tips for working more effectively with mental health patients与心理健康患者更有效地工作技巧.pdfVIP

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MENTAL

HEALTH

INTEREST

GROUP

–

MEMBER

TIPS

FOR

WORKING

MORE

EFFECTIVELY

WITH

CLIENTS

WITH

MENTAL

HEALTH

ISSUES

TIP

DISCUSSION

CONTEXT

Make

education

Wherever

possible

make

the

education

as

practical

as

possible,

e.g:

practical

‐Take

time

to

visit

supermarket/market

or

the

charity

organisations

that

provide

General

food

parcels

to

teach

clients

to

identify

appropriate

foods;

OR

‐

if

you

have

the

space/equipment,

basic

cooking

demonstrations;

Use

food

models

Use

food

models

to

demonstrate

portions

and

healthy

meals.

Food

models

are

also

a

good

General

way

of

getting

the

client

to

convey

to

you

their

usual

serves

Provide

pen

paper

Provide

pen

(the

more

colours

thter)

and

paper

out

for

the

clients/carers

to

jot

down

General

their

own

notes

and/or

goals

Take

time

to

build

trust

Take

the

time*

to

build

a

al

relationship

with

your

client

and

put

them

at

ease

community

living,

ATSI

clients

‐Simple

rapport

isnt

good

enough

in

this

setting.

Once

someone

feels

that

they

with

some

degree

of

know

who

you

are

and

respect

that,

they

are

more

likely

to

take

on

what

your

depression/anxiety/

discussing

helplessness/hopelessness

*

This

may

take

much

longer

than

you

expect

Achievable

(