PART 1 – ASSESSING MILLIE’S GOALS, NEEDS, & STRENGTHS (4 pages)
Choose a point in the film on which you will base this assessment and plan. (CHOOSE A POINT IN MILLIE’S LIFE IN THE FILM AS SHE GOES THROUGH MANY STAGES AND WITH THIS POIINT BASE THE ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT PLAN OFF OF)
Listen closely to Millie in the film. Based on her wishes for her own health and wellness at this point, identify her primary goal for her recovery–what does she want to change or accomplish? Directly quote her words as the goal statement in this assessment and in the treatment plan in Part 3.
In the film, Millie moves through various “stages of change” in her recovery (i.e. the degree to which she is motivated to make particular changes to improve her health and wellness). Using evidence from the film to support your points, describe Millie’s stage(s) of change at the point in the film you chose for this assessment.
Remember, a person can be in multiple stages at one time (e.g. they can be in Preparation and want to move into supportive housing, but also unaware of their mental illness and Pre-contemplative about taking medications).
Briefly discuss how you would adapt your approach to engaging Millie in the planning process based on her particular stage(s) of change.
Drawing upon any sources of information that are available to you (client’s perspective, your observations, the perspective of family members and others) assess and describe Millie’s biological, psychological, and social strengths that could be used to help her achieve her primary recovery goal. Consider both her personal and her environmental strengths in this assessment.
Assess and describe Millie’s biological, psychological, and social needs and any challenges that could impact her ability to accomplish her goal. Identifying personal and environmental challenges/needs is key to specifying the objectives for your work together, and the services or interventions that could be used to help her overcome these challenges and address her needs.
PART 2 – REVIEWING THE EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE, AVAILABILITY, AND CULTURAL RELEVANCE OF 3 POSSIBLE INTERVENTIONS (5 pages)
As Millie’s social worker it is your job to help her locate the best possible resources, supports and interventions that she and others can use to help her achieve her recovery goals. Ideally, these interventions are evidence-based, culturally relevant, and readily available. But in today’s social service world, this is not always the case.
You and your client then have to work together to find the best available options and engage in shared decision-making in deciding which interventions to use. Considering the assessment that you conducted in Part 1 and Millie’s goal for her recovery, use the course readings and outside research to identify and compare 3 potentially appropriate interventions that could help Millie get closer to achieving her recovery goal.
Conduct a review of the empirical evidence, local availability, and cultural relevance of these interventions. Is there a resource, support, or treatment modality that is most effective or “best practice” for getting Millie closer to her identified goal?
What does the empirical research show about this intervention’s effectiveness and use with people with serious mental illness and with people of Millie’s cultural background? Is this support/intervention available in your community and how would you go about linking or referring Millie to this support?
Remember, effective interventions can include biological (e.g. psychotropic medications), psychological (e.g. psychotherapies), or social (e.g. housing, employment) interventions. They can involve peer support, natural/community supports, or self-directed activities.
But they should always be appropriately matched to the person’s own goal and their particular stage of change. A minimum of 10 empirical sources, outside of the course readings and websites, should be used to support this review.
PART 3 – DEVELOPING THE PERSON-CENTERED TREATMENT PLAN (2 pages)
Considering your assessment and review of possible interventions, use the instructions in Adams & Grieder (Chapters 4-6) and the New York Office of Mental Health (2013) Quick Guide to develop a person-centered treatment plan like the one below for Millie.
The plan should contain her longer-term recovery goal and three shorter-term S.M.A.R.T. (SPECIFIC, MESUARABLE, ATTAINABLE, REALISTIC AND TIMEBOUND) objectives that specify the smaller steps that will get her closer to her long-term goal. For each objective, provide one intervention statement (i.e. what the individual needs in terms of services and community resources to meet the objectives) that uses the 5 W’s.
