Recovery Principles and Practices in Mental Health
You are communicating with colleagues about an individual receiving services from your organization and you need to inform them that the person has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. If you are trying to reduce the stigma associated with serious mental illness, how should you describe the individual? -A bipolar person -A manic depressive person -A person living with bipolar disorder -A person afflicted with bipolar disorder
A person living with bipolar disorder
What is the overall goal of the health domain in the context of recovery? -Help the person manage the symptoms of their disorder. -Reduce the need for the long-term use of medications. -Embrace all aspects of care for the individual's personal health and wellness. -Shift services toward medical care rather than psychiatric care.
Embrace all aspects of care for the individual's personal health and wellness.
A counselor wishes to interject hopefulness into the services she provides. Which of the following should she therefore AVOID doing? -Help her clients identify their unique strengths. -Emphasize her role as the expert. -Explore inspiring stories of individuals who have overcome challenges. -Implement self-care practices on a regular basis.
Emphasize her role as the expert.
True or False: When working with an individual who is describing the painful emotions they have been feeling in response to a loss, the most important next step is to help them see things in a positive, hopeful way so they feel less distress. TrueFalse
False
What are the four recovery goal domains according to SAMHSA? -Personal, family, social, environmental -Education, employment, stabilization, safety -Spirituality, wellness, finances, security -Health, home, purpose, community
Health, home, purpose, community
One of your clients is describing the difficulties he has been having with staying focused at work. He adds, "it's because I'm ADHD." How can you help address stigma based on what your client has just explained to you? -Help him recognize and describe himself as a person and not as a disorder. -Educate him about the reasons why he is likely having trouble concentrating -.Re-assess the individual to make sure he was accurately diagnosed. -Encourage him to speak with his human resources representative at his job.
Help him recognize and describe himself as a person and not as a disorder.
Miette works for an organization that emphasizes a person-driven recovery model. Consistent with the model in use by her organization, her initial meetings with people with serious mental illness will likely emphasize which approach? -Sit back and simply listen to the person's plans, since the person served directs care. -Help the individual identify the changes they would like to make and explore options for achieving those changes. -List out the steps the person should take to improve their symptoms. -Provide information only if it seems the person is involved in dangerous behaviors.
Help the individual identify the changes they would like to make and explore options for achieving those changes.
Why is it important for providers to implement self-care practices if they wish to instill hope for the individuals they serve? -They can share the details about their efforts at self-care to motivate their clients. -It can make it more challenging to communicate a hopeful attitude if the provider is experiencing "burnout" from their work. -It can lead to helpful opportunities for the client, such as taking a yoga class with the provider -It establishes credibility for the provider if they regularly attend to their own self-care needs.
It can make it more challenging to communicate a hopeful attitude if the provider is experiencing "burnout" from their work.
Why is it important for the delivery of trauma-informed services that an organization train their staff about healthy boundaries and how to manage conflict effectively? -Organizations must be able to document that these trainings were provided to maintain funding for programs. -It leads to decreased turnover of the organization's leaders when they have fewer employee conflicts to manage. -When employees experience a system that respects and supports them, it naturally flows to the individuals seeking services. -It is a method of indirectly setting limits with clients about the behaviors that are expected of them.
It can make it more challenging to communicate a hopeful attitude if the provider is experiencing "burnout" from their work.
How does an Advance Directive foster person-driven treatment? -It helps the individual explore and identify their primary goals for treatment. -It helps the individual inform their support system what to do to help them in the event of a relapse. -It outlines what services the individual is willing to participate in before services are underway. -It provides an agreement between the individual and their provider about the duration of treatment.
It helps the individual inform their support system what to do to help them in the event of a relapse.
Individuals who have themselves experienced serious mental illness and who are trained to use the principles of personal empowerment to motivate people in recovery are known as: -Social Skills Counselors -Self-help Guides -Peer Support Specialists -Clubhouse Leaders
Peer Support Specialists
Trauma informed-practices emphasize which of the following basic principles? -Leadership and symptom remediation -Peer support and empowerment -Provider as the expert and structure -Stabilization and continual monitoring
Peer support and empowerment
What is considered the most fundamental and essential element to achieving success when working with persons with serious mental illness? -Ensuring that the person is treated with a combination of medications, rather than a single medication -The belief that recovery from serious mental disorders is not only possible, but that it should be the expected outcome for all individuals -Providing a range of services utilizing a multidisciplinary team, including a psychiatrist, psychologist, and a case manager -Making sure the person has access to supportive services they can use during the day, such as a clubhouse program
The belief that recovery from serious mental disorders is not only possible, but that it should be the expected outcome for all individuals
In a recovery-oriented practice, which person should be driving the services received? -The person receiving services -The lead therapist -The clinic manager -The psychiatrist
The person receiving services
What is the role of the provider in terms of communicating hope with people with serious mental illness? -To encourage them to be cautious with their expectations since they have a chronic condition -To emphasize that recovery is not likely but that certain symptoms can improve -To support the reasonable expectation that things can improve and recovery is possible -To instill the belief that recovery can occur if they can maintain positive thinking
To support the reasonable expectation that things can improve and recovery is possible
A counselor strives to establish and maintain healthy boundaries with the individuals he serves. The counselor's practice around boundaries BEST relates to which of the six principles of trauma-informed care? Choice -Peer support -Trustworthiness -Cultural issues
Trustworthiness
You are working with an individual who routinely talks about their depression, relationship breakups, and other stressors. What question may be helpful in instilling hope for this individual? -What would you like to achieve when these problems are no longer holding you back? -Why do think these problems have persisted for as long as they have? -What do you believe is the source of your depression and relationship problems? -Why have you not tried other approaches to overcome your depression?
What would you like to achieve when these problems are no longer holding you back?
What factor is the most important for determining when and how trauma assessments will occur? -Whether they can be administered by any staff person -Whether they can be uniformly administered across treatment settings -Whether they are reimbursable by insurers -Whether they benefit the person receiving services
Whether they benefit the person receiving services
