Question

Describe five values that apply to mental health care (70 - 100 words each)

Answer 1

The following are the values in mental health care:
1. Respect: All individuals have the basic right to be recognised and treated with equality, dignity and respect. Their privacy should be protected and their medical files and documents should be stored confidentially. Not only the mentally affected person is treated with respect but also their family, caregivers. Their values, beliefs and culture are respected. There is a difference among people, their families, their caregivers, colleagues and the place where they live, their class, gender, culture, religion, age, status, etc should also be treated with respect.
2. Advocacy: The mentally affected individual and their family should be given support. The health care providers should be concerned about them. They should follow the human rights.
3. Working as a team: The practitioners should have a positive relationships with people, their families and others. They should work together to reduce tension. They should collaborate and work together and follow a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary practice.
4. Excellence: The practitioners should provide quality service. This is obtained by professional development programmes and learning.
5. Attitude: They should have a positive attitude. This will help us to view the situations in different ways and change our behaviour accordingly.