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Rehabilitation of parents with psychiatric disabilities. Peter van der Ende Lectoraat Rehabilitatie Hanze University Groningen Marrie Venderink Lectoraat Rehabilitatie Hanze University Groningen GGz-Groningen. Support?. Parent role: keep and/or restore
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Rehabilitation of parents with psychiatric disabilities • Peter van der Ende Lectoraat Rehabilitatie Hanze University Groningen • Marrie Venderink Lectoraat Rehabilitatie Hanze University Groningen GGz-Groningen
Support? • Parent role: keep and/or restore • How can a parent manage the parenting in combination with psychiatric disabilities? • Support from the Individual Rehabilitation Program
Reality • Life in community • Parents with psychiatric disabilities are in many cases single • Low income / struggle for life • High barrier for using services
Project • Literature research: has been done and a report is available (in Dutch) • Research rehabilitation needs (N= 60) • Five case-studies • Development of a Rehabilitation module for the parent role • Pilot (N=30) • Evaluation pilot and redress of the module • Brochure, presentation etc. spring 2006
Goal and target group Goal: • Developing of a rehabilitation program For who? • Clients in their role as parent with or without responsibility for the child • Caregivers and students at university
Examples of programs for parents Problem oriented: Family therapy Environment oriented: • Educational support Exposure for children of parents with psychiatric disabilities Developmentally oriented: • Courses for parents, video-hometraining, Individual rehabilitation program
Rehabilitation model (Boston) • Choose a valued role • Get …………….. • Keep………………
Additive value of a Rehabilitation program • Rehabilitation: start with the needs and values of the indiviual • Combination with other important roles • Early start (prevention)
Extra environmental demands • Symptoms/ demands parentship • Explain psychiatric disibility to others • Housekeeping • Being assertive for oneself and child • Being a parent / living apart
From need to goal • What are the parent’s needs? • What is possible? • Choose a goal
Research interview • Practical skills • Teaching skills to the child • Supporting the child for social development • Social skills
For all subjects • Resources • Need for a change • Need for support
Rehabilitation of Parents with Psychiatric disabilities • Peter van der Ende + 31 50-5953249 p.c.van.der.ende@pl.hanze.nl Lectoraat Rehabilitatie Hanzehogeschool Groningen (Nederland) • Marrie Venderink Lectoraat Rehabilitatie + Cenzor/GGz-Groningen