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Perceptions of professionals about the nature of rehabilitation relationships with persons with mental illness and the dilemmas and conflicts that characterize these relationships
- Authors:
- FINARET Anderea Eini, SHOR Ron
- Journal article citation:
- Qualitative Social Work, 5(2), June 2006, pp.151-166.
- Publisher:
- Sage
The development of rehabilitation relationships with persons with mental illness is a topic that has had limited attention in psychiatric rehabilitation literature. This research presents findings from in-depth interviews that were conducted with 10 psychiatric rehabilitation workers in Israel. Six of them were social workers, two were psychologists, and two were occupational therapists. Eight central components that characterize the development of rehabilitation relationships have been highlighted. These components indicate that the rehabilitation relationship is unconventional and differs in many ways from traditional therapeutic relationships. In addition, the challenge of coping with the conflicts and dilemmas which professionals encounter during the implementation of these components has been emphasized. The findings illuminate the need to develop a knowledge base that would prepare rehabilitation workers to cope with these difficulties and provide suitable professional training and supervision.
Identity development of mothers with mental illness: contribution and challenge of motherhood
- Authors:
- SHOR Ron, MOREH-KREMER Maya
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Mental Health, 14(3), 2016, pp.215-226.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Limited knowledge exists about the experience of mothers with serious mental illness in developing their maternal identity and the challenges they face in this process. This subject was examined in Israel in a qualitative research with 12 mothers. The results indicated the contribution of the motherhood experience to the development of positive identity and to the management of mental illness. The mothers described tensions between their efforts to maintain their maternal identity during periods of deterioration in their mental health situation, as well as lack of sufficient attention by their formal and informal support systems to these tensions. Mental health professionals need to provide legitimacy to the positive contribution that the motherhood experience may have on the women’s identity, as well as to provide them support with the effects that changes in their mental health situation may have on their sense of maternal identity. (Publisher abstract)