Topic: Creating Community Resources

Order Description Readin" rel="nofollow">ings Article: Dickerson, F. B. (1998). Strategies that foster empowerment. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 5(2), 255–275. Retrieved from the Walden Library usin" rel="nofollow">ing the ScienceDirect Health Sciences Subject Collection database. Article: Jonikas, J. A., Kiosk, S., Grey, D. D., Hamilton, M. M., McNulty, J., & Cook, J. A. (2010). Cultural competency in" rel="nofollow">in peer-run programs: Results of a web survey and implications for future practice. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 34(2), 121–129. Retrieved from the Walden Library usin" rel="nofollow">ing the Academic Search Complete database. Article: Lefley, H. P. (2009). A psychoeducational support group for serious mental illness. Journal for Specialists in" rel="nofollow">in Group Work, 34(4), 369–381. Retrieved from the Walden Library usin" rel="nofollow">ing the SocINDEX with Full Text database. Article: Maulik, P. K., Eaton, W. W., & Bradshaw, C. P. (2009). The role of social network and support in" rel="nofollow">in mental health service use: Fin" rel="nofollow">indin" rel="nofollow">ings from the Baltimore ECA study. Psychiatric Services, 60(9), 1222–1229. Retrieved from the Walden Library usin" rel="nofollow">ing the SocINDEX with Full Text database. Article: Perron, B. (2002). Onlin" rel="nofollow">ine support for caregivers of people with a mental illness. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 26(1), 70–77. Retrieved from the Walden Library usin" rel="nofollow">ing the Academic Search Complete database. Article: Schutt, R. K., & Rogers, E. S. (2009). Empowerment and peer support: Structure and a process of self-help in" rel="nofollow">in a consumer-run center for in" rel="nofollow">individuals with mental illness. Journal of Community Psychology, 37(6), 697–710. Retrieved from the Walden Library usin" rel="nofollow">ing the SocINDEX with Full Text database. Each week of this course highlights the importance of in" rel="nofollow">involvin" rel="nofollow">ing clients in" rel="nofollow">in their own case management processes. The above quote by Carl Rogers further explain" rel="nofollow">ins just why client in" rel="nofollow">involvement is so crucial. As clients work to assess personal needs and wants, they can also help to identify the ways in" rel="nofollow">in which their communities fail to provide them with necessary opportunities for growth. Once these types of resource “gaps” are identified, case managers can begin" rel="nofollow">in to advocate for new opportunities. Case managers can enlist knowledgeable and well-connected people within" rel="nofollow">in the community to create opportunities for clients in" rel="nofollow">in need. Imagin" rel="nofollow">ine, for example, that a client is new to usin" rel="nofollow">ing food stamps. A case manager might choose to contact a local grocery store to set up times before or after store hours to educate the client on how to fin" rel="nofollow">ind the best deals and to help the client feel comfortable with usin" rel="nofollow">ing food stamps to pay for purchases. Slowly buildin" rel="nofollow">ing client confidence and relationships with grocery store employees will help to further empower the client durin" rel="nofollow">ing shoppin" rel="nofollow">ing trips. Resources that are created change accordin" rel="nofollow">ing to the specific needs and wants of each client. This week, you assess the resource gaps that might be present in" rel="nofollow">in your community. You also propose additional resources needed to address your virtual clients’ needs. To Prepare for this Assignment: Review the article, “The Role of Social Network and Support in" rel="nofollow">in Mental Health Service Use: Fin" rel="nofollow">indin" rel="nofollow">ings From the Baltimore ECA Study.” Consider the implications of social support networks for in" rel="nofollow">individuals’ use of mental and medical health services. Review the article, “Onlin" rel="nofollow">ine Support for Caregivers of People With a Mental Illness.” Focus on the fin" rel="nofollow">indin" rel="nofollow">ing about effects of participation in" rel="nofollow">in the self-help group. Review the research you conducted durin" rel="nofollow">ing Week 4, in" rel="nofollow">in which you located resources and agencies in" rel="nofollow">in your community to fin" rel="nofollow">ind assistance for your clients. Review the media titled Creatin" rel="nofollow">ing Resources. Consider the strengths and weaknesses of your community’s offerin" rel="nofollow">ings for your clients. Thin" rel="nofollow">ink about how you might assist your clients by creatin" rel="nofollow">ing or empowerin" rel="nofollow">ing them to create resources to benefit themselves and others who might encounter similar challenges. **********The Assignment (1–2 pages) Describe three resources that are missin" rel="nofollow">ing or in" rel="nofollow">inadequate in" rel="nofollow">in your community to meet your virtual clients’ needs. Propose three types of resources to address your virtual clients’ needs. ****use required resources and please reference the clients when possible.