Management of Clinical Practices for Mental Health Patients with Depression and Anxiety

The given assignment is based on the management of clinical practices for delivering appropriate services to mental health patients suffering from depression and anxiety. It includes to focus on effectiveness of clinical practices which facilitate to boost up patients outcomes in mental health asylums.

Mental Health Issues
Depression Anxiety

Executive Summary
The given assignment is based on the management of clinical practices for delivering
appropriate services to mental health patients suffering from depression and anxiety. It includes
to focus on effectiveness of clinical practices which facilitate to boost up patients outcomes in
mental health asylums. However, it consist the discussion of requirements and benefits of proper
management to allocate desired medical procedures or practices among staff members. Moreover
it is necessary to manage work pressure among care practitioners working in mental health
organisation to provide appropriate care facilities to them for their better health. In addition to
this, it includes the utilisation of effective leadership and management theories such as system
theory, situational, contingency, autocratic, democratic and any more. Meanwhile, it is required
to select more appropriate approach which is suitable to deal with specific complex situation of
patient to overcome with problems and make it under control. Moreover. It includes that
effective changes is required including technological and clinical by using suitable model like
Lewin's model of implementing change for increasing patient outcomes as well as goodwill of
hospital.

Table of Contents
Executive Summary.........................................................................................................................1
Introduction......................................................................................................................................1
Aims and Objectives........................................................................................................................4
Justification......................................................................................................................................5
Project outline..................................................................................................................................6
Project timeline – Gantt chart..........................................................................................................8
Leadership and management of change or theories.......................................................................10
Conclusion and recommendations.................................................................................................18
Conclusion............................................................................................................................18
Recommendations................................................................................................................19
References......................................................................................................................................21
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Introduction
Mental health issue refers to a group disorder that are associated with thinking, mood and
behaviour. It includes number of health problems such as stress, anxiety, depression and many
more that are among people. However, there are various kinds of mental illness including ADHD
(attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder), autism spectrum disorder, bipolar disorder, borderline
personality disorder, depression, dissociative disorder, dual diagnosis & integrated treatment of
mental illness and substance abuse disorder, eating disorder, OCD (obsessive compulsive
disorder), PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder), psychosis, schizo-affective disorder,
schizophrenia as well as anxiety disorders (AbdAleati, Zaharim and Mydin, 2016). However,
mental health problems are more critical and also impact on physical wellness that may develop
complications if not treated on time. In addition to this, it consist different signs or symptoms
which can be observed in mental patients that are based on specific psychological disorder
present. It includes feeling down or sad, decrease capability to concentrate or confused thinking,
extreme feelings of guilt or excessive worries or fears, extreme mood changes of lows & highs,
withdrawal from friends & activities, significant tiredness, problems sleeping or low energy,
detachment from reality including hallucinations, delusions or paranoia and inability to
overcome with regular stress or problems. It also contains trouble understanding & relating to
conditions and to people, issues with alcohol or drug use, sex drive changes, major eating habits,
suicidal thinking, excessive hostility and violence or anger. Meanwhile it has been analysed that
mental health concern become a type of mental illness at the time when ongoing symptoms or
signs cause frequent stress as well as impact capability of an individual to function.
On the other hand, psychological problems requires proper treatment by consuming
required duration of time which facilitate to improve condition of an individual and make them
them completely well. It includes that only medications are to much sufficient in terms of
enhancing health of an individual but psychological therapies and counselling are also significant
(Rasouli and et. al., 2016). Basically, it is required for care professionals and government to
organise health promotion programs to make people aware about initials symptoms of mental
problems and encourage them to immediately consult the doctor for avoiding relevant
complications. Meanwhile, it is observed that early diagnosis of mental health problems is
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suitable because it is easy to treat them as compared to late evaluation. However, many of people
are generally facing problem of stress, anxiety and depression but they did not take it seriously
which may results into more complicated psychological condition condition. Such circumstances
are not easy to be treated and professionals requires more careful ad appropriate clinical efforts
in order to make patient overcome with this situation. Moreover, mental health problems occurs
due to number of causes in which some of them are mentioned here. Initially, psychological
issues can be an inherited traits that means family history or genetic transfer of gene containing
trait of mental disorder which pass on from old to next generation accordingly (Liu and et. al.,
2017). Secondly, the environmental exposure before birth is another cause of occurring mental
problem such as toxins, alcohol or drugs while in womb, inflammatory conditions and exposure
to environmental stressors. Thirdly, it includes brain chemistry that when neural networks get
impaired which results into changed function of nerve receptors & systems.
