Mental health legislation is necessary for protecting the rights of people with mental disorders‚ who are a vulnerable section of society. They face stigma‚ discrimination and marginalization in all societies‚ and this increases the likelihood that their human rights will be violated. Mental disorders can sometimes affect people’s decision-making capacities and they may not always seek or accept treatment for their problems. Rarely‚ people with mental disorders may pose a risk to themselves and others
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What are the implications of a recovery model for mental health services and for service users/survivors? In discussing the implications of a recovery model on service users/survivors and mental health services‚ it is essential to define recovery. In illustrating the controversial nature of this concept it is pragmatic to discuss service users and workers in mental health because implications of the recovery model affect both‚ but in different ways. It is important to realize there is a division
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of complex health needs on the individual and mental health services? This essay aims to discuss the impact of complex mental health needs on an individual; it talks about the impact on mental health services on an individual Dual diagnosis refers to a condition whereby an individual suffers from an enduring mental illness and at the same time struggles with a co-existing drug or alcohol dependency issues (DoH 2009). Rassool (2002) describes dual diagnosis as a complex mental health problem which
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Community mental health is a vast concept with various initiatives and programmes under its umbrella. The area chosen for the purpose of the assignment is to address community mental health initiative addressing psychosocial needs of the people who have experienced massive forced displacement and/or identify as refugees. People migrate due to economic crisis‚ natural disasters‚ construction of dams and various others reasons that lead them into search for other opportunities‚ away from conflict and
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Should soldiers receive better mental health services after war? When soldiers return home from deployment‚ it seems as if they still have a war inside of themselves. Learning to cope with the traumatic memories of war is not easy at all. Veterans are at a very high risk for mental health problems. Involvement in a war can have many undesired consequences for the mental health and well being of military personnel. There are many reasons why it is our responsibility to make sure our veterans
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A REPORT OF THE ROLES OF THE DIFFERENT PROFESSIONALS INVOLVED IN MENTAL HEALTH. To HEALTH. To provide advocacy to qualifying patients as defined in the 2007 Mental Health Act Code of practice independent mental health advocate in Northumberland. 1 To offer one-to -one advocacy and promote‚ develop and support other forms of advocacy as required. 2 To support individuals to speak for themselves‚ or to represent them where they are unable to speak for themselves if required. 3 To complete all relevant
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think of a healthcare facility‚ and my main thought was the Mental Health Facilities. This is because of all the different types of people you can meet on a day to day basis‚ but before I can tell you about that‚ I have to to get to the more reasonable approach and explain in detail what Mental Health Facilities are and how it has changed so much over the years. I hope you have a great understanding of this when I’m done. Mental Health is when doctors and counselors treat people who are mentally
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One misconception is that a majority of people think that people suffering from a mental illness could snap and get violent quickly‚ when in reality it all depends on the person who has the mental illness. Although the people with more severe mental illnesses such as schizophrenia are more likely to take out their feelings violently on others‚ it is very rare. Of a person is raised right and taught how to express themselves or control their feelings‚ they can live normally from a day to day basis
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Mental health within childhood is a long standing problem within society. One in ten children suffer with mental health issues (Mentalhealth.org.uk‚ 2015)‚ by adopting different perspectives‚ models and explanations for childhood mental health‚ an evaluation can be made on the best course of prevention. The different views we adopt however have an effect on the way we think about the issue‚ such as the way we assess and identify it‚ how we treat it and most importantly how we try to prevent it (Kearney
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is hypothesized that counselor burnout‚ measured by the Mental Health Counselor Burnout Assessment (MHCBA) will be associated with greater burnout rates. A positive correlation is expected. In order to gain deeper understanding of counselor burnout and the relationship between caseload sizes it is important to engage counselors in a survey regarding this experience. RESEARCH QUESTIONS 1. What is the effect of caseload size on mental health counselor burnout at an outpatient agency? 2. What is the
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