Standard Nine Assessment (Part 2)

When working with individuals with mental health conditions, dementia and/ or learning disabilities, your attitude can have both positive and negative impacts.

Identify a example of:

• a negative attitude
• the impacts it may have
• give an example of how to positively change this negative attitude 
• the impacts this change could have on the individual

Describe what is meant by the social model of disability and how it supports positive attitudes of workers and person-centred practice.

When supporting an individual with mental health conditions, dementia or learning disabilities, changes or adjustments might need to be made to a service in order to provide the best quality of care.

A suggested action has been included for each condition. Describe what actions should be taken and why it would be useful for the condition.

Psychosis: Additional training for workers

Depression/ Mood Disorder: Access to information such as helplines

Anxiety: Emotional support provided by workers

Dementia: Access to support groups

Learning Disability: An occupational therapy assessment