Integrate Spirituality into Mental Health Care

Brandy has had a suicidal plan already attempted, I would recommend to her family that I be allowed to refer her to be immediately hospitalized for a minimum of 48 hours under the psychiatric care of her psychiatrist. I would require that she is placed on a one-to-one suicide watch either by a RN or mental aide technician while at the psychiatric hospital. I would also propose that if she is taken off the recommended treatment due to clinical improvement she must be regularly monitor according to

steadily increasing and cultural caring is imperative to provide holistic care to all clients. Cultural competence is a set of congruent behaviours, attitudes, and policies that enable effective respect, caring and communication in cross-cultural situations (Parker, 2010). Cultural competency is essential because nurses who respect and acknowledge a patient’s cultural health beliefs and practices are more likely to influence the health of individuals. Culturally competent nurses need to respect and accept

exacerbated by her African decent (Copeland, 1997). Still, as an African woman in America, there is a varied array of coping strategies used to resist sexism and racism (Shorter-Gooden, 2004). It is through spirituality and the support of others that these strategies have been affective, but these factors are currently uncertain or under established for Jasmin. The individual of African descent also reported to assume the high education excellence of the American culture, but witnessed the disparity

how land, law and language influence Indigenous identity and culture as discussed during the Indigenous cultural immersion program. Describe how the loss of these features through government policy and vested interests has contributed to the current health and equality gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. In the Cultural immersion program, Uncle David Tourinier, a local elder stated that there were three ways of life that taught an indigenous person all important aspects of

Yoga and mental health are two topics that are often put in relation to each other. What if just taking one hour of the day to stretch and meditate could increase your mood? We ask the question, does yoga affect the mental health and wellness of a person? Yoga is a practice rooted in Indian philosophy that was expected to relieve pain, stress, depression and other physical and mental health issues. Mental health is based off of psychological, emotional, and social well-being. Meditation is also integrated

Abstract Spirituality is defined in regards to health care and why spirituality is important to client care is discussed. Nursing care that can nurture a patient’s spirituality include quietly being there to listen to our patients, knowing when to seek a formally trained ministers assistance, and being willing to participate in their spiritual and cultural customs. Spiritual assessment tools can be utilized by healthcare providers to help assess a patient’s spiritual need and to help formulate

Religion/Spirituality and its Influences Psychologists are professionals with a responsibility to provide the best care possible to the individuals that need their assistance. This is why it is mandatory to continue training and education, to remain current in the knowledge of treatment methods to ensure the optimal quality of services provided (Fisher, 2013). With that said, psychologists ponder whether religion and spirituality should be integrated into methods of therapy and if so, what types

from his/her spirituality, beliefs, and social etc. Counselors need to understand how to help a client holistically to instill effective treatment interventions. Each Counseling specialization needs to understand key concepts in all counseling profession to understand how to treat the client in a holistic manner. Counselors need to understand the wellness models and operate by one to ensure they are treating the whole client.

Introduction “Culture comprises of shared beliefs values, and practices that guide a group’s members in patterned ways of thinking and acting. Culture can also be viewed as a blueprint for guiding actions that impact care, health, and well-being” (Leininger & McFarland, 2006). “Culture is more than ethnicity and social norms; it includes religious, geographic, socio-economic, occupational, ability-or disability-related, and sexual orientation-related beliefs and behaviors. Each group has cultural

ENHANCING SPIRITUALITY, SPIRITUAL WELLBEING AND CULTURE Spirituality is the sense of connection and anything required to establish and maintain a dynamic personal relationship with God. A person should know the creator or the god that has created man on earth. Thus, this essay intends to discuss about spirituality, spiritual overview of nursing and religion. The essay would also describe about the spiritual wellbeing and the theorists together with their contribution to spirituality. People may not