CHCMHS001 - Work with people with mental health issues

A peaceful and supportive environment where a mental health worker engages with an individual in a compassionate manner, emphasizing respect and understanding. Include elements of cultural diversity, emotional support, and a positive atmosphere.

Navigating Mental Health: A Knowledge Quiz

Test your knowledge and understanding of mental health practices with our comprehensive quiz designed specifically for those working in the field. Gain valuable insights and develop your skills to better support individuals experiencing mental health challenges.

Understand key communication techniques
Learn about empowering individuals' recovery
Recognize the importance of confidentiality

13 Questions3 MinutesCreated by HelpingHeart24

1. What communication technique would you use if you wanted to develop and maintain respect and self-direction?

A. A no nonsense, direct and authoritative approach

B. A warm, calming and sincere approach

C. Identify what is wrong and advise them of the solution

D. All of the above

2. How would you work so that you might encourage a person’s rights to direct their own recovery?

A. Encourage, support and collaborate with the consumer to empower their own choices

B. Encourage the consumer to see your point of view and indicate the consequences of their decision

C. Recycle a recovery plan that worked for another person and use the same approach

D. Invite all support people to develop the recovery plan for the consumer

3. How could you show respect for the person’s social, cultural and spiritual differences?

A. This service focuses on mental illness and medication

B. Everyone deserves to be treated the same

C. Ask, listen and find out the person’s experience and story

D. All Australian’s are the same socially, culturally and spiritually

4. What is the best way to support a person to understand and exercise their rights?

A. Give them the person the web address, where to find their rights

B. Discuss what their know about what their rights

C. Share your knowledge on consumer rights

D. B & C

5. How do you decide what the person's mental health needs might be?

A. Read the Doctor’s mental health plan

B. Ask the person what their needs are

C. Get a hand over from other staff members

D. All of the above

6. How would you encourage the person with mental health issues to feel empowered?

A. Assume that they don’t know what to do

B. It is easier, to just do it for them

C. Discuss options, provide information and identify strategies

D. Focus on the mental illness

7. Why is duty of care, dignity and risk management important?

A. As a mental health worker, you must consider all variables that that may impact on the individual consumer

B. You must consider all potential risk of harm to the consumer and others

C. You must provide a safe environment for both yourself and the consumer

D. All of the above

8. Who do you work with when setting goals for a person recovering from a mental illness?

A. Medical staff, parents, friends, mechanic and the Police

B. Police, Medical staff, friends and local leaders

C. Consumer, family, support people, care worker and medical staff

D. All of the above

9. When meeting a person's needs, is it sometimes acceptable to adapt the service you provide?

A. Yes

B. No

C. Maybe

D. B & C

10. Why is it important to document all interactions with a person?

A. To monitor the consumer’s progress towards recovery and legal requirements

B. All service providers are required by law to keep detailed notes on consumers

C. The information will assist in writing a biography in the future

D. A & B

11. How would you respond to someone experiencing distress or crisis?

A. Provide immediate support if appropriate and call for help

B. Make sure the person is safe and take them to the appropriate professionals

C. Talk it out and hope everything will be OK

D. A & B

12. When working with mental health issues, is it ever appropriate to work outside your role, and outside the limits of your knowledge and skill?

A. Yes

B. No

13. Why must conיִdentiality and privacy of the person be maintained?

A. So they can’t be tracked by the Police

B. Legislation requires confidentiality

C. Confidentiality is not compulsory

D. All of the above

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