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Week 8: Why do conflicts occur when working together in groups?

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Week 8: Why do conflicts occur when working together in groups?

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Week 8 image of Constructive conflict vs Destructive Conflict

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Week 8 image of Constructive conflict vs Destructive Conflict

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Week 10 Reference for: Music Therapy with Offenders in a Substance Abuse/Mental Illness Treatment Program

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Week 10 Reference for: Music Therapy with Offenders in a Substance Abuse/Mental Illness Treatment Program

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Week 10: Music Therapy with Offenders in a Substance Abuse/Mental Illness Treatment Program.

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Week 10: Music Therapy with Offenders in a Substance Abuse/Mental Illness Treatment Program.

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Music therapy is a useful skill that can be beneficial for group work with offenders who have mental illness.

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Conflict resolution, Middle phase and social work roles, Middle phase and skills.

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Week 9 Reference for: Using YouTube Videos in Mental Health Educational Groups

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Week 9 Reference for: Using YouTube Videos in Mental Health Educational Groups

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Flannery, B. (2018, June 16). Using YouTube Videos in Mental Health Educational Groups. Retrieved from https://youmemindbody.com/mental-health/Using-YouTube-Videos-in-Mental-Health-Educational-Groups.

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Week 9: Social work roles when working with mental illness. 

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Using Youtube videos can be a very effective in helping group members understand their mental illness. Videos like ones in this article. They can be very engaging with clients. As a worker your role is to keeps your clients engaged in the group process.

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Blake has worked in the mental health field since 2002 educating and inspiring hope on the journey toward recovery.

YouTube Bridges the Gap for Clinicians

Many mental health clinicians may find themselves alone in their curriculum development with less guidance than a public school teacher has. For this reason, finding good resources for mental health education can be a challenge. High quality videos are one of those resources that were traditionally difficult to acquire. Videos ordered in the conventional way can cost hundreds of dollars, and the videos may end up not meeting your needs or the needs of the clients.

YouTube has revolutionized the way people learn. There's no reason that YouTube can't revolutionize the way people learn about mental health topics. As a mental health professional, YouTube videos provide a powerful resource in your quest to help the people in your care.

This is a Great Example of an Excellent Mental Health Education Video

How to Bring YouTube to the Clients

If you are engaging your clients with YouTube videos in groups, then you'll need a nice sized display. I suggest at least 32 inch display for groups up to 8 people. You may need a 47 or 60 inch display for groups of 10 or more. Also, you'll need a way to stream your videos to the display. Some televisions have smart functions that include the YouTube app. Then you'll need to make sure you have WiFi or a standard Ethernet connection to supply the tv with internet access.

There are several other ways to display YouTube videos, and using a steaming device is a great way to bring smart functions to a non-smart tv. I suggest using a tv or streaming device with "Google TV" software built in, and a remote control with a keyboard. This will help ensure that you can find your videos simply and efficiently when you need them for your groups.

Some gadgets, like the Chromecast, allow you to display your smart phone or tablet onto your TV. This is the cheapest way to go at this time. I would rather have a dedicated remote control with a keyboard for quick navigation though. That will cost you around $100 or more with what is on the market now.

Cautions and Considerations

Due to the nature of YouTube being open to just about anyone to upload, some caution and consideration should be used in selection of videos. All videos should be pre-screened before being used with clients.

As with any videos you may show, there is a potential for someone to be offended or put off by something in the video. For this reason, make sure that you introduce the video as well as you can to prevent any surprises. Explain the purpose of showing the video ahead of time, so assumptions aren't made by your clients.

Selecting High Quality Mental Health Videos

Criteria for Selecting Great Content

Engaging: The content should be engaging

Adds Value: A video of someone lecturing may be informative, but doesn't add much more than what you could do on your own. Watch out for "talking head" videos.

Credible: Many videos on YouTube are produced by lay people. This is not necessarily a bad thing, but it can lead to misinformation. You, as a professional, need to evaluate each video and channel to decide whether the information presented is credible. Many organization or government produced videos are easy to spot by the higher quality, but you can also look for links to a website in the about section.

Population Specific: Sometimes a really great video just won't work for some odd reason. For example, maybe the age appropriateness is not right for your clients, or maybe the content is too rigorous for your clients. Another thing to make sure the video is relevent to the group of people.

