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A case study of a client with schizophrenia in a community care unit in Melbourne, Australia

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Dr. Tan Kan Ku, Mercy Henry, Dr. Marylin Shinde
» doi: 10.53555/ecb/2022.11.12.242

Abstract

Victoria’s Mental Health Services provides a variety of treatment options for clients with special needs. The individual rehabilitation program is specifically related to residential services which provide community-oriented mental health initiatives. Since 1995, several Community Care Units (CCUs) were built in various regional areas in residential settings to replace the long-term rehabilitation wards of a psychiatric hospital. This case study aims to provide a model sample for international mental health workers to present at a Case Conference. This paper presents a case study of a 30-year-old single woman of Italian background. A pseudonym, Maria, is used to ensure anonymity. Maria was referred to the CCU by the Community Treatment Team. The case study was formulated for the purpose of arranging a Case Conference by Maria’s Case Manager with the Multi-disciplinary Team Members (MDT). Maria was discharged after three months to return home to live with her family. The rehabilitation program for Maria aimed to promote early recovery by reducing the stigma attached to mental illness which has been an international concern and a long-standing challenge for research on rehabilitation to understand its basis, mechanisms, and consequences in order to formulate means by which stigma and its impact may be ameliorated.

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