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Promoting Humanness: Occupation-Based Programming and Advocacy in a State Psychiatric Hospital

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Mehrlich, Kathryn D. Promoting Humanness: Occupation-based Programming and Advocacy In a State Psychiatric Hospital. McGann, Taylor.University of Indianapolis. 2019. uindy.hykucommons.org/concern/generic_works/88604326-0ddb-4f49-b8fb-8249337f6d3a.

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M. K. D. (2019). Promoting Humanness: Occupation-Based Programming and Advocacy in a State Psychiatric Hospital. https://uindy.hykucommons.org/concern/generic_works/88604326-0ddb-4f49-b8fb-8249337f6d3a

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Mehrlich, Kathryn D. Promoting Humanness: Occupation-Based Programming and Advocacy In a State Psychiatric Hospital. University of Indianapolis. 2019. https://uindy.hykucommons.org/concern/generic_works/88604326-0ddb-4f49-b8fb-8249337f6d3a.

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Problem: A need for increased promotion of humanness among people with mental health concerns is prevalent in both the medical and societal realms. Stigma surrounding mental illness from both health professionals and the greater outside community provides challenges to those living with mental illnesses.
Program: Two programs were developed to address this problem: 1) An occupation-based program focused on volunteerism with social skill and self-care components was implemented on two youth units at a state psychiatric hospital and 2) A narrative-medicine based anti-stigma campaign including a sustainable resource to promote empathy was created and presented to staff at a state psychiatric hospital. Both programs were created to promote the humanness of each patient at the site, increasing their quality of life through meaningful occupation and empathetic staff.
Outcomes: Youth participants learned and implemented social skills and self-care strategies, attempted new leisure skills, and completed volunteer projects for local community organizations allowing them to feel more connected to their community. Participants noted a desire to continue at least one leisure pursuit introduced in group as well as volunteer again with at least one community organization in the future. Following the anti-stigma campaign presentation to hospital staff, there was an average of a 0.45 point change on a 10 point Likert scale regarding ability to understand and empathize with patients. Additionally, staff identified an average of 1.35 mindsets/biases they wanted to improve and created an action plan with an average of 2.58 ways they planned to work to increase their empathy.

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