TY - JOUR
T1 - Care plans for families affected by parental mental illness
AU - Reupert, Andrea
AU - Green, Kirsten T.
AU - Maybery, Darryl
N1 - Imported on 12 Apr 2017 - DigiTool details were: Journal title (773t) = Families in Society: the journal of contemporary social services. ISSNs: 1044-3894;
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - The process of establishing 'care plans' for families affected by parental mental illness is outlined in this paper. Based on the feedback of families involved in the project, the original objective of developing crisis plans was broadened to incorporate 'care' components. Accordingly, family care plans included planning for possible future crises, such as a parent's hospitalization, as well as long term goals, for example, education plans for the children. It was found that identifying both crisis and care components enhanced existing social supports within the family and involved pre-negotiating and coordinating agency supports for family members. The general principles and basic components of family care plans are outlined, and the implications for workers' roles, concludes the paper.
AB - The process of establishing 'care plans' for families affected by parental mental illness is outlined in this paper. Based on the feedback of families involved in the project, the original objective of developing crisis plans was broadened to incorporate 'care' components. Accordingly, family care plans included planning for possible future crises, such as a parent's hospitalization, as well as long term goals, for example, education plans for the children. It was found that identifying both crisis and care components enhanced existing social supports within the family and involved pre-negotiating and coordinating agency supports for family members. The general principles and basic components of family care plans are outlined, and the implications for workers' roles, concludes the paper.
U2 - 10.1606/1044-3894.3707
DO - 10.1606/1044-3894.3707
M3 - Article
VL - 89
SP - 39
EP - 43
JO - Journal of social casework
JF - Journal of social casework
SN - 0037-7678
IS - 1
ER -