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Scenarios for supporting someone with a mental health condition
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Scenarios for supporting someone with a mental health condition
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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.
Scenarios for supporting someone with a mental health condition
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
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Current as at: Monday 20 January 2020
Contact page owner:
Mental Health
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