Mental health problems has various risk associated with it about which people are
required to be remain aware for maintaining their psychological wellness. It includes that the
history of mental illness in blood relation including parent or sibling is primary risk of occurring
such issue with an individual. However, it includes the factor of life's condition full of stress like
death of loved one, divorce or financial problems. It consist the ingoing chronic health problem
condition like diabetes and situation of damage of brain that is an outcome of severe injury
(traumatic brain injury) including violent blow to the head. Meanwhile, it involves the risk of
having an experience of trauma such as military combat or assault and utilisation of recreation
drugs or alcohol. Moreover, it includes the risk factors of having past with childhood hood or
neglect, past psychological illness and few healthy relations or friends in life. Basically, it has
been analysed that psychological issue should be treated as soon as possible because they have
various complications in which few of them are given here. Initially, it contains the unhappiness
and reduced enjoyment on life of a person and developing more conflict in family. Secondly, it
consist social isolation, difficulties related to relations and problems relevant with alcohol,
tobacco or another drugs (AbdAleati, Zaharim and Mydin, 2016). Thirdly, it involves the
situation of missing work or school or another issue linked with school or work as well as
circumstances in which an individual is facing homelessnesses or poverty. Meanwhile, it
involves self harm or harming other people including the attempt of suicide or homicide.
Additionally, it includes the weakened immune system due to which human body feel hard time
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resisting against different types of infections. Furthermore, it also consist the problems like heart
diseases and another medication condition that may develop.
The early diagnosis of depression and anxiety is very important to avoid relevant
complications. Initially, it consist the criterion of carrying out physical exam by the physician to
evaluate the cause behind symptoms related to psychological illness. However, it involves
number of lab tests such as analysing the thyroid function and screening for alcohol & drugs
which are responsible for occurrence of mental health issues among individuals. Meanwhile it
includes the psychological evaluation by communication with patient about their own feelings,
thoughts, behaviour patterns as well as symptoms. Basically, these problems can be treated by
different clinical methods in order to make patients well-being (Rasouli and et. al., 2016). It
includes antidepressants that are utilised for treating the anxiety, depression and other relevant
conditions. It is helpful to overcome with several signs including hopelessness, lack of energy,
difficulty concentrating, lack of interest in activities and sadness. In addition to this, anti-anxiety
medications are also prescribed to patient by psychiatrist because they are favourable in treating
panic or anxiety disorder along with reducing the issue of insomnia as well as agitation.
Moreover, the mood-stabilising medications are generally used for providing treatment of bipolar
disorder that consist alternating episodes of depression and mania. It has been analysed that
physicians use the antidepressants and mood stabilisers together for treating the condition of
depression. Furthermore, it involves the utilisation of antipsychotic mediations which is known
as suitable for treating the psychotic disorder like schizophrenia.
It has been examined that psychotherapy is applied for patients in which professional
communicate about issue with an individual and analyse about actual feelings, thoughts, moods
and behaviour. This therapy is helpful to conduct proper management of specific medial
condition of a person in order to treat it effectively (Liu and et. al., 2017). However, the
physicians prefer to use brain simulation treatments when other psychotherapy or medications
are did not work then electroconvulsive therapy, repetitive trans-cranial magnetic stimulation,
deep brain stimulation and vagus nerve stimulation are included. Meanwhile, hospital &
residential treatment programs which are applicable for extreme complicated in which patient get
hospitalised and keep in effective monitoring ward and provide treatment accordingly. Basically,
substance misuse treatment is very commonly use due to increase in activities related to alcohol
or drug abuse for making people capable to overcome with this addicted situation.
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Aims and Objectives
Aim: The aim of this project is “To examine the use of leadership and management
theories in mental health to deal effectively with patients suffering from depression and anxiety”.
The mental health problems are severe condition which are required to be deal by
carrying out proper and careful clinical practices in order to deliver appropriate care to patients.
It includes that decision making of nursing staff should be accurate and personal nurse is
required to be appoint for every individual. However, it includes to utilise effective leadership
theory in respect of managing nursing staff among patients to improve their overall health. It
consist the criterion of understanding difficulties faced by staff wile dealing with people
suffering from anxiety and depression. It is favourable to develop way of performance clinical
practices with the help of using effective mange theories so that work load can be managed
among employees (Reeves, Parkera and Konkle-Parker, 2016). It will provide support to deliver
appropriate care services and provide accurate medication to every individual for making them
overcome with their psychological condition. Moreover, it involve to examine different
leadership theories and management theories to identify the suitable one to provide effective care
facilities for well-being of mental patients. In addition to this, it includes the examine that
different leadership theories are appropriate for differentiated conditions. Furthermore, it is also
helpful to identify commonly used leadership and management in healthcare organisation to deal
with people having problem of anxiety and depression.
