project management
Neasa Martin
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Charting the Course researcher
30 yrs mental health experience
Rehabilitation medicine
10 years as consultant
Focus on stigma, discrimination, peer
support, recovery & social inclusion
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3. Project’s Roots
Numbers of clients
presenting with mental health
issues, disclosure.
Do ‘they’ belong?
Are Career Practitioner
attitudes (stigma) a barrier?
Transformational research:
Shared research on stigma, surveys,
regional meetings, roundtables…
What do we need to know to
provide effective services?
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4. What did we find?
Contact is common - disclosure is not.
No ‘them” & “us”. Mental health problems affects many - including CPs.
Disclosure tied to acceptance / perceived advantage.
Impact of mhp huge (confidence, finances, employment, socially).
Career Practitioners need to know about:
stigma, mental illness, treatment, legal rights & entitlements, resources,
peer support, coaching, recovery, supporting employers.
CP rate current knowledge & skills higher than their clients do.
CP not great at: sharing tools for work, supporting mh client, LESS likely to
refer mh clients for training.
CP satisfaction working with clients high - so are frustrations.
Stigma & discrimination common in services, policies & community.
Clients report it as more common. CP with mhp feel its sting.
Major barrier to employment.
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5. Findings cont.
CP & mental health clients agree:
Work is important, recovery is possible, don’t need to be symptom free.
No less reliable employees. May need accommodations.
Clients face multiple barriers - poverty, housing, transportation, health issues…
Internal barriers - insight, illness management, self stigma, loss of hope.
What is critical to CP / client relationship:
Attitudes: Choice, inclusion, see capacity, trust, respect, fairness, privacy, hope,
compassion. Focus on work not illness.
Knowledge: mh & support services, accommodations.
Skills in assessment, motivating and coaching re: employment
Service-level policy barriers:
Policies limit CPs, service structures (mh clients referred on), funding models, time
constraints, creating service partnerships.
System issues:
Limited mh services, narrow focus, disability funding model, siloed services.
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6. Identified Training Needs
Stigma & social inclusion
How & when to refer to services focused on employment.
Legal rights & accommodations.
Managing disclosure + / -.
Assessment tools, motivation & adult
learning tools.
Coaching, recovery concepts.
Peer support & role in employment.
Ways to support employers.
Labour market trends & opportunities.
Promoting mentally health workplaces.
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7. Preferred Training Approaches
Make training accessible ($, access)
Mental Health First Aid.
Joint training with mental health professionals.
Consumer-led workshops.
Mentorship to reinforce learning.
Case-based teaching.
Workplace seminars.
Prof. development workshops.
Print/web materials for clients.
NSCDA take the lead.
Take a lead on training.
Promote co-ordination of services & systems.
Advocate gov. for policies & funding practices
that remove barriers & improve employment.
Tools to support employers - accommodations.
Recommend inclusion in National CP
Guidelines.
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9. Take away learning
Change required:
Individual level.
Workplace practices.
Community level.
Whole-government approach
to social inclusion.
Next steps:
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CERIC Grant for training.
Bell Foundation grant for MHF
focused on CPs.
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10. It started with What is wrong with people?
And then became –
What is wrong with us?
the
individual
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the
organization
the
community
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the
society
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11. What
the
individual
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are my issues?
How do I feel about these
clients?
What have I been
taught?
What are my values
about who “deserves” my
time?
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12. Disclosure.
Understanding.
‘compassion fatigue’.
Knowing when to refer.
How’s your mental
health?
What if we talked to
clients directly about
challenges?
Peer support.
the
organization
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13. Mental
the
community
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health stream @
conference.
Discrimination.
What are services called
and who provides them.
Lack of knowledge of what
services exist.
Competition for funding.
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14. How
the
society
do policies handcuff
CPs from providing the
best services.
Do we value differences.
Do we allow discrimination
in the form of sub-par
services.
If change doesn’t occur with the individual it is difficult to
make organizational, community or societal change.
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15. Discussion….
What are your learning
needs? Preferred approach?
Are there partnership
opportunities?
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How do our findings align
with your experience?
Recommendations?
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Employment is a cornerstone of equality and inclusion. Stigma towards people with mental health issues limits their economic and civic opportunities and quality of life. Undertaking a Nova Scotia-wide transformative research and engagement project, we identified what training career professionals say they need to effectively support people with mental health issues enter, retain or return to competitive employment. We will share our learning and seek your input to validate our findings.
Canadian Education Research Institute for Counseling
Nova Scotia Career Development Association
Jokes, gossip, denial of benefits (sick leave), shunning, lack of promotion, firing, different workload expectations….
The FIRST step in improving supports and services needs to start at the personal level
Without this policy, training and practices won’t happen or may reinforce common beliefs on incompetence, incapacity, impulsivity and dangerousness
Kathy
No “them & us - we issue
Change starts with individual attitudes
Supporting disclosure
Ask everyone who accesses services - how is your mental health?
Segregated vs mainstream services
Based on choice - mainstream services need improve services to include broad community
Integrate mental health and employment services - Establishment of Service Group focused on MH.
Build peer support into service delivery. Roy Muise -research partner hired to coordinate province-wide peer support strategy. Government policy priority.
Promote recovery practices to reduce ‘compassion fatigue’.
Recovery-focus reduces compassion fatigue
Creating Psychologically Safe Workplaces - promote new National Standards.
CERIC created new funding stream focused on disability and mental health issues.
Several years ago I noticed a definite negative vibe in our work. It began to surface when things got tough – few job, perception of few opportunities, everyone who could work was or they had gone west. We were seeing more and more clients with significant barriers to employment.
CPs would say “Wow, another one”. Anxiety must be the new “thing.” Oh, God, is he back again – can we move him along?
After a while, clients presenting with mental health challenges became the norm and then by far the majority. We were looking at a client load where up to 80% were disclosing MH challenges. And we are a mainstream service provider in a small rural town. Our lack of specific skills to enable us to provide the best possible service was made evident.
Our deficiencies were mirrored in the hopelessness of clients. Our own personal pain that we had worked so hard to hide and cope with was coming to the forefront – so what was wrong with us?
I called Neasa…..started the change in our thinking.