Mental health articles
OF mental health care and mentally ill
Monitoring of interventions
Monitoring of interventions Interventions must be monitored at regular intervals to make sure they are working minor alterations will be needed to the treatment plan in order to obtain better results. Also, if the unwanted behaviour has worsened, the person with intellectual disabilities will need to be reassessed for new clues and an update on […]
Posted in mental health care | No Comments
Different kinds of therapeutic interventions
Different kinds of therapeutic interventions The intervention is usually made up of a number of parts, and they are related to the function of the behaviour. They usually focus on what the person finds reinforcing, changing the environment where the challenging behaviour occurs and teaching a more appropriate response than the challenging behaviour. People with […]
Posted in mental health care | No Comments
Functional analysis of challenging behaviour
Functional analysis of challenging behaviour Although the behaviour itself may be inappropriate, the need that it is meeting is not. Functional analysis is a type of assessment that is done to work out the function of the behaviour for the person involved. By doing a functional analysis of the challenging behaviour psychologists can work out […]
Posted in mental health care | No Comments
How common is challenging behaviour?
How common is challenging behaviour? Studies in the UK have suggested that approximately 6 per cent of people who have intellectual disabilities probably have challenging behaviour. Some evidence suggests that challenging behaviours can start in childhood and persist into adulthood. Challenging behaviours appear to be more common amongst men. Some challenging behaviours seem to be […]
Posted in mentally ill | No Comments
What is challenging behaviour?
What is challenging behaviour? Challenging behaviour is behaviour that people think is abnormal or unusual within the person’s culture. Examples could include: Someone being aggressive to themselves or to others Someone damaging property Someone screaming and other socially inappropriate behaviours Someone refusing to take part in activities and other more ‘resistant’ […]
Posted in mentally ill | No Comments
Carers’ support with interventions
Therapeutic interventions are part of the person’s treatment or care plan and therefore are part of his or her daily life or routine. Your support with interventions can be very helpful. For example, you might be asked to help the person you are caring for to repeat at home some of the techniques or skills […]
Posted in mental health care | No Comments
helping the person to communicate
helping the person to communicate Very often people with intellectual disabilities have problems in communicating with other people. Estimates suggest that 50 per cent to 90 per cent of people with intellectual disabilities have communication difficulties. About 60 per cent of people with intellectual disabilities have some skills in symbolic communication using pictures, signs or […]
Posted in mental health care | No Comments
what is social intervention?social intervention definition
what is social intervention?social intervention definition A social intervention is something that is done to help the person by changing an aspect of their environment or social circumstances. As part of the assessment process clinicians will try to find out what factors or events contributed to the development of the mental health problem. These factors […]
Posted in mental health care | No Comments
Who is music therapy for?
Who is music therapy for? This is of benefit for those for whom words are not readily accessible but is also valuable to others. The use of improvised music brings unconscious areas into awareness. Music therapy has been used at all developmental stages and with people with autism. It allows for choice and the growth […]
Posted in mental health care | No Comments
what is music therapy used to treat
what is music therapy used to treat Music therapy in Britain has been used within the field of intellectual disabilities for many years. The therapist helps the person to achieve change, using musical experiences and the relationships that develop through them. Sessions normally take place weekly over a period of time and, in common with […]
Posted in mental health care | No Comments
