Learning in Context: Perceived Benefits of Fieldwork Education within Community Mental Health Settings

1995 ◽  
Vol 58 (6) ◽  
pp. 245-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Lyons
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Community Mental Health ◽  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
Occupational Therapists ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Learning In Context ◽  
Occupational Therapy Students ◽  
Mental Health Settings ◽  
Community Mental Health Settings ◽  
Community Based Services

The emphasis on community-based services for people with psychiatric disorders requires a concerted response from occupational therapists, if we are to assist people to live meaningful lives in their own communities. This article draws on the fieldwork experiences of 16 Australian and American occupational therapy students, to reflect on fieldwork education and how it may be preparing students to meet the demands of proactive practice in psychiatry. Attention is drawn to the Importance of fieldwork education in community contexts for occupational therapy students, if these future therapists are to be adequately prepared for the demands of community mental health practice.

Occupational Therapy and Care Coordination: The Challenges Faced by Occupational Therapists in Community Mental Health Settings

2008 ◽  
Vol 71 (11) ◽  
pp. 496-498 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane Culverhouse ◽  
Paul F Bibby
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Community Mental Health ◽  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Occupational Therapists ◽  
Specific Work ◽  
Health Practice ◽  
Mental Health Settings ◽  
Community Mental Health Settings

There is continuing debate concerning the role of occupational therapists within community mental health practice. This opinion piece advocates the need for occupational therapists to undertake more profession-specific work. Its argument draws upon real life case studies as well as the service users' views expressed in the recent College of Occupational Therapists' 10-year strategy for occupational therapy mental health services.

Community Mental Health: The Development of the CCOPII, a Client-Centred, Occupational Performance Initial Interview

1995 ◽  
Vol 58 (5) ◽  
pp. 190-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith E Orford
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Community Mental Health ◽  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
Occupational Therapists ◽  
Professional Roles ◽  
Occupational Performance ◽  
Initial Interview ◽  
Mental Health Settings ◽  
Community Mental Health Settings

The blurring of professional roles in community mental health teams has prevented occupational therapists from developing their specialist role fully, including standardising assessments for use in community mental health settings. The aim of this study was to start to fill this gap by designing and piloting an initial Interview proforma. Nine experienced occupational therapists used the proforma with 23 people who were referred to them specifically for occupational therapy. The results of their evaluation of the proforma were analysed and used to create the Client-Centred Community Occupational Performance Initial Interview, Version 2 (CCOPII).

scholarly journals The Influence of a Psychosocial Rehabilitation Program in a Community Health Setting for Patients with Chronic Mental Disorders

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (8) ◽  
pp. 4319
Author(s):  
Paweł Rasmus ◽  
Anna Lipert ◽  
Krzysztof Pękala ◽  
Małgorzata Timler ◽  
Elżbieta Kozłowska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Community Mental Health ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Psychosocial Rehabilitation ◽  
Rehabilitation Program ◽  
Rehabilitation Programs ◽  
Mental Health Settings ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Community Mental Health Settings ◽  
General Self Efficacy

Purpose: To examine (a) the amount of health-related behavior, (b) the level of generalized optimism, (c) the belief about patients’ abilities to cope with difficult situations and obstacles and (d) the subjective sense of social exclusion at baseline and at follow-up among patients with chronic mental health issues participating in a psychosocial rehabilitation program in a community mental health setting. Materials and Methods: This prospective study involved 52 participants aged 18–43 years and diagnosed with mental illness who participated in a 6-month psychosocial rehabilitation program, organized within a special community setting. Different questionnaires were used: the Health-Related Behavior Questionnaire, the Revised Life Orientation Test, the General Self-Efficacy Scale, the Personal Competence Scale and a self-made questionnaire concerning social exclusion problems. Results: Statistical analysis of the questionnaire results taken at the beginning and end of the six-month course, running from November 2015 to May 2016, revealed significant increases in health-related behavior (p = 0.006) and general self-efficacy (p = 0.01). Conclusions: Psychosocial rehabilitation programs offered by community mental health settings might serve as an easy, accessible strategy to deal with different interpersonal and intrapersonal problems and as a potential way to improve health behavior. Further research is required to evaluate other psychosocial rehabilitation programs in different community mental health settings in Lodz Voivodeship, Poland.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document