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The topics of this chapter are mental health and mental illness, the abuse of alcohol and other drugs, and developmental disabilities.
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Chapter 8: Mental Health, Substance Abuse, and
Developmental Disabilities
Copyright © 2012 Cengage Learning, Brooks/Cole Publishing.
Copyright © 2012 Cengage Learning, Brooks/Cole Publishing.
Social Work: A Competency-Oriented Education
Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
- Defines Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAs)
- Developed 10 “Core Competencies” and 41 Related “Practice Behaviors”
Every student should master the Practice Behaviors and Core Competencies before completing the program
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Resources Aligned to EPAS 2008
The Textbook –
- “Helping Hands” icons call attention to content that relates to Practice Behaviors and Competencies
- “Competency Notes” at the end of the chapter help put the Practice Behaviors and Competencies in practical context
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Resources Aligned to EPAS 2008 (cont’d)
The Practice Behaviors Workbook developed
with the text provides assignable exercises that assist in mastering the Practice Behavior and Competencies
Additional on-line resources can be found at: www.cengage.com/socialwork
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Mental health needs of people• Mental disorders account for 4 of the 10 leading
causes of disability worldwide• 25% of U.S. population is affected by mental
disorders in any given year• Half of individuals with severe mental disorders are
also affected by substance abuse• Major depression is the leading cause of mental
disability in U.S.
EP 2.1.1a, 2.1.7a, 2.1.9b
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Mental health needs of people• 37% of people who abuse alcohol and 53% of
individuals who abuse other drugs have at least one serious mental illness
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EP2.1.1a, 2.1.7a, 2.1.9b
Mental health definitions• Societal labeling determines who is categorized
as mentally ill• Stigma of the label is as damaging as the illness• Definitions usually are based on visible
symptoms rather than severity
EP 2.1.3a
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Categorizing mental illness• Medical model – severe emotional problems
caused by brain dysfunction or intrapsychic causes• DSM-IV-TR – multiaxial system that focuses on
psychological, biological, and social aspects• PIE system – focuses on social functioning and
environmental, mental health, and physical health
problems
EP 2.1.3b, 2.1.7a, 2.1.7b
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Mental health: A matter of viewpointMental health is promoted by our competence in dealing with our environment and our confidence of being able, when necessary, to cause desired effects (Thomas Szasz)
EP 2.1.7a, 2.1.7b
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Mental health: A matter of viewpoint (cont’d)Szasz’s classification of mental health problems:• Personal disabilities (e.g., depression)• Antisocial acts• Deterioration of the brain
EP 2.1.7a, 2.1.7b
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The development of mental health problems• Heredity, biological, and genetic factors• Psychosocial developmental factors• Social learning• Social stress• Societal reactions and labeling• Collective mobilization• Systems/ecological perspective
EP 2.1.7a, 2.1.7b
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Ecological/systems perspective
Allows focus on all factors within individual’s present and past environment:• Behaviors/symptoms and extent to which they
disrupt living• Tolerance of those exposed to symptoms• Cultural assumptions and understandings• Availability of resources and costs to individual and
family, including stigma
EP 2.1.7a
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Types of mental health problems
• Depression• Bipolar disorder• Schizophrenia• Anxiety disorders• Suicide• Homelessness
EP 2.1.3a
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Impact of mental health status • 5% of children in U.S. experience moderate or
severe emotional or behavioral problems• Women, persons of color, the elderly, those who
are poor, persons who are gay, lesbian, bisexual,
or transgender, and those living in rural areas are
at risk of experiencing mental health problems
EP 2.1.3b
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Survivors of disaster and trauma
• Persons who experience or observe trauma are
likely to experience post-traumatic stress disorder
(PTSD) • Persons who work with individuals exposed to
trauma are also subject PTSD• As many as 30% of those who deploy to war zones
experience PTSD
EP 2.1.3b
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Alcoholism and chemical dependence• Alcoholism – use of alcohol that interferes with
personal life• Addiction – physical and/or psychological
dependence on mood changing substances,
including but not limited to alcohol, drugs, food,
sex, or money
EP 2.1.7b
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Commonly abused substances
• Alcohol• Other depressants• Narcotics, including morphine and heroin• Stimulants such as cocaine and
methamphetamine• Hallucinogens, including marijuana• Rohypnol
EP 2.1.3a
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Cost of substance abuse• Deaths• Disability• Accidents• Crime• Property losses• Long-term impacts on children • An estimated $420 billion in 2009
EP2.1.9a
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At-risk populations and substance abuse
• Adolescents• Elderly • Women• Children• People of color
