Rehabilitation of parents Rehabilitation of parents with psychiatric disabilitieswith psychiatric disabilities

Peter van der EndePeter van der Ende

Lectoraat Rehabilitatie Hanze University Lectoraat Rehabilitatie Hanze University GroningenGroningen

Marrie VenderinkMarrie Venderink

Lectoraat Rehabilitatie Hanze University Lectoraat Rehabilitatie Hanze University Groningen GGz-GroningenGroningen GGz-Groningen

Support?Support?

Parent role: keep and/or restoreParent role: keep and/or restore How can a parent manage the How can a parent manage the

parenting in combination with parenting in combination with psychiatric disabilities?psychiatric disabilities?

Support from the Individual Support from the Individual Rehabilitation ProgramRehabilitation Program

RealityReality

Life in communityLife in community Parents with psychiatric disabilities are in Parents with psychiatric disabilities are in

many cases singlemany cases single Low income / struggle for lifeLow income / struggle for life High barrier for using servicesHigh barrier for using services

ProjectProject

Literature research: has been done and a Literature research: has been done and a report is available (in Dutch)report is available (in Dutch)

Research rehabilitation needs (N= 60)Research rehabilitation needs (N= 60) Five case-Five case-studiesstudies Development of a Rehabilitation module Development of a Rehabilitation module

for the parent rolefor the parent role Pilot (N=30) Pilot (N=30) Evaluation pilot and redress of the moduleEvaluation pilot and redress of the module Brochure, presentation etc. spring 2006Brochure, presentation etc. spring 2006

Goal and target groupGoal and target group

Goal:Goal: Developing of a rehabilitation programDeveloping of a rehabilitation program

For who? For who? Clients in their role as parentClients in their role as parent with or without responsibility for the with or without responsibility for the

childchild Caregivers and students at university Caregivers and students at university

Examples of programs for Examples of programs for parentsparents

Problem oriented:Problem oriented:Family therapyFamily therapyEnvironment oriented:Environment oriented: Educational supportEducational supportExposure for children of parents with Exposure for children of parents with

psychiatric disabilitiespsychiatric disabilitiesDevelopmentally oriented:Developmentally oriented: Courses for parents, video-hometraining, Courses for parents, video-hometraining,

Individual rehabilitation programIndividual rehabilitation program

Rehabilitation model Rehabilitation model (Boston)(Boston)

Choose a valued roleChoose a valued role

Get ……………..Get ……………..

Keep………………Keep………………

Additive value of a Additive value of a Rehabilitation programRehabilitation program

Rehabilitation: start with the needs Rehabilitation: start with the needs and values of the indiviualand values of the indiviual

Combination with other important Combination with other important rolesroles

Early start (prevention)Early start (prevention)

Extra environmental Extra environmental demandsdemands

Symptoms/ demands parentshipSymptoms/ demands parentship

Explain psychiatric disibility to othersExplain psychiatric disibility to others

HousekeepingHousekeeping

Being assertive for oneself and childBeing assertive for oneself and child

Being a parent / living apartBeing a parent / living apart

From need to goalFrom need to goal

What are the parent’s needs?What are the parent’s needs?

What is possible?What is possible?

Choose a goalChoose a goal

Research interviewResearch interview

Practical skillsPractical skills

Teaching skills to the childTeaching skills to the child

Supporting the child for social Supporting the child for social developmentdevelopment

Social skillsSocial skills

For all subjectsFor all subjects

ResourcesResources

Need for a changeNeed for a change

Need for supportNeed for support

Rehabilitation of Parents Rehabilitation of Parents with Psychiatric with Psychiatric

disabilitiesdisabilities Peter van der EndePeter van der Ende + 31 50-5953249+ 31 50-5953249

p.c.van.der.ende@pl.hanze.nlp.c.van.der.ende@pl.hanze.nl

Lectoraat Rehabilitatie Lectoraat Rehabilitatie

Hanzehogeschool Groningen Hanzehogeschool Groningen (Nederland) (Nederland)

Marrie VenderinkMarrie Venderink

Lectoraat RehabilitatieLectoraat Rehabilitatie

+ Cenzor/GGz-Groningen+ Cenzor/GGz-Groningen