Objectives
 To identify the basic understanding about mental health problem including depression
and anxiety.
 To analyse the effective clinical practices for diagnosing and treating the problem of
depression and anxiety.
 To evaluate the role of leadership and management theories to deliver appropriate care to
mental health patients.
Mental health problems can be defined as a condition in which relevant function get
impaired of an individual. It includes the disorders elated to behaviour, thinking and mood which
reflect about presence of psychological issue. It consist to determine proper cause behind
occurrence of any type of psychological problems like anxiety and depression which helps to
make appropriate care plan for addressing the specific issue of an individual. Meanwhile, the
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diagnosis of mental health issue can be done through communication earlier then pathological
tests are carried out to clarify about cause and actual reason behind specific psychological
disorder (Anthes, 2016). However, leadership and management theories are required to manage
overall clinical tasks between available employees in respect of delivering proper care to
patients. Meanwhile, it consist the evaluation of number of diagnosing and treatment clinical
practices which are much efficient for identifying problem and deliver appropriate care facilities
for welfare of a person. Moreover, it involves an important role of using correct management and
leadership theories to manage clinical work among staff properly.
Justification
This study is all about to analyse about mental health problems and their management
among staff member of hospital so that every patient will get appropriate care facilities. It is
essential or hospital management to make sure that every individual will get personal attendant
and medication on time (Reeves, Parker and Konkle-Parker, 2016). As there are number of
psychological issues are occur which lead to various mental problems. This lead to changes in
their mood and behaviour which result in increasing of psychological disorder in them.
Meanwhile, the treatment can be occur in various ways but while treating with mental patients it
is necessary to implement effective strategies from which their health can be enhanced. It has
been justify that the leaders and managers are efficient to treat patients with mental disorders by
their interpersonal skills. So, leadership and management theories can be used to deliver
appropriate care to mental health patients. There are some effective clinical practices which help
in treating mental patients by considering their perception, behaviour and mood (Huh and et. al.,
2017). The effective care depends on decision of health care practitioner or nursing at the time of
delivering care to them.
Basically, the objectives of this investigation to evaluate effective leadership and
management theory to allocate desired clinical tasks among employees which helps to achieve
goal of improve patient outcomes. This result in obtaining effective and positive outcomes in
their treatment. The leadership and management can help such patients as they have appropriate
skills such as communication and others which help in developing care treatment among
patients. The leaders and managers have effective clinical practices from which they reduce t
psychological issue he impact of stress and depression from an individual mind (Khubchandani
and et. al., 2016 The main aim of this is to obtaining leadership and management theories in
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clinical practices so that care among mental patients can be improved. This investigate helps in
identifying effectiveness of clinical practices that are used to diagnosing and treatment among
disorder that are arising from depression and stress. They have objective to identifying the cause
of psychological disorder of patients by interacting or communicating with them.
However, the purpose of this project is to determine proper management of clinical
practices and direct efforts of medical practitioners in correct direction to enhance care providing
procedure for increasing psychological health people. As in this, it includes some leadership and
management theories which have purpose to develop proper care and treatment to mental health
patients. This investigation is design to create effectiveness of clinical practices psychological
issue in an organisation to achieve specific goal by enhancing health of patients (Hall and et. al.,
2016). The main aim of organisation is to implement such strategies and theories that can help in
delivering appropriate care to mental health patients. As leadership and management theories
can help organisation to make decision which benefited patients in their health. This can provide
support to health care professionals in terms of health from which they can influence care and
treatment.
Project outline
In context of this project, it is based on the aim of analysing mental health problem
including anxiety and depression among people. It will focus on the effective diagnosing
technique in order to examine actual cause behind occurrence of particular psychological
disorder. However, it will provide support to care professionals to make an appropriate decision
making in terms of making an individual well-being. This project is about understanding of
mental health problems that occur in individual life by various issues that leads to psychological
issue such as depression, anxiety and stress (Tang and Koh, 2017). It also includes effectiveness
of clinical practices that help in treating mental health problems of patients. In care and
treatment, leadership and management plays an important role in effectiveness of care to mental
health patients. So, the theories of leadership and management are also included in this project
which assist in delivering proper care to patients. The main aim of this project is to integrate
strategies and