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Therapeutic Alliance In Vocational Rehabilitation, Frank P. Deane, Trevor P. Crowe, Lindsay G. Oades
Therapeutic Alliance In Vocational Rehabilitation, Frank P. Deane, Trevor P. Crowe, Lindsay G. Oades
Frank Deane
The chapter begins by providing a brief description of the components thought to be important in the therapeutic relationship and in developing a strong therapeutic or working alliance. Many decades of research have established that a good therapeutic alliance is related to better treatment outcomes for people engaged in psychotherapy. However, there has been relatively little of this research which has focused on individuals with severe mental illnesses such as schizophrenia. A brief review of these studies indicates 'promising' findings with regard to the link between therapeutic alliance and more positive treatment outcomes, but it is argued that a strength-based …
Do Therapeutic Homework Assignments Address Areas Of Need For Individuals With Severe Mental Illness?, Peter Kelly, Frank P. Deane
Do Therapeutic Homework Assignments Address Areas Of Need For Individuals With Severe Mental Illness?, Peter Kelly, Frank P. Deane
Frank Deane
The current study explores the types of homework assignments used in a recovery orientated case management approach. It also examines the relationship between the types of homework used and the clients’ area of need as rated on the CANSAS. There were 129 client and mental health case manager dyads that participated in the study. Written copies of all homework assignments administered during the 12-month research period were collected (N = 1,054). The homework assignments were categorised according to the ‘type’ and the ‘need domain addressed by the task’. The majority of these tasks were behavioural in nature. On a group …
Relationship Between Therapeutic Homework And Clinical Outcomes For Individuals With Severe Mental Illness, Peter Kelly, Frank P. Deane
Relationship Between Therapeutic Homework And Clinical Outcomes For Individuals With Severe Mental Illness, Peter Kelly, Frank P. Deane
Frank Deane
Objective: Therapeutic homework has been recommended for use by mental health case managers to help patients with severe mental illness (SMI). The current research examined the actual use of homework by case managers working in clinical practice. Method: Case managers were trained in a systematic approach to homework administration and were provided with carbonized homework administration pads to assist with homework implementation. Hierarchical linear modelling was used to examine the relationship between homework and outcome for participants in the study (n_129). Results: The total number of homework assignments administered to each patient predicted improvement on the Health of the Nation …
Therapeutic Homework To Support Recovery From Severe Mental Illness, Peter Kelly, Frank P. Deane
Therapeutic Homework To Support Recovery From Severe Mental Illness, Peter Kelly, Frank P. Deane
Frank Deane
Therapeutic homework refers to activities that clients complete between their visits with mental health workers. The aim of such homework is to facilitate progress toward h'eatment goals. There is an increasing body of research indicating that homework completion is associated with improved outcomes of psychotherapy across a wide range of clinical disorders (such as depression and anxiety). However, there is limited research into the role of homework in mental health case management for people with severe mental illnesses such as schizophrenia.