Recovery-oriented services, acting on principles through occupation, meaning and experience: a phenomenological approach to understanding experience of the adult child of a parent who has mental illness

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Title: Recovery-oriented services, acting on principles through occupation, meaning and experience: a phenomenological approach to understanding experience of the adult child of a parent who has mental illness
Author/Creator: Bruce, Rosa
Description: It is often said that mental health clinicians need to be a special kind of person. At the same time, there are clients and families who have experienced unhelpful clinicians, felt misunderstood and confused about services and available supports. This dichotomy continues to be discussed in the literature (Byrne, Happell & Reid-Searl, 2015; Krupa, 2008). Since the recovery movement, understanding the consumer and carer experience is now accepted as a critical component of service delivery and accreditation (Commonwealth of Australia, 2010; Department of Health & Ageing, 2013). This paper explores literature evidence in relation to the needs of adult children of parents who have a mental illness. It integrates this with meaning and occupation in the context of lived experience and identity. It is proposed that mental health clinicians need to challenge old ways of thinking and attend to a deeper understanding of self to become better clinicians. In addition to attending to required knowledge, personal development is essential. The author suggests this would enable clinicians to better support people living with mental illness. Breaking down barriers of stigma and self-stigma, to enable accessing early support, includes identifying mental health and spirituality as a central part of being human.
Relation: 2017 TheMHS Conference: Embracing Change Through Innovation and Lived Experience, Sydney, Australia 29 August - 1 September 2017
Relation: https://themhs.eventsair.com/TMHEventInfoSitePortal/themhs-conference-2017/cies/Agenda/AgendaItemDetail?id=0871930c-b096-fcb0-5987-39dede8b2342
Year: 2017
Publisher: TheMHS Learning Network Inc.
Subject: FoR 1117 (Public Health and Health Services)

Resource Type: Conference Presentation

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