CHCMHS001 - Final Assessment A

1. Define the key issues of prejudice and discriminationand explain how they impact on people with mental healthneeds.
2. What is the principle of recovery as it relates to themental health sector?
3. Explain the principles of empowerment anddisempowerment and what they mean for a person with mental healthneeds.
4. What are the basic rights of people with mental healthneeds?
5. How do the principles of access and equity apply topeople with mental illness who come from a variety of social,cultural and spiritual backgrounds?
6. Should a person’s citizenship status affect theprinciples of access and equity?
7. Briefly outline how attitudes to mental health andapproaches to working with people with mental illness have changedin a historical context.
8. Briefly outline how societal views of mentalhealth and approaches to working with people with mental illnesshave changed in a social context.
9. Explain how government policies and initiatives affectthe mental health sector. Give an example with youranswer.
10. Briefly outline how the current economic situation andgovernment funding impact the mental health sector and thesubsequent impact on people.