Building Playlists for Various Topics

Tips for Using YouTube Efficiently

Get a device with a remote that is easy to use. A few models such as the NeoTV Prime have full qwerty keyboards.

Spend more time setting up your channels and playlists ahead of time, so you will spend less time finding the videos you want to show to clients.

For most efficiency, get a "Google TV" equipped device. Any device or TV with the Google play store will allow you the benefits of app updates. These updates bring you more and better features, such as simple channel sign in selection from one account.

Ensure that you have a good connection to WiFi. You can also hard wire your network cable from your router if you need to.

Other Ways to Use a Streaming Device

Since there are tons of Apps you can use including a full web browser, streaming devices have the potential to provide many engaging forms of media. Using the web browser to show clients websites or how to research mental health resources could enhance their ability to use the internet in problem solving.

Make a list of websites that you find especially helpful on certain topics, and spend a little time visiting those websites toward the end of each session. This will encourage your clients to do homework independently.

Starting each session with a relaxation video may help with clients with high anxiety. Remember, even a 3 minute video can be effective. Sometimes a funny video can help get people talking and feel relaxed.

A Few Good Videos to Get You Started

Below are some really good examples of videos related to mental health. Reachoutfilms is an excellent YouTube channel for short videos that can serve as discussion starters about a variety of Mental Health topics. You may, however, find excellent videos that weren't necessarily aiming at mental health education.

Louis Schwartzberg produced a video about gratitude that inspires me every time I watch it. What an introduction to an activity such as writing a gratitude list! Then you can close with a video about the benefits of gratitude from the channel WatchWellcast.

Video about the Benefits of Gratitude

Video about Safety Planning for Self Harm

Video about Anger Management

Video about Dealing with Emotions

What Do You Think?

This content is accurate and true to the best of the author's knowledge and does not substitute for diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, prescription, and/or dietary advice from a licensed health professional. Drugs, supplements, and natural remedies may have dangerous side effects. If pregnant or nursing, consult with a qualified provider on an individual basis. Seek immediate help if you are experiencing a medical emergency.

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Using YouTube Videos in Mental Health Educational Groups

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Blake has worked in the mental health field since 2002 educating and inspiring hope on the journey toward recovery. Many mental health clinicians may find themselves alone in their curriculum development with less guidance than a public school teacher has. For this reason, finding good resources for mental health education can be a challenge.

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Week 8 Reference for: Resolving Identity Conflict: Gay, Lesbian, and Queer Individuals with a Christian Upbringing

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Week 8 Reference for: Resolving Identity Conflict: Gay, Lesbian, and Queer Individuals with a Christian Upbringing

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Levy, D. L., & Reeves, P. (2011). Resolving identity conflict: Gay, lesbian, and queer individuals with a christian upbringing. Journal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services, 23(1), 53-68. doi:10.1080/10538720.2010.530193

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Week 8: Working with LGBTQ  with mental health and conflict issues through religion. 

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Week 8: Working with LGBTQ  with mental health and conflict issues through religion. 

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This article focuses on working with individuals who LGBTQ and are having conflict with their Christian bringing up.

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Week 7: Icebreakers Found to be useful in working for Mental Health groups

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Week 7: Icebreakers Found to be useful in working for Mental Health groups

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Spiderweb icebreaker has been found to be beneficial in breaking tensions in groups of mental health and allows members to get acquainted with one another.
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Edwards, N., Campbell, B., Brajtman, S., Lee, B., Chircop, A., Eldred, S., . . . Votta, E. (2004). A web of connections: An 'icebreaker' that opened the first day of a community health research internship program for nurses at the school of nursing, university of ottawa, in the summer of 2003 took on a life of its own. its metaphorical magic revealed collaboration in research, management and clinical practice. The Canadian Nurse, 100(4), 22.

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Icebreakers are beneficial ways to engage activity in a group with individuals who suffer from mental health issues. This short-term goals icebreaker gets the service user to think about what it is they are expecting to get from the group and what goals they expect to achieve at the end of the group.

