Posted: October 10th, 2016

First, you will need to explain a major, widespread mental health concern that this facility will address

1. First, you will need to explain a major, widespread mental health concern that this facility will address. Please do your own independent research and clarify through specific sets of statistics or other societal indicators and anecdotes, all properly cited of course, the type of major mental health problem this facility will address. How and why is this particular mental health challenge important for society to address? The major mental health concern I choose is Alzheimer�s/Dementia 2. As this is an inpatient facility, what will be the protocols for keeping your clients safe? For example, will this be a �lockdown facility,� in which clients are not allowed to leave without special permission? Explain in detail how you will address this concern. Wandering can be a particularly dangerous symptom of Alzheimer’s disease. To prevent wandering without “imprisoning” residents, Zeisel recommends camouflaging exit doors and using unobtrusive or keypad locks. Exit doors can also be placed off to the left, or right of hallways so they are not conveyed as destinations. Knowing that residents are not going to disappear if left alone, staff can feel safer about their care­also increases a level of autonomy in the residents. I also recommend using a day pass sytem to allow patients to be with there families. 3. Citing specific concepts not already mentioned in the paper, explain the role of recreation in this facility. For example, are clients going to be required to engage in physical exercise? Arts and crafts? Be specific about how these types of programs relate to the course content. Clients will utilize art, nature therapy, horticulture, and music therapies. 4. The counselors employed at this inpatient facility will focus on at least two therapeutic approaches covered in this course. Which two therapeutic approaches are the most important for the facility that you have designed? Explain your answer in detail, giving specific reference to course content. The two therapeutic approaches is talking therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy. People living with dementia may also experience anxiety and depression. This may have developed before the dementia or may be caused by adjusting to the diagnosis and its effect on their lives. Talking therapies offer someone living with dementia the opportunity to speak openly about their feelings, and can help them to adjust to and live with their condition more successfully. There is evidence that talking therapies can directly reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression in people with dementia. There is growing evidence that psychotherapy can also help someone living with dementia. Recent trials, for example, show that CBT and interpersonal therapy can reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety in people with dementia. This is important because in the past it was unclear whether talking therapies worked in older people or those with dementi