Stretches

 stretches(exercises)Good for getting people to relax,or wake up!

Warm up

Warm ups

warm ups are short,fun,exercises used at the beginning of a session.they last no longer than 10 minutes.the aims of warm ups include:

* Getting people to relax.

* Getting to know 1 another

* Building a team spirit.

* Encouraging people to start to think about feelings.

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Think about this...

  Think about how long activity sessions should last for.Also be aware of the people taking part,and how long each can concentrate for.

Practical activities should not last longer than one and a half hours.During that time clients may need tn take a break. Encourage them to return to the activity afterwards.Social and projective activities are not normally longer than one hour.

Be aware of the need of individual clients. For instance be aware of a client who needs encouragement to successfully complete the activity,or a client who finds the activity too easy and is getting bored,and who needs an additional challenge.

Carrying out activities

Group leaders should make sure they have the material and equipment you need.Try to involve the clients in as much of the activity as possible.It may be that clients do not do things as quickly or neatly as the facilitator,but the aim of the activity is for clients to increase their skills.In a successful therapy programme attitude is crucial.It must be:

* Respectful of all.

* Encouraging.

* Welcoming contributions from everyone.

* Not experienced as punishment.

Relationship

    Group leaders being actively involved in the activity with clients enables a number of things to happen,for instance.

*Opportunities for doing something together,talking will reinforce the therapeutic relationship.

*Reducing the us and them split.

  

Gives insight into how the activity is experienced. For instance is it enjoyable,is there enough equipment,is the environment comfortable,what part of the activity are difficult,what changes would make the activity work better.

Participation.

Activities work best it staff and client engage in the activity together. The person leading the activity may need to guiding /assisting others,but should not just watch as a supervisor.people not facilitating the activity should take part in it. Sessions should not have observers.observe how people are doing,and give realistic positive feedback as much possible.

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THE THERAPEUTIC RELATIONSHIP

  For staff to work successfully with clients it is important to establish a therapeutic relationship with individual clients. For individual members of staff this involves. 

* knowing the client as an individual, knowing their name, talking with them.

*Treating clients with respect.

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ENVIRONMENT

 Aim to create a pleasant and stimulating environment, which people can enjoy. Think about what the environment looks and feels like. Try to create variety, through pictures, wall hangings, plants.

Assessment.

A detailed functional assessment would normally be the role of an Occupational therapist. However a discussion with the client (and sometimes relatives) is important,and can indicate:

* client interests.

* level of functioning before the onset of illness.

* difficulties they experience.

* clients and families aims.

This is also an opportunity to explain the aims of the programme to the client,and begin the process of building a relationship with them.

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Aims

• Reinforcing individuals sense of self.
• sharing information.
• planning activities. 
• Discussing/resolving day problems with arise.

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Project meetings.

Projects will benefit from regular meetings which everyone attends.even people who are very damaged by their illness will appreciate that they are part of a community.the meeting should be structured so that as possible people meet as equals.

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Transferable skills

 Although someone is involved in 1 activity the impact  of that is transferred into other parts  of their life. For instance the confidence gained from successfully learning a new skill can increase the individuals overall confidence.
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How to arrange activities.

Some practical activities,eg.keeping animals or growing vegetagbles will be ongoing and need input and care every day.other activities can be completed in a session,or during several sessions.you need to take these factors into account in planning.try to ensure that people facilitating an activity have the skills and interests to do so.

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PLANNING AN ACTIVITY PROGRAMME

The size of programme will depend on the numbers of staff available,
and numbers of clients.All activities 1-2 people who can facilitate/lead the activity.

Avoid planning programme with more activities than you can reliably facilitate. It is better to offer a few activities
which take place ,than a lot of activities which do not take place.

This web site contains ideas for activities,but a brainstorm with clients and staff will produce many more which you can try out.

Who is this web site?

Anyone involved with mental health professionals and support staff, NGO WORKING IN MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS AND THEIR RELATIVES.

What is the rehabilitation

1.The activity programme should involve variety, so that activities stay fresh and not become boring or respective.
2.Involving the whole group will increase participation and individual responsibility. An individuals active participation will assist in improving their view of themselves.
3.People with psychotic illnesses,for intense,schizophrenia,will find practical activities easier than activities where they have use their imagination.
4.Activities which the person enjoys may help reduce psychotic symptoms.

The Individual with the Psychiatric Disability
The individual with psychiatric “experience” or psychiatric disability
is referred to in this text variously as: consumer, consumer-survivor,
client, or person. The terms used reflect both the evolution of the field
and the current debate within it. 
The debate centers on the question of
what mode of identification most accurately portrays the individual’s
actual situation or enhances the individual’s potential integration as a
valued member of society (Caras, 1994; Fisher, 1994). Consumer or
consumer survivor is a generic term used to refer to the relationship of
the individual to the mental health system. The terminology of con.
sumer (i.e. one who “consumes” or actively uses services and/or a survivor,
(i.e., one who has “survived” psychiatric or mental health treatment)
invokes the personal experience of the individual. 
Many, but not
all consumer organizations, use these terms. The term client is used to
refer to someone’s role in a specific helping relationship with a practitioner
or helper. The term person, people, or individual is used most
frequently in this text as an abbreviated form of the phrase: person with
a psychiatric disability. It is used to underscore the fact that rehabilitation
is interested in the human being across all of his or her roles (e.g.,
client, consumer, tenant, worker, parent, friend, student).

   The Nature of the Difficulty Addressed by Psychiatric Rehabilitation.
  The first terms to be clarified are those that describe the type of difficulties for which psychiatric rehabilitation was designed. Various terms have been used both in mental health/rehabilitation literature and in practice: psychiatric illness, impairment, psychiatric disability, emotional problems, psychiatric background, and psychiatric experience. The variety of terms indicates varying points of view about the nature of the problem and the extent to which “mental illness” is an illness or a sociopolitical problem (Chamberlin, 1990). This text uses psychiatric disability, in preference to other terms when referring to the aspect of the problem which psychiatric rehabilitation addresses. The term psychiatric disability does not speak to the issue of the cause of mental illness nor does it imply that a particular psychiatric diagnosis is either correct or useful. In using the term disability, rather than illness, reference is made to the restriction in functioning experienced by some people with a psychiatric diagnosis of major mental illness or a long term psychiatric experience. The term impairment is used to refer to what is typically thought of as psychiatric symptoms or the personal distress related to the psychiatric difficulty or problem. The Individual with the Psychiatric Disability The individual with psychiatric “experience” or psychiatric disability is referred to in this text variously as: consumer, consumer-survivor, client, or person. The terms used reflect both the evolution of the field and the current debate within it. The debate centers on the question of what mode of identification most accurately portrays the individual’s actual situation or enhances the individual’s potential integration as a valued member of society (Caras, 1994; Fisher, 1994). Consumer or consumer survivor is a generic term used to refer to the relationship of the individual to the mental health system. The terminology of con

Description Rehabilitation readiness helps people with serious psychiatric disabilities to actively assess their own willingness to engage in rehabilitation. Introduction to Rehabilitation Readiness begins with a brief overview of psychiatric rehabilitation. The research background and context for the concepts involved in both assessing and developing psychiatric rehabilitation readiness are discussed. Further, if they wish, it helps people to get involved in activities that assist them in increasing their readiness. Introduction to Rehabilitation Readiness can be used as a stand-alone text for classroom use or self-study. It also can be used as an introduction to the Rehabilitation Readiness Training Technology.