Talk Three
Working with Someone in Psychosis Part II:
Long-Term Approaches
An innovative team approach to gaining the trust of the person in psychosis and allying with the rational core of the person.
Topics include: Need for plan for long-term period of psychosis. Purpose of mentor-realist team is to provide a place of support for schizophrenic. Understanding Mentor role: Requirements for Mentor’s relationship; Interaction similar to Rogerian Client-centered approach; Stages of building relationship; Concepts to be used by Mentor. Consensus Realists role: Similar to present approach/Reality therapy; Realists often seen as interfering and persecuting; Special phrasing and actions to ease paranoia. Thinking like a schizophrenic. Negotiation of key beliefs.