Community Mental Health Support Group


Name_____________________________________________   Date____________________

 

NUR2488 Mental Health Nursing–WI23

 

Clinical Community Psychiatric Mental Health  Observation

 

Each student is expected to select a Community Mental Health Observation by discussing the options with their instructor. See page 2. After attending the observation (in person or virtual), submit the Community Mental Health Observation form following your experience by WK 2clinical drop box. The observation forms will be evaluated for a pass/fail grade based on including all of the following guidelines below and will be considered into the overall grade the student receives for the clinical experience. Plan:  to discuss in your Simulation post-conference w Prof Bowman, your clinical community mental health experience with your other classmates.

 

The content of each clinical observation should include the following items:

  1. Describe the community mental health support group, event or experience and goals:

Title ______________________________Date_____ Time_____ Location__________

Link:

Your Goals:

 

Be specific about the title of the event, where you went, what happened during the experience, what clients you saw, and staff relationship/interaction with client.

 

 

 

  1. Evaluate the overall community mental health clinical experience.

 

    1. What was good about the experience?

 

    1. What was problematic about the experience?

 

  1. Consider alternative strategies for the situation.

 

    1. What do you think would have made the experience better for you and/or for the group?

 

    1. What other therapeutic approaches or communication could have been used?

 

  1. Describe how the experience was related to mental health diagnoses? How did it affect the client or family?

 

  1. How did the clinical mental health experience relate to classroom content/theory?

 

 

  1. Any other thoughts or comments about the clinical mental health experience.

 

 

 


  • I have provided a few resources for you to contact to find a support group. Please start this process as soon as possible as it may take time to find a group.

https://namidupage.org/services-and-support/support/support-groups/

https://www.mhanational.org/find-support-groups

https://yourlivingrooms.com/images/pdfs/NAMI-Living-Room-Providers-in-Illinois.pdf

Family Support group for adults that have a loved one in recovery or active addiction; every Tuesday @ Lincoln way Christian Church @ 690 E Illinois Hwy in New Lenox, IL from 7-8:30pm 708-557-8394

Grief support group 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month @ Lincoln way CC (address & phone# above). for those who have lost a loved one due to a drug overdose

Heroin Anonymous (HA) every Tuesday 7:15 – 8:15 PM. @ Lincoln way CC (address & phone# above)

Narcan Training with HERO group – call 708-557-8394

Grief Support Group 4th Tuesday of every month @ Alive Church. 8844 S. Austin in Oak Lawn, IL @ 7PM 708-557-8394

Depression, Anxiety, Addictions, Marriage – every Tuesday @ 7pm in person: Bolingbrook Compass Church – https://www.thecompass.net/carenightbolingbrook ; 151 East Briarcliff Road, Bolingbrook, IL; (630) 739-2824

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