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Supporting Parents With Mental Health Needs Through Community-Based Systems of Care

Barriers to Reaching Out to Parents With Mental Illnesses

1. Barriers to identifying and addressing parents' mental health needs may include each of the following EXCEPT:

A. Parents don't meet eligibility requirements and lack insurance

B. Appropriate services are not available

C. Services lack a specialized needs-based approach

D. Parents may give up when seeking services is too frustrating

2. In some cases, a positive outcome for children and families living with parental mental illness is a carefully planned and supported relinquishment of custody rather than family reunification.

A. True

B. False

Guiding Frameworks for Practice

3. A program known as THRIVE has been adopted by several systems of care (SOCs) in order to identify and implement unique community services and natural supports that are individualized for the child and family to achieve positive outcomes.

A. True

B. False

4. The Developmental Model of Family Support is an approach that begins with the provider listening to parents' descriptions of their struggles, their aspirations, and their _____________________, and then working in a respectful and responsive way to develop a plan for change.

A. Experiences with programs and treatment

B. Coping mechanisms and support system

C. Ability to advocate for themselves

D. Assessment of their own situation

Collaborative Partnerships

5. When children are involved in SOCs, parents are not often asked directly about their own mental health needs, but these issues may come to the attention of providers or family partners as they get to know families better over time.

A. True

B. False

6. Providers in SOCs work in partnerships with parents and family members to:

A. Identify values and elicit change

B. Identify strengths and develop goals

C. Identify priorities and eliminate barriers

D. Identify needs and implement strategies

7. An active collaboration structure is most effective when leadership expects and models authentic trust-building and problem-focused interactions among administrators, providers, and family members.

A. True

B. False

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