Scenarios for supporting someone with a mental health condition

These scenarios were developed to provide support workers with:

• some examples of the type of situations they may face in working with people with a mental health condition
• practical strategies for implementing a recovery oriented approach when supporting a person with a mental health condition
• links for further information relevant to the scenario.

• Scenario: A story of recovery
• Scenario: Working with someone who experiences a coexisting intellectual disability and mental health condition
• Scenario: I suspect the person I am supporting is not taking their medication
• Scenario: The person I am supporting appears to have seriously harmed themselves - emergency
• Scenario: The person I am supporting is missing our appointments
• Scenario: The person I am supporting is becoming angry or agitated
• Scenario: I am concerned that the person I am supporting is thinking about suicide
• Scenario: The person I am supporting has difficulty in advocating for themselves
• Scenario: I am worried I might say the wrong thing when supporting a person with a mental health condition
• Scenario: I suspect the person I am supporting is harming himself