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Week 6: Pros and Cons of Mental Health Support Groups

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Week 6: Pros and Cons of Mental Health Support Groups

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This Youtube video explains pros and cons of support groups for mental health issues.
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My Pros and Cons of Mental Health Support Groups

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Tanzeem Choudhury is an associate professor in Computing and Information Science at Cornell University. She directs the People-Aware Computing group, which is inventing technology to support individuals with serious mental illness and shaping the future of technology-assisted well-being.

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Technology for mental health | Tanzeem Choudhury | TEDxDhaka

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You might not know that more people in the world suffer from mental illness than heart-disease or cancer! And it is largely ignored. Could innovative technology solve the problem? Tanzeem has some answers and insights. Tanzeem Choudhury is an associate professor in Computing and Information Science at Cornell University.

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Group planning, ethical issues and conflict resolution is covered in weeks 5 to 7.

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Week 5: Planning Group meetings for individuals who suffer with mental health issues. 

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Week 5: Planning Group meetings for individuals who suffer with mental health issues. 

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This article provides helpful lesson plans in creating activities that are useful on working in groups of individuals that have mental health issues. It addresses the stigma of mental health, how to understand it and helps to reduce the stigma of mental health issues. Initial planning of the group is important.

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Week 4: A Critical Black Feminist Ethnography of Treatment for Women with Co-occurring Disorders in the Psychiatric Hospital

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Week 4: A Critical Black Feminist Ethnography of Treatment for Women with Co-occurring Disorders in the Psychiatric Hospital

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This article discusses women who have been diagnosed with co-occurring disorders and how many of their gender specific needs are overlooked through many treatment facilities. As many treatment centers deliver a one size fits all mentality.

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Week 4: Working with women of Color: An Empowerment Perspective

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Week 4: Working with women of Color: An Empowerment Perspective

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This article addresses the issue of oppression that women of color experience daily. They experience it on multiple levels like being female and being of color they refer to this as "doble jeapardy."  Which in turn can create a higher increase of mental health issues due to the oppressive nature of it. The article suggests small group work and by accepting the clients definition of the problem, building on existing strengths, teaching specific skills etc (1990, p.151-152)

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Anti-Oppressive Behavior and working with women with mental illness.

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Anti-Oppressive Behavior and working with women with mental illness.

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This Padlet is based on Chpt 7, Issues of power and oppression (p. 108-117), in Lindsay, T. & Orton, S. (2014) Groupwork practice in social work, 3rded.  Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. 

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This Padlet is based on Chpt 7, Issues of power and oppression (p. 108-117), in Lindsay, T. & Orton, S. (2014) Groupwork practice in social work, 3rded.  Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. 

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Avery, L. (1998). A Feminist Perspective on Group Work with Severely Mentally Ill Women. Women & Therapy, 21(4), 1–14. doi: 10.1300/j015v21n04_01Title

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Week 4: Group Work from a Feminist approach for women with mental illness. 

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Week 4: Group Work from a Feminist approach for women with mental illness. 

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This article speaks of the differences between how the medical profession views mental illness between men and women. It discusses how women are blamed for mental illness within family and work settings. I would use a small therapy based group through a feminist approach with women struggling with mental illness as this approach will help strengthen each individual which will inadvertently strengthen the group as a whole.

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In its attempt to focus on societal causes of individual and interpersonal problems, feminist social work has largely overlooked the difficult situations of women affected by severe and persistent mental illness. Due to distrust of the medical model and its diagnostic tool DSM-IV (APA, 1994), feminists have tended to neglect the needs of mentally ill women while reconceptualizing mental illness as a form of society's oppression of women. Along those lines, the traditional medical model of psychiatric treatment has ignored contextual factors, especially oppression and discrimination, related to the onset and development of mental illness among women. This paper critiques both the feminist and psychiatric perspectives, and presents a group which was developed and implemented using both frameworks. The group described in this article blends feminist principles with psychiatric knowledge in an attempt to synthesize feminist treatment of mentally ill women.

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A Feminist Perspective on Group Work with Severely Mentally Ill Women

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In its attempt to focus on societal causes of individual and interpersonal problems, feminist social work has largely overlooked the difficult situations of women affected by severe and persistent mental illness. Due to distrust of the medical model and its diagnostic tool DSM-IV (APA, 1994), feminists have tended to neglect the needs of mentally ill women while reconceptualizing mental illness as a form of society's oppression of women.