2Choose one of the six listed Principles of Psychosocial Rehabilitation. State the principle.
a. Read the reference accompanying the principle. In one paragraph summarize the reference’s key points as they relate to the principle.
The reference that will be summarize is Shared Decision Making and Medication Management in the Recovery Process written by Patricia Deegan Ph.D. and Robert E. Drake, M.D., Ph.D. In the past individuals were expected to be compliant with treatment plans assigned to them by their practitioners. These interventions would often ignore how it made the individual felt or how the treatment affected their lives. Practitioners would measure success of the intervention on symptom reductions and would not worry about …show more content…
This article supported the idea of shared decision making between the doctor and the individual and this would result in the best individualized treatment plan. The doctor would provide the expertise in prescribing medication and the individual could relay the effect it is having on their symptoms and if it is improving their quality life or if it effecting their personal identity. By following this mutual decision method, it would in turn promote choice, self determination and empowerment values in the individual. This method requires a partnership between two experts the practitioner and the individual, the individual would get information on the treatment options and then would be require to make decision on the plan. The practitioner would be person who would give information to the individual, prescribe different treatment options and would promote treatment services such as self help groups, peer to peer counseling, case management and primary medical care. This methodology embraces current science but also includes the individual experience, and it gives the individual the ability to make informed decisions. This partnership helps to create an individualize, fluid treatment plan, …show more content…
Philips.Psy D. And Danielle N. Schade, Psy.D. The author in this article believe that empowerment psychoeducation of the individual plays an important role in psychosocial rehabilitation. They define empowerment as an iterative process in which a person who lacks power sets a personally meaningful goal oriented toward increasing power, takes action toward that goal, and observes and reflects on the impact of this action” (Phillips LA & Schade DN (2012). They feel that empowerment can be used as a tool that can help PSR therapies focus on the individual and not the mental health issues that these individuals may have. In the past, people seeking service felt disempowered with the traditional treatment model. These people were encouraged to follow exactly what the practitioner ordered with having little or no input in their own treatment. The current system of recovery orientated therapies has changed the part the individual plays in their journey to recovery. In Psychosocial Approach the Individual is encouraged to be much more active in their recovery (for example being offered choices) which has the effect of empowering the individual. Empowerment psychoeducation explores ways how to encourage individuals and increase their contribution in their recovery. They believe in a system where the
a. Read the reference accompanying the principle. In one paragraph summarize the reference’s key points as they relate to the principle.
The reference that will be summarize is Shared Decision Making and Medication Management in the Recovery Process written by Patricia Deegan Ph.D. and Robert E. Drake, M.D., Ph.D. In the past individuals were expected to be compliant with treatment plans assigned to them by their practitioners. These interventions would often ignore how it made the individual felt or how the treatment affected their lives. Practitioners would measure success of the intervention on symptom reductions and would not worry about …show more content…
This article supported the idea of shared decision making between the doctor and the individual and this would result in the best individualized treatment plan. The doctor would provide the expertise in prescribing medication and the individual could relay the effect it is having on their symptoms and if it is improving their quality life or if it effecting their personal identity. By following this mutual decision method, it would in turn promote choice, self determination and empowerment values in the individual. This method requires a partnership between two experts the practitioner and the individual, the individual would get information on the treatment options and then would be require to make decision on the plan. The practitioner would be person who would give information to the individual, prescribe different treatment options and would promote treatment services such as self help groups, peer to peer counseling, case management and primary medical care. This methodology embraces current science but also includes the individual experience, and it gives the individual the ability to make informed decisions. This partnership helps to create an individualize, fluid treatment plan, …show more content…
Philips.Psy D. And Danielle N. Schade, Psy.D. The author in this article believe that empowerment psychoeducation of the individual plays an important role in psychosocial rehabilitation. They define empowerment as an iterative process in which a person who lacks power sets a personally meaningful goal oriented toward increasing power, takes action toward that goal, and observes and reflects on the impact of this action” (Phillips LA & Schade DN (2012). They feel that empowerment can be used as a tool that can help PSR therapies focus on the individual and not the mental health issues that these individuals may have. In the past, people seeking service felt disempowered with the traditional treatment model. These people were encouraged to follow exactly what the practitioner ordered with having little or no input in their own treatment. The current system of recovery orientated therapies has changed the part the individual plays in their journey to recovery. In Psychosocial Approach the Individual is encouraged to be much more active in their recovery (for example being offered choices) which has the effect of empowering the individual. Empowerment psychoeducation explores ways how to encourage individuals and increase their contribution in their recovery. They believe in a system where the