1. Description of client
population, key needs of group and current service context of group.
Target Group: Mental health is the major issue that face by many people due to many
reasons. People who live in Australia want to live their life with full of
enjoyment and became as successful person among many others. The mental health
issues also arise with this approach because people want to reach at highest
position and for this they take additional burden on their mind and in such
situation they also fall in any type of mental health issue. Because when the
mind become over burden then its performance goes down and due to this the
people overall performance also affected. So,
target group for this project is from Australia.
Group Size: It is important to select a group of around 100
people from different parts of Australia so that project can include
perspective of people from all types of people living in Australia.
Normally mental health issues are found in the people of age 18 to 27
years who are very much concern for their future and for making their future
sometime they also involve in the wrong methods of working that effect their
mental health and also damage their good thoughts. These types of problems also
found in the adults or children and sometime found in older people who spend
their life in some specific purpose of face many problems of issues in their
whole life. In the mental health problems many different mental issues and
disorders also cover but the most common issue related to this problem affect
the social interactions, thought processes and also personality of a person in
different ways. (Health.gov.au,
2019)
As physical illness, the mental issue diagnose with great difficulty.
Because people never take this issue seriously and they never feel that they
need some mental treatment due to any reasons. Mental disorder has to specific
reasons as they can be occur due to environmental, psychological and biological
order and also create many problem in the mental status of a person. Some
people have family mental problem that move through genes and come to new
generation due to any reason. Change in diet or change in brain chemistry also
cause of mental disorder. People have to consider their mental disorder in
serious pattern and also consider all those factors that become the cause of
problem and also affect the performance of the people. People who have to face
mental disorder never show their disease in front of all because they feel sham
due to their disease and also the response of other people is not supportive as
required. There are also some symptoms that show some mental disability in the
people and through their behaviour which is different from normal people show
that they have some mental disorder and they need proper medication and
professional treatment according to their disease. (Fraser, 2005)
Some of the symptoms are impulsive actions, exaggerated sense of self
worth, chronic anxiety, erratic thinking and changes in mood. These mental
issues and symptoms are effect the physical issue s like depression goes to
weight loss, loss of libido and fatigue with many others. Eating disorder also
a reasons behind some mental disorder and also develop problem for the people
who live with many people and they face embracement due to their actions or
habits. There are also time durations that affect the mental disability and
after that time the disability may overcome with proper treatment and
medication. Short term and long term mental issues may arise according to
condition of the person and also consult by the professionals who take better
attention on the mental disorder people according to actual requirement and
their condition. So people of different
group may face such problems and they have different reasons behind this
disorder but the actual fact is that mental disability affects the behaviour
and their way of life in multiple dimensions.
2. Appropriate key theories of group
work are selected and relevance to population group in outlined integration of
group work theory and the literature?
Ans: there are also many theories used
for the people who have mental disorder and also provide people strong
solutions related to their issues. Different professionals use different
theories according to the requirement of the people and also according to the
mental condition of the people. There are basic six theories that related to
the mental disorder and also provide people a better solution for their mental
problem because people have issues according to different reasons so for
different reasons , different type of theories are utilize to settle the
problem and find out better solution for their problems. These theories include
personality, humanistic, social, cognitive, behavioural and analytical. With
these basic theories many other theories also develop and provide better
solution for the people mental disorder. These theories give great focus on the
human development through socially, psychologically and behaviourally. These
different approaches also handle that what is the actual problem and how to
handle the problem in effective way and how to remove the issue with permanent
basis. So the person becomes more strong and efficient due to effective
handling of problem. (Cook, 2019)
Many experts and mental health
professionals handle these areas according to their own perspectives. They also
consider the mental condition of a person according to different perspectives.
There are also some areas that provide better information about the mental
health of a person and also help to find out that what the weak and strong area
to deal with is. These areas include biopsychosocial, psychosocial, social,
disease or medical point of view, statistical, moral character and spiritual, because
the issue of mental disorder may related to any area so the experts who are
working for the mental disorder of people determine the issue of people with
different areas and also determine the actual cause of issue.
With different areas, different
methods also utilize in better way to determine the problem and also provide
better solution for the people ‘mental health disorder. Many experts and
doctors utilize the Diagnostic and Statistical manual of mental disorder
therapy that help to handle the mental disorder in most effective way. This is
very effective tool that handle the mental disorder issue more than 250. It
includes different type of test according to condition of the patient and also
provides effective solution to resolve or overcome the mental disorder of a
person. (Meadows,
2019)
There are also some methods of
treatments that include substance misuse treatment, residential treatment
programs and hospital, brain stimulation, medications and psychotherapy. For
therapeutic intervention, there are three different ways and they also use as
different combination according to mental condition. Each method provides
creating a safe space for people share and also provides environment stresses
confidentially. Family therapy, group counselling and individual counselling
all are very effective tool to determine the mental disorder actual reasons and
also determine the accurate solutions for the problems.
These methods and theories help the
experts to determine the problem that become the cause of mental disorder and
also find out all the ways that enhance this problem in the people. So when the
proper solutions of different methods explain according to different condition
and situations then it is better to find better medication system for different
patients and also provide better methodology to implement according to actual
need and problem. (Content.Org,
2019)
3. Group work plan is targeted and
comprehensive with key aims and modes of delivery outlined and ethical issues
addressed.
Ans. In Australia, mental health service online
report explain the wide term of mental disorder and mental illness according to
wide spectrum of behavioural disorder and mental health that may change
according to duration and severity. Most common type of mental illness includes
substance use disorder, anxiety and depression. In Australia, a national survey
of mental health and wellbeing is started among the people. It provides
different evidence on the mental illness and the disability amount related to
the mental disorder and also explains the health service use by mental disorder
people. Three different type of survey
conducted in the major survey that explain the mental disorder in the people of
different age group and also provide detail information about the population
ratio that involve in the mental disorder and who are live normal life with
mental health. Survey of adult population, survey of children and adolescents
and survey of people living with psychotic illness.
There
are lots of impact show due to mental disorder on the society and also effect
the people according to people condition and environment. In nature, the mental
disorder can vary in severity and be episodic or persistent. Almost 2-3 % of
the people of Australia, determine different mental disorder according to
degree of disability, intensity and duration of symptoms and diagnosis. Almost
4-6% people fall in the moderate disorder and more than 9-12% people fall in
mild disorder according to different areas and conditions. For morbidly and
disability the most common drivers include drug use, anxiety, depression with
mental and substance use disorder. Another study examine that the loss in
health happen due to injury and disease that not provide the preventions
efforts for the health system, Rehabilitation and current treatment. According
to national psychosis survey the people who face mental illness also face
physical illness due to poor performance of their body and mind and physical
condition are related with each other.
For mental health policy and the provision of support service for
Australian living with the mental disorder, the government of Australia and all
state and territory government share their responsibilities. For the funding
and provision of state and territory public specialised mental health service
and associated psychosocial support service, state and territory government are
responsible for all the facts. Australian government and other states are
responsible for the mental health condition of the people according to
different conditions . The psychological well-being study field is tremendous and it has
numerous perspectives that should be studied to comprehend the individuals
confronting this issue and to make them agreeable to live in this general
public. Many
experts and mental health professionals handle these areas according to their
own perspectives. They also consider the mental condition of a person according
to different perspectives. . The Australian Bureau of Statistics in the former a year
have been recorded an expected measure of mental issues in Australian Adults
and other age bunch individuals also. (Mhaustralia.org, 2019)
Summing up all the points we can say
that there are some people present in Australia that are facing this
issue from their whole life as this thing can be verse and can cause many
different issues and problems for them and their loved ones as well. In the
past, this issue has no more appropriate cure but now this issue is very much
discussed and cured among the research laboratories so that the number of
deaths due to this issue can be controlled and managed efficiently and
successfully.
There are a few people present in Australia that are
confronting this issue from as long as they can remember as this thing can be
stanza and can cause a wide range of issues and issues for them and for their
friends and family too. In the past this issue has not any more proper fix
however now this issue is particularly talked about and relieved among the
exploration research facilities with the goal that the quantity of passing’s
because of this issue can be controlled and oversaw proficiently and
effectively.
The psychological well-being study field is tremendous and it
has numerous perspectives that should be studied to comprehend the individuals
confronting this issue and to make them agreeable to live in this general
public. We will examine here about the Australian Bureau of Statistics that has
an excessive amount of concentrates on the emotional well-being of individuals
living in Australia. There have been numerous significant and calm great things
that will be executing in the manner that aides in admiring the correct approaches
to find out about psychological well-being productivity in Australia. The
Australian Bureau of Statistics in the former a year have been recorded an
expected measure of mental issues in Australian Adults and other age bunch
individuals also. (Boyld, 2006)
Composition: There will be
various stakeholders which will be included in the group. It is important to
mention here that the group would be handling different responsibilities.
Venue
and Communication: It was mentioned earlier while talking about the targeted
group that it will be from Australia. So, people from different regions of
Australia would be taken for this study, and communication methods to get in
touch with them would be through online platforms.
Role
of facilitator of Mental Health in Australia
The
facilitator has a significant role in providing Medical Services to the
patient. Being a facilitator, personally, I observed different conditions and
issues faced by parents’ patients and children. These issues are mainly faced
while trying to overcome health issues. There are different types of strategies
to overcome these problems faced by children and family members. The best
strategy is to complete the project within a group as a group member. In this
way, different people belonging to a certain project can be helpful. When
figuring out the requirement of target group I observed that patient keenly
search for a motivated participant who can boost the level of confidence to
deal with the situation. In a group, members can raise their voices against their
needs and requirements. I completed my search by identifying different organizations
who are providing services to children in families. Particularly the most
required services are to provide information and knowledge regarding the health
issues, world view about this issue, and how to maintain the quality of life
progressively.
Group
facilitation of Mental Health in Australia
Group
facilitation can be described as a complete process that provides services to
facilitate the members of the group. It provides services to organize the
roles, goals and relationship between the members of the group. The services
also include the feedback from the members of the group to make the process
more suitable, improved and workable. In this way, it helps the members of the
group to improve the working process and to increase the capability of each
member in the group. The whole process depends on the needs, requirements,
processes, and types of the group. In each type of group, the way of
facilitation is different from others. The group facilitation can improve the
outcomes of services by having action planning that is suitable for the
members. The improved and excellent outcomes are based on the effective
techniques and it can make it possible to deal with the internal conflict of
the members.
Determining
the group aims of Mental
Health in Australia
It is
important to measure and indicate the aims of group. The aim is required to be
determined to check if the needs are fulfilled. On the basis of different
information that can be obtained from the target group it is necessary to
maintain environment of the group to achieve the target. The main objective is
to meet the requirement of people and to develop support for family and the
objectives are mentioned below,
1. To develop a sophisticated environment for the
patients including children , parents and family members.
2. To provide health services to family members
for better development of children.
3. To encourage all members to speak up about the
needs and requirements.
4. To provide them with an opportunity to work on
multiple tasks and improve the level of learning.
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