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FACILITATING MEANINGFUL USE OF TIME BY HOSTEL RESIDENTS AFTER LONG TERM PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALIZATION
Author(s) -
Manderson Susan
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
australian occupational therapy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.595
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1440-1630
pISSN - 0045-0766
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1630.1979.tb00722.x
Subject(s) - practicum , competence (human resources) , psychology , structuring , nursing , medicine , gerontology , psychiatry , medical education , social psychology , finance , economics
When discharged to hostels after long term psychiatric hospitalization, hostel residents are often incapable of structuring their use of time. This report describes a student practicum with six hostel residents who had had 8 to 40 years hospitalization and pursued little activity. It aimed over eight weeks to involve them in activities in the hostel and community, by structuring and supporting their participation, so that through experiencing success they might develop competence. Five out of six clients attained the specified amount of activity in the hostel and community to meet the programme's objectives. Positive results were observed in other residents and the physical environment of the hostel as well. Problems encountered and the hostel as a setting for a student practicum are discussed, and recommendations for further work in the area presented.