Intro to Mental Health

MH: Social Interventions

• We practice social skills:

  • Modeling

    • Show the client how to interact best

  • Scripts

    • Verbal cues

  • Groups

    • Give practice in the natural environment

MH: Coping Skills Interventions- Dealing with stress

• • Interventions:

    • Deep breathing and relaxation methods

    • Psychodynamic approach (express self freely)

    • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (change thoughts, change behavior)

MH: Coping Skills Interventions- Change response

• Interventions:

  • Behavioral Frame of Reference (reinforce good behavior)

  • Psychoeducation

    • Teach on different triggers and possible responses

  • Social skills and assertiveness training

    • Role-play, storytelling, using puppets to discuss situations

MH: Order vs Disorder

• Internally disorganized (chaotic)

  • We NEED external organization

    • Structured activities

    • Clear steps

    • Goal oriented

• Internal hyper organized (rigit)

  • We NEED external spontaneity

    • Expressive activities

    • Encourage spontaneity

Cognition- Internal Disorders

• Internal disorder impact cognition

  • Executive functioning : Self-awerness, problem solving, planning

    • Interventions:

      • Meta cognitive strategies

      • Reflection

      • Timers

  • Memory

    • Interventions:

      • MNEMONICS

      • Memory aids (checklists)

      • Simplify tasks

  • Attention

    • Interventions:

      • Remove distractions

      • Visual cues

MH Approaches: Psychodynamic FOR

• Self-expression

MH Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

• Identify the distorted thoughts and help the client to problem solve on ways to response

  • Dysfunctional thought record

    • Find an alternative response

  • Journalism

  • Socratic questioning (client-centered “discovery”)

MH Approaches: Behavioral FOR

• Reinforcement!

MH Approaches: Transtheoretical Model

• Changing behavior happens gradually and over time

  • Precontemplation:

    • Not thinking about changing

      • We use Motivational interviewing

  • Contemplation:

    • Unsure about change

    • Planning to change is the next step

  • Action:

    • Makes the change

    • Relapse may occur

  • Maintenance:

    • Maintain change for 6 months

Mental Health Keyline

• Psychodynamic: Expressive

• CBT: Cognition affects behavior

• Behavior FoR: Reinforcement

• Transtheoretical: Change takes time