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An Overview of Community Rehabilitation for Ex-Mentally Ill Persons

An Overview of Community Rehabilitation for Ex-Mentally Ill Persons. Sin Tze Kwan, Doris Baptist Oi Kwan Social Service 23.9.2006. Content. 1. Introduction. 2. The Collaboration. 3. The Development of Collaboration Model. 4. Results & Conclusion. Introduction.

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An Overview of Community Rehabilitation for Ex-Mentally Ill Persons

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  1. An Overview of Community Rehabilitation for Ex-Mentally Ill Persons Sin Tze Kwan, Doris Baptist Oi Kwan Social Service 23.9.2006

  2. Content 1. Introduction 2. The Collaboration 3. The Development of Collaboration Model 4. Results & Conclusion

  3. Introduction • Difficulties of Mental Health Rehabilitation: • Series of social and psychological adjustment tasks during the courseof rehabilitation • Unmotivated, inactive or disturbedby the negative symptoms • Seamless cooperation between medical professionals and community rehabilitation serviceis crucial

  4. The Collaboration • Purpose • To facilitate Psychiatric servicesof PYNEH rehabilitation in community • Understanding of services available • A taste of “Honey” • To be linked with suitable units / staff

  5. The Development of Collaboration Model • Collaboration: • Multidisciplinary • Continuity of care • Comprehensive service Supported byPsychiatric Departmentof PYNEH ＋ Interfacing byPatient Resource Centre(PRC, PYNEH) ＋ Service provision by 4 Community Mental Health Link(CMHL, HK Island)

  6. The Development of Collaboration Model • At the beginning (2000) • Patient empowerment programme by PRC(PY) + BOKSS • After the birth of CMHL (HK Island) • Baptist Oi Kwan Social Service • Fu Hong Society • Richmond Fellowship of Hong Kong • The Society of Rehabilitation andCrime Prevention Hong Kong

  7. The Development of Collaboration Model • Mental Health Resource Station • Empowerment Programme • Publication of education material

  8. 1. Mental Health Resource Station (精神健康資源站) • At the entrance of OPD • Service promotion • Brief counselling • Information giving • Assistance by ex-patient volunteers

  9. 2. Empowerment programme (病人及家屬社區融合計劃) • Rehabilitation Café (復康茶座) • Rehabilitation Journey (復康之旅) • Seasonal programs for patients & relatives (親心互牽病人及家屬活動系列) • Psycho-educational talk series(伴您同航精神健康教育講座系列) • Others

  10. 3.) Publication of “Tips for Carer 2nd edition” (親心互牽家屬錦囊第二版) • Practical skill • Informational support • Community resources

  11. Result Resource Station • 204 Ex-MI persons referred to CMHL • 338 Ex-MI persons referred to other community service Joint programs • 14 programs • 1368 Ex-MI persons and carers participated

  12. The Development of the Collaboration Model Resource Station Joint programs Partnership Future • Regular meeting • Close collaboration • Trust built • Contact point • Initiative • Directive • By rotationof 9 teams • Experiential • Interactive • Peers sharing • Empowerment • Education • Community Desk • NGO service in hospital setting • NGO service at point of clinical care

  13. Benefit • Ex-MI persons • Decreasing frequency of relapse • Reintegrating into community • Multidisciplinary & continuous service / holistic care • Carers • Support in community strengthened • Resources available • Peer sharing

  14. Benefit • Medical professionals and Community service units • Mutual understanding improved • Collaboration & support enhanced • Among Community service units • Promote cooperation

  15. Conclusion • Vital to maintain multidisciplinary • Partnership between Community Service and Medical Service appreciated • Holistic & continuous care to facilitate successful rehabilitation

  16. Acknowledgement • Psychiatric Department,Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital • Community & Patient Resource Centre, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital • Baptist Oi Kwan Social Service • Fu Hong Society • Richmond Fellowship of Hong Kong • The Society of Rehabilitation and Crime Prevention Hong Kong

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