EP 2.1.7b
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Other factors • Genetics• Physiology• Self-medication • Experimentation• Desire to “fit it”• Learned behavior
EP 2.1.3a
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Intervention Approaches• Alcoholics Anonymous/other self-help groups• Hospitalization• Day and out-patient treatment programs• Family systems model• Psycho educational approach• Dual diagnosis
EP 2.1.3a
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Developmental disabilitySevere, chronic disability of a person:• Attributable to mental or physical impairment or
combination of both• Manifested before age 22• Likely to continue indefinitely• Results in substantial functional limitations • Results in need for special care/services
EP 2.1.7b
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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
• Enacted in 1990• Covers persons with AIDS, substance abusers,
and those with mental disorders • Includes physical disabilities such as cerebral
palsy, learning disabilities, and developmental
delay
EP 2.1.7b
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Factors associated with
developmental disability• Hereditary and fetal development • Prenatal • Perinatal • Postnatal
EP 2.1.7a
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Changing views • From inhumane to moral treatment• Introduction of psychoanalysis• Shift to community mental health programs• Initial postwar developments• Deinstitutionalization• Community mental health programs• Neurobiology and related technologies
EP 2.1.1a, 2.1.8b, 2.1.9a
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Intervention options
• Partial hospitalization• Day treatment programs• Halfway houses • Supervised living
EP 2.1.9b
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Quality mental health programs
• Comprehensive services and supports• Integrated delivery system• Sufficient funding• Consumer and family-driven systems• Safe and respectful treatment environments• Information accessible to consumers and family
members
EP 2.1.9b
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Quality mental health programs• Culturally competent• Emphasize health promotion and morality
reduction• Adequate mental health workforce
EP 2.1.9b
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Intervention
• Self-help groups• Family systems model• Cognitive/behavioral approach• Few inpatient or residential programs exist for
women and children that also provide care for the
children
EP 2.1.3b, 2.1.8b
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The Americans with Disabilities Act
• Comprehensive approach • Bans discrimination based on disabilities among
private employers with a work force of more than
15 persons• Provides for accommodations in public places,
services, transportation, and telecommunications
EP2,1,8a, 2.1.8b, 2.1.9b
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The Americans with Disabilities Act (cont’d)
• Advocated for supported employment of individuals
with disabilities• Encouraged education and reduction of stigma
associated with having a disability
EP2,1,8a, 2.1.8b, 2.1.9b
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Other legislation• The Rehabilitation Act• The Assistive Technology Act• Crime Victims with Disabilities Awareness Act• Hate Crimes Prevention Act• No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)• Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)• Deficit Reduction Act of 2005
EP2.1.8a, 2.1.9b
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Other legislation (cont’d)• Wellstone and Domenici Mental Health Parity and
Addiction Act (2008)• Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010)
EP2.1.8a, 2.1.9b
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The struggle continues
• End discrimination in seeking housing • Guard against abuses that stem from Medicaid
managed care• Achieve full funding of each component of the
NCLB• Reauthorization of key legislation• Expand S-CHIP
EP2.1.8a, 2.1.9b
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The struggle continues (cont’d)• Amend federal revenue and tax policy to enable
families of people with disabilities to stay together• Strengthen civil rights laws that affect people with
disabilities• Fund and regulate attendant services for persons
with disabilities
EP 2.1.8a, 2.1.9b
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The struggle continues (cont’d)
• Protection of individuals with disabilities from:
- Criminalization or victimization based on
disability
- Use of genetic information to deny employment
or health insurance
- Use of physical and chemical restraints and
seclusion
EP 2.1.8a, 2.1.9b
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Affordable Care Act
• Comprehensive health care reform legislation enacted on March 23, 2010
• Expected to expand insurance coverage to 32 million U.S. citizens and legal immigrants by 2019
• Monumental accomplishment for the Obama administration
• Fulfilled one of Obama’s major campaign promises
EP 2.1.1a, 2.1.8a
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Affordable Care Act (cont’d)
• Parity for mental health and substance abuse services
• No discrimination based on preexisting conditions• No rate changes based on health status• Greater availability of insurance, at lower cost• Expansion of Medicaid
EP 2.1.1a, 2.1.8a
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Career opportunities• Clinical social work• Crisis intervention and child and family services• School-based services and drug treatment • Case managers • Advocates• Policymakers• Outreach programs
EP 2.1.1a, 2.1.8b, 2.1.9b
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