Whose Choice is Mental Health Rehabilitation?

Panesar, Narinder; Valachova, Iveta

doi:10.3109/00048674.2011.588171

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“…Panesar () has questioned the justification of compulsory admission for psychiatric rehabilitation and expressed concern regarding the impact it may have on client recovery as the clients may regard the process as coercive. He advocates a voluntary admission of clients for rehabilitation to preserve their autonomy and facilitate their recovery with the focus of occupational therapy reflecting the preference of clients and their carers.…”

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“…The agenda of the clients and their families for admission to the CCU were at odds with what the rehabilitation programme was accustomed to offer and appeared more as a facility for placement and containment of the clients rather than rehabilitation. Panesar (2011) has questioned the justification of compulsory admission for psychiatric rehabilitation and expressed concern regarding the impact it may have on client recovery as the clients may regard the process as coercive. He advocates a voluntary admission of clients for rehabilitation to preserve their autonomy and facilitate their recovery with the focus of occupational therapy reflecting the preference of clients and their carers.…”

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Experiences in occupational therapy with Afghan clients in Australia

Maroney

Potter

Thacore

2014

Aus Occup Therapy J

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Background/aim With a steady increase of refugees arriving in Australia from Afghanistan coupled with reports that prevalence of mental illness amongst Afghan refugees in South‐East Melbourne is particularly high, mental health providers will need to acquire cultural competence to provide effective treatment. There is a dearth of literature on the subject of rehabilitation of Afghan psychiatric clients in the Australian context, providing the impetus for this article. To illustrate the impact of Afghan socio‐cultural beliefs and attitudes on the implementation of occupational therapy and rehabilitation programmes in a mental health facility and adaptations to accommodate the needs of the clients and their families. Method Two case vignettes of Afghan clients are presented to illustrate the variance in goals and expectations of the clients and their families to that of the occupational therapy and rehabilitation programmes offered. Conclusion Family expectations and involvement, culture‐specific factors and religion play significant roles in the presentation and treatment of clients from the Muslim culture and require modification in implementation of rehabilitation programmes. A need for developing family or community‐based services is proposed coupled with culturally responsive practices. Culture sensitive models of occupational therapy will need to be developed as younger generations of refugee families acculturate and need psychological help to deal with conflicts with parents and elders who hold values different from those adopted by their children born and brought up in the Australian socio‐cultural environment. These and other issues mentioned above provide fertile fields for research in this evolving area of occupational therapy.

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confidence: 99%