Counseling with Clients and Family Members. The Program Director or a designee may provide this counseling meeting. Family counseling/meeting goals are to reduce the conflict and anxiety in the family system, make the family members more aware of each other's needs, develop appropriate role relationships and promote the health and growth of the entire family system.
Counseling with Clients and Family Members. The program director or a designee may provide this counseling meeting or service. Family therapy/meeting goals are to reduce the conflict and anxiety in the family system, make the family members more aware of each other's needs, develop appropriate role relationships and promote health and growth of the entire family system. • Community Support Systems – In accordance to clients’ individual needs plan, the facility will identify non-mental health community resources that can be utilized by the clients. These can include religious resources, county mental health resources, and local support groups. • Prevocational or Vocational Counseling – Clients, in accordance with their needs and services plan shall be provided vocational counseling. The facility shall collaborate with the clients to assess and determine current vocational skills if any, and use resources such as online training and external sources to provide vocation assistance to clients. • Client Advocacy – Clients shall have the rights guaranteed according to Section 5325 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. A list of these patients' rights shall be posted in English in appropriate places within the facility so that such rights be read by patients. • Money management – All clients will be trained or advised on money management skills and techniques. Clients may be given the opportunity to work in the facility and earn wages. • Self-control and symptom management – The program director or a designated licensed mental health professional will educate and help the clients to identify symptoms of respective mental illness and help them to develop strategies for self-control and managing the symptoms. Positive reinforcement techniques may be utilized to promote self-control. • Sex education – This will be provided to all clients regardless of age, sexual orientation, gender, race, nationality, and religion. • Personal grooming and hygiene – Clients will be educated on the benefits of personal grooming and hygiene. Positive reinforcement techniques will be utilized to encourage these behaviors. Reward system may be introduced. • Internal and External Socialization – See Planned Activities • Community Living and Interpersonal Skills – The facility will encourage the clients to hold community meetings to include all patients on the unit. The elected community designate will call and hold these meetings in the facility. During this time, issues are identified that affect the community as a whole such as ...
