FUNDACION UNIVERSITARIA UNIMONSERRATE

FACULTY OF HUMAN AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

PROGRAM SOCIAL WORK
VIII SEMESTER

MENTAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL WORK

PRESENTED BY: Jennifer Alexandra Ros Rojas

Eyleen Useche Montes
PRESENTED TO: Diana Soto

BOGOTA D,C. OCTOBER 13 2015

MENTAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL WORK

One of the areas of intervention the social work is mental health, this is a
problem It has taken a lot of strength globally. Next We begin to define mental
health:
The Mental Health It is defined as a welfare state in which the individual
realizes his or her own abilities You may face tensions normal life You can work
productively and is able to make a contribution to their community. (OMS)
Objetive General: Analyze the situation and dynamics of families than having
household members with mental illness. from the method providing individual
and family intervention tools roles, communication and responsibility.
Objetives Specific:
Theoretically deepen the dynamics of families who have patients
with mental difficulties, taking the most common diseases such as
schizophrenia, depression and bipolar disorder.
Provide recommendations for improve quality of life the caretaker
of the person who has a disease in the area of mental health.
Some of the diseases that make up the area of mental health are:

SCHIZOPHRENIA: It is a psychiatric diagnosis used for a group of

people with chronic and severe mental disorders often characterized by
behaviors that are abnormal for the community lack of perception of

reality changes in perception and in the expression of altered reality.

DEPRESSION: Mental disease or disorder It is characterized by a deep
sadness, low mood, low self-esteem loss of interest in everything and

decreased mental functions

BIPOLAR DISORDER: It is a severe mental illness, People who suffer
experience unusual mood changes they can go from being very active
and happy feel very sad and hopeless.

PROBLEM:
Caregivers of people with mental difficulties, are usually members of the family
very close to the patient, who have a very strong bond and therefore spend
much time caring for these people.
The carer leaves his personal life and his life project, Quality of life is a state
of satisfaction generally derived from the realization of the potentialities from
the person (ARDILA, R. 2003 p. 162)
This creates in caregivers moods of sadness, anger, powerlessness makes
them vulnerable and require attention to overcome these difficulties.
Previous they are just some examples of mental illness but really are many
and when a family member family has any of them radically changes the
dynamics of the family system, that is where the social worker does his work
educated regarding regarding the pathology Stabilizing the family, contributing
to the process of adaptation, as well as developing the strategies necessary for
proper quality of life for who has the disease.
"According to a study in 2013 Because of the different situations we face every
day at work, on the street, in the family, in college, etc., is need receive an
objective orientation that allows us to channel thoughts, ideas, feelings, views
and ways to act upon any problems. For those already suffering from a specific
mental illness, timely intervention by a multidisciplinary team that can help
solve or cope with the least possible interference in the daily lives of patients
and their relationships with others is necessary" (AMAYA, 2015. S p )
At this time the stress is one of the consequences that the area of mental
health should attend and this is multiplying by the accumulation of fatigue or
opportunity to seek solutions to difficulties in daily life.
The Mental Health associated interpersonal and socials relations according the
Tobon "The European Conference on Promotion of Mental Health and Social
Inclusion held in Tampere in 1999.4 highlights the importance of mental health
and the need for action in the area of primary health care through the
promocione of mental health , promoting the exchange of good health

practices and encouraging and supporting the promotion and research on

disorders and mental illness "(Tobon, 2005, s.p)
It is very important that the State Colombian provides resources for the
prevention of mental illness, the law in mental health 1616 the 2013 which
seeks to guarantee the right to mental health, through the General System of
Social Security in Health, regulated by Law 100 of 1993. Since many of these
diseases

can

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treated

and

improved

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professional

intervention

adecuada.esto enables the individual to return to be part of society, regaining

its life goals and strengthened as family relations first, then this is the place
where the person receiving mental health treatment can overcome the
dificultes easier.
According to figures from the National Mental Health Study 2013, conducted in
Colombia, "for every 100 people who consult general practitioners, 26 do so for
mental disorders being the most common disorders of anxiety, affecting 19 out
of 100 people. The second place is occupied by mood disorder afflicting the
15% of the population and in the third place, the psychoactive substance in
10.6%. (AMAYA, 2015. S.p)
The National Study of Mental Health in Colombia in 2003 showed the which
according to sex, age, educational level, marital status, working condition,
Social Security System in Health. The previous ones are factors of great
influence on the health of Colombians.
Finally the social work have the social worker has a large field of intervention
with the families, since the contribution we can make is in regards to issues
such as, the family dynamic, crisis intervention, strengthening networks etc.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

OMS, Organizacin Mundial de la Salud, Diciembre de 2013. tomado de

http://www.who.int/features/factfiles/mental_health/es/
Tobn M., F. . (2005). La salud mental: una visin acerca de su
atencin integral. Revista Facultad Nacional de Salud Pblica, 23(1)
Recuperado de http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=12023113
AMAYA Escobar Alexandra. Las enfermedades mentales una realidad
actual. Revista Nova et Vetera. Vol 1, N 04 de Mayo de 2015.
Recuperado de: http://www.urosario.edu.co/revista-nova-et-vetera/Vol1-Ed-4/Omnia/Las-Enfermedades-Mentales-una-Realidad-Actual/
MINISTERIO DE LA PROTECCIN SOCIAL, Repblica de Colombia.
FUNDACIN FES-SOCIAL Estudio Nacional de salud Mental Colombia
2003, recuperado de https://www.minsalud.gov.co/Documentos%20y
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