Date of Award
7-1997
Document Type
Open Access Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Social Work (MSW)
Department
Social Work
First Advisor
Sharon Patten
Second Advisor
Lake Dziengel
Third Advisor
Joe Club
Abstract
Research has shown that staff of mental health programs will blame family members for problems incurred by an adult member with a serious and persistent mental illness and therefore be excluded from invotvement in the adult's community support plan. Fifteen personal interviews of staff from four community support programs (CSP's) in Minnesota's Hennepin County were conducted, using a combination of a standardized open-ended question interview format and a S-point Likerttype scale. The CSP staff viewed family members as both positive and negative in their influence on the adult with a mental illness. Their decision was influenced by client self-determination, confidentiality, agency policies and practices, and personal experience. The results provide implications for future social work in the delivery of services in Gommunity support programs as it relates to involvement of family members.
Identifier
SC 11.MSW.1997.Himango.TW
Recommended Citation
Himango, Timothy W., "Community Support Program Staff Attitudes Toward Family Involvement With the Adult who has a Serious and Persistent Mental Illness" (1997). Theses and Graduate Projects. 1197.
https://idun.augsburg.edu/etd/1197