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| Identify five core values of PR professionals | 1. All people should have control over their own lives and make decisions about their lives. 2 All people should be valued as worthwhile, shown respect and treated with dignity no matter illness; 3. When a mentally ill person receives psyR services, there is hope fro improvement and recovery; 4. All people can learn new things and grow as individuals; 5. It is important to be aware of each persons unique personality, needs, culture, ethnicity and beliefs and show respect for differences. |
| Identify and explain five main steps to learning a new skill as suggested by Albert Bandura | Instruction- teach; Modeling-watch others use skills; Role Playing- Practice skills in pretend situation; Behavior Rehearsal- Practice skill in real situation with instructor; In-Vivo Practice- The skill is practiced in real situation without instructor. |
| Skills Training | Purpose is developing skills; focus is on modifying behavior; Emphasis is on identifying what skill are lacking in a specific area; Instructions and modeling are used to show desired behaviors as is role playing. Feedback is given about strengths and weaknesses in a positive tone; Assignments for practice are given. |
| Direct Skills Training | Treatment by skills teaching; emphasis is on identifying skills that and individual needs for their desired environment; cycle approach of tell, show and do to build skills; obstacles to success are identified and a plan developed to overcome them. |
| Describe the affect of Stress on physical health | If stress is constant, the body will enter distress. Headaches, stomach upset, high bp. Individuals experiencing constant stress are more likely to abuse drugs. |
| Explain the use of behaviorism in teaching skills | Behaviorism is the idea lf encouraging or discouraging certain behaviors using reinforcement through reward or punishment. Behaviorism is commonly used in education. Behavior in form of progress can be reinforced with positive or negative rewards where positive refers to something that is added while negative is the removal. Punishment should be used cautiously as it can cause resentment and damage relationships. Rewards have better potential to communicate progress. Criticized for lacking human compassion. |
| ADA Title 1 | Employers can not discriminate age. Requires employers to consider all qualified applicants for a job regardless of disabilities even if job accommodations will be required. During interview, employers can not ask about any obvious or possible disability. Employers with less than 15 employees are exempt from this law. |
| Describe advantages and disadvantages of Single Room Occupancy residences for individuals with psychiatric disabilities. | Advantages= Low cost; Usually supportive services attached; can provide a transitional housing environment for moving from hospitalization to independent living. Disadvantages= potential for abuse by operators; not the most normalized environment; some in unsafe areas; can promote institutionalized like behaviors and lack of privacy. |
| Psychodynamic | Theory that asserts that mental illness is a result of unresolved problems buried deep in an individual's mind |
| Psychoanalytic | An approach popularized by Freud that emphasizes exploring the inner mind and looking carefully at the past |
| Diathesis Stress Model | A theory that suggests that some people who are already biologically susceptible to mental illnesses can become symptomatic because of certain stresses. |
| Delphi technique | A research approach that acquires information by questioning experts in that area or field. |
| Eugenics | A scientific field that focuses on changing or refining hereditary characteristics in a specific species, breed or race |
| Longitudinal study | research approach that follows participants and documents results over an extended period of time usually ten years or longer. |
| Who could be stakeholders in mental health and psychiatric rehabilitation system | Psychiatrist; Counselors; vocational rehabilitation specialist; individuals with mental illness; law enforcement; |
| Identify Obstacles to employment that individuals with mental illness face. | stigma of mental illness; self doubt; misguided services provided by professionals not trained; limited vocation experience; symptoms; medication side effects; loss of benies; |
| Role of job coach in supporting vocational goals of an individual with mental illness | Assist individuals in obtaining meaningful employment; requires to be knowledgeable in career planning, marketing, and networking within different industries. Starts with detailed assessment of a client's skills strengths interests level of required support. Also able to do on the job support, training employers, money management, transportation, relationships, and benefits. Job coaches also educate clients about all other available resources including family, government and community organizations. |
| Self contained classroom type of supported education | In this type of Supported education program all students have some type of psychiatric disability. There is a set curriculum which emphasizes career planning with extensive supports in employment. Classroom is physically on a campus of the school sponsoring . They are preps for higher education of finding a job. This is least normalized as all students have a mental illness. |
| On site model of Supported Education | This type of program focuses on helping individuals with psychiatric disabilities find and use the resources already available at an institution of higher learning. This can include programs such as tutoring, counseling, and peer support. |
| Mobile support model of supported education | This type of program utilizes professional support staff that travel to help individuals with mental illness reach educational goals; includes providing help on and off campus and is individualized to each student. |
| Principles of effective vocational program | 1. Client Choice; 2. Integrated environment; 3. Service Connection; 3. Natural Supports; 4. Quick placement; 5. Job accommodation; 6. Uninterrupted services; 7. Employer education |
| Supported employment | An environment for workers with disabilities in which they receive full time on the job support in their work environment. |
| Enclave or Work Crew in supported employment | A small group of individuals with disabilities works for the same business or employer. This group is no larger than 8 and works in a self contained unit. It is possible for members to work in different stations of the business. A job coach stays with the group during the entire shift to provide support and training. This type of work environment is covered in the Federal Rehabilitation Act. It has the disadvantage of isolating persons from other workers and limits choice. |
| Supported housing | A housing approach with emphasis on the importance of choice made successful by providing the level and type of support unique to each individual. Values specific environments with respect to choice, limiting rules and structure. Self Determination is key element of Supported Housing. So successful that dollars are moved from state hospital budgets to supported housing programs. Research shows this approach has increased housing stability and fewer incidents of hospitalization as well as clients reports of greater quality of life. |
| Relevance of Psychosocial rehabilitation centers to the development of modern day psychiatric rehabilitation approach | Intended to provide a social forum for mentally ill persons to help and support one another as well as others with mental illness. Common goal to both programs has been the individual development of skills and strategies for coping with mental illness. Level of success achieved by psychosocial rehab centers supports the idea that support and assistance should be provided in a persons chosen environment and that peer support is valuable. |
| Progressive Muscular Relaxation | A physical technique for stress reduction. (PMR) Teaches a person to contract a set of muscles as tightly as possible and hold it for several seconds. |
| Deep Breathing | Technique for stress reduction focusing on breathing with increased O2 to brain |
| Biofeedback | Physical technique to reduce stress where relaxation is promoted using electronic sensors to measure reactions such as skin temperature, heart rate, and muscle movement while individual engages in specific activities including experimenting with stress reduction; gives immediate insight to specific techniques and actions. |
| Elements of comprehensive service system for persons with mental illness | Treatment; Crisis intervention; Case Management; Rehabilitation; Enrichment; Rights protection; basic support; Self-help; wellness |
| National Alliance for Mentally Ill | Grassroots organization founded by individuals with mental illness and their family members. Goals include providing support for one another teaching larger community; lobbies for legislation. |
