Mental Health and Mental Illness Instructors Name

What comes to mind (be honest) when you think about Mental Illness?

Early 18 th Century, Pinel led mental health reform * appointed chief physician at mental hospital in Paris * appalled at the barbaric conditions * he unchained up to 5,000 patients * marked the beginning of the era of “Moral Treatment” Dorothea Dix – U.S. social activist * advocated for compassionate treatment of patients in asylums * her plea to the MA state legislature in 1843 led to improvements in both hospitals and asylums

US Government became involved in the care of the Mentally Ill in 1946 with President Truman’s “Mental Health Act.”  Allowed creation of NIMH “The Community Mental Health Centers Act of 1963” under Kennedy focused on prevention and community- based care.  Led to development of new psychotropic meds and more research on the brain

Anxiety Disorders Eating Disorders Mood Disorders  Depression  Bipolar Disorder Substance Related Disorders

Disorders of one’s mood and emotions. Depression is a significant public health issue in America. Bipolar Depression (formerly called manic depression).

Odd and Eccentric: Paranoid Personality DisorderSchizoid Personality Disorder Schizotypal personality behavior Dramatic and Emotional: Antisocial Personality DisorderNarcissistic Personality Disorder Borderline Personality Disorder Histrionic Personality Disorder Anxious and Fearful: Avoidant Personality DisorderDependent Personality Disorder

In the United States, the treatment of the mentally ill has changed drastically over the last 50 years. How has this changed the role of the human services professional in working with this population? What are three careers in the field of human services working with individuals with mental illness? Give some background on the positions you discuss including some of the training and skills needed for the positions. Would you be interested in pursuing any of the careers you listed? Why or why not?

Human Service Agencies Military and Veteran Service Agencies Psychiatric in-patient or Day Treatment Police Departments Probation Departments County Prosecutor Offices Hospitals and nursing facilities Private Practices Community mental Health Centers

Are there any questions before we end seminar tonight? Thanks for a great seminar!