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3 DAY Session 9: Practice Based Skills – Part Two Session Objective : To educate CHWs about the services and treatments available for people experiencing mental disorders. Session duration : 2 hours Activity 22 : Supporting the family Time : 45 minutes Purpose : To teach participants how to support the family of a person with a mental disorder. Materials : Case study I (found in Appendix E), black/whiteboard and marker pens. Directions : Step 1 Give a presentation based on the ‘Information for Presentation’ box below. INFORMATION FOR PRESENTATION Helping families cope with mental disorder Families often provide the majority of support and care for a person with a mental disorder living in the community. 2 Living and caring for someone who suffers from a mental disorder can be very stressful and it is important that families receive help and support. Families often do not understand the symptoms of mental illness, and need information about the problems that their family member is experiencing. Without help in managing their own stress, families may unintentionally behave in a way that creates more stress for the person with the mental disorder, which will have a negative effect on his/her health. 13 Step 2 Use the following questions to generate discussion about the information presented above. • What might be stressful for families about having a family member with a mental disorder? • Why is it important that the family understand the mental disorder that their family member is experiencing? AN INTRODUCTION TO MENTAL HEALTH 85
• What type of problems might occur if the family do not have help to manage their own stress? • Ask participants if anyone can think of an example of something a family might do with good intention that could cause more stress for the person with a mental disorder? Step 3 Share the information below and add it to the participants’ responses if not already mentioned. INFORMATION FOR PRESENTATION Family behaviours that may increase stress for the person with a mental disorder • Critical comments such as saying the person is lazy or an embarrassment to the family. • Using an angry or critical tone of voice. • Over protectiveness such as treating the person like a child and doing everything for him/her. • Not giving the person space when they feel tense. Families generally respond to their relatives in this way because they care about them and want to help as much as they can, but feel frustrated, and often do not know the best way to help. Step 4 Ask participants what type of family behaviours might help to decrease stress for a person with a mental disorder? Share the information below and add it to the participants’ responses if not already mentioned. INFORMATION FOR PRESENTATION Family behaviours that decrease stress for the person with a mental disorder • Communicating in a clear and direct way but avoiding being critical or angry. • Allowing the person to take some responsibility for their own affairs. • Giving the person some space when they are feeling tense and want to be alone. • Remaining calm. • Being willing to talk about the person’s problems and possible solutions with them. 86 AN INTRODUCTION TO MENTAL HEALTH
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