W4 assessment of children, young people and families Flashcards
The phenomonological variant ecological systems theory
Phenomonology - how someone understands what is happening in their life
Variant - the difference from person to person
Ecological - sociocultural impacts on your life
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Net vulnerability level
Risk and protective factors
- history of prior experiences and coping outcomes
Net stress engagement
Challenges and supports
- actual experience that challenges individual’s wellbeing
Reactive coping methods
Adaptive and maladaptive
- employed to resolve dissonance-producing situations
Emergent identities
Positive and negative
- coping strategies are repeated, become stable, and combine with self-appraisal to form identity
Life-stage, specific coping outcomes
Productive and non-productive
- identity affects future behaviour and outcomes (self-esteem, achievement, health, etc)
The biopsychosocial approach
Bio - biological
Psycho - psychological
Social - family background, social influences
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Physical assessments
- medical history (birth, breastfeeding, nutrition, disability, developmental milestones)
- current health status (history of illness, eating habits, medications)
- drug history
Psychological assessment
History from clients and parents
- interpersonal relationships
- ability to play
- fears
- lack of control in behaviour
- isolated
- lack of discipline
- issues with school
Social assessment
- school history
- accommodation
- family attachments
- spiritual and cultural attachments
Multidisciplinary approach
- play assessment
- art assessment
- cognitive assessment
- educational assessment
Disorders in children - mental health promotion
Prevention
- universal
- selective
- indicated
Treatment
- case identification
- early treatment
- standard treatment
Continuing care
- treatment to reduce relapse and recurrence
- aftercare (including rehabilitation)
Promotion
Promotion strategies are any action taken aimed at promoting positive mental health and maximising wellbeing among populations
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efforts to enhance individuals’ ability to achieve developmentally appropriate tasks (developmental competence) and a positive sense of self-esteem, mastery, wellbeing and social inclusion to strengthen their ability to cope with adversity
Prevention
aim to maintain positive mental health through pre-emptively addressing factors which may lead to mental health problems or illnesses
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increasing protective factors, decreasing risk factors or both, as long as the ultimate goal is to maintain or enhance mental health and wellbeing
Early intervention
the identification of early manifestations of mental health problems or illnesses and the subsequent delivery of a prompt response aimed at preventing progression and reducing impact
