Can someone advice me, got asked this as part of an essay assignment at college. Be greatful if someone could advise me on what to talk about. I am a little confused on the word implications.
Thanks.
not surprised you're confused i work in mental health and am unsure what this means what are the implcations of what? a change in practice, in policy, in law. If you can provide more detail i'm sure you will get a response
The assignment wants we to talk about implications for practice, while working with the serivce user. I was wondering would this include implications while an assessment is being made.
It sounds like part of the sentence is missing! I'd go back to one of the tutors and ask if this is the case and if not, what do they mean. It's very vague.
No the assignment is on Discrimination and opression that Mental Health Service users face, part of the learning outcomes on the assignment is to discuss some of the implications for practice while working with service users.
So what are the implications of the common forms of oppression and discrimination faced by mental health service users, and how might these affect social work practice with them? How might you adapt your practice to ensure you don't replicate these forms of oppression etc,
Light dawns! We needed an object in that sentence!
You might choose to discuss each concept, relate each one directly to the particular situation ie. Users of MH services, then pick examples where you would have contact with service users, pinpoint discrimination/oppression in each example, then say what should be done differently.
Yes that would include assessments, oh and ward rounds where a 'patient' walks into a room full of people, half (if they're lucky) of which the 'patient' has never set eyes on before, and are not introduced, a significant proportion of professionals who have no need to be there at all, and the 'patient' is expected to discuss sensitive issues.
It will include, if you want extra marks, a development, like a cohesive plan of how all the practice guidelines and codes of conduct should be altered (if you feel they should) to create a better system, or a treatise on the ethical principles of the individual worker, and an acknowledgment that it is easier to deal with people in stereotypical fashion than to remain self critical and reflexive as an overworked practitioner.
now it makes sense you could look at stigma labeling most mental health labels are meaningless the power and control issues when a patient is detained consultants not telling patients what meds are supposed to do. The conflict between care and control racial discrimination is still prevalant in mental health
Mental health doctors or nurses do not ask family members or carers what they feel are the risks. Consultants treat spouses and family members with contempt. They fail to tell familys how to cope with the patient on release from hospital.
Do psychiatrists or CMHTs regularly review treatment and do they regularly review effectiveness of treatment.
In my experience not enough support is given to spouses, partners and children of patients. Patients are simply being maintained, nothing is being done to help them recover.
a fundamental of good practice is to talk to the families of patients.