Critically appraise mental health theory and research as it relates to mental health practice across various practice settings and patient groups. Evaluate therapeutic interventions and treatment modalities relevant to individuals and groups in specific practice settings.
Managing yourself in the care of a person with a mental illness
Working in any health context poses significant issues relating to transference and counter-transference. Dealing with health and mental health issues of another invariably will provoke with us (and the patient) emotions. Each situation poses various problems when working with patients with mental illnesses and as such need to be identified and managed effectively.
include the following aspects:
• Define in relation to mental health care each of the following concepts:
1. Transference
2. Counter-transference
• Provide an example from your own experience of each based in a healthcare context.
• Discuss how a mental health clinician would identify transference in a patient and counter-transference in themselves.
• Discuss how transference and counter-transference could impact the provision of care.
• Discuss how a mental health clinician could address both transference and counter-transference to ensure a positive outcome for both patient and clinician.
• Provide a summary of how you could manage the examples of transference and counter-transference you provided in the 2nd aspect of this assignment