Question by Eyes have not seen…: Mental Health?
As a Social Worker, I am looking for better ways to engage clients with severe mental health dx’s (schiophrenia, bi-polar, paranoia, etc.) to get them interested or involeved in their care. Any suggestions of approaches? Also what do u find helpful when trying o speak to a client wxperiencing delusions/hallucinations?

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Answer by Brad W
when speaking to them during a hallucination… keep asking them what they are seeing ask them to describe what is going on and calmly talk to them slipping in a couple questions you really want to know the answer to

Answer by Lisa
I have experienced working with people like you described in the legal field and they don’t like anything that would worry them because they will panic. I also like to not upset them too much about their delusions because they get really upset when they don’t think people believe them. I just listen and act like I really care. That’s all they really want. And I have found that many of these people trusted me because they thought I genuinely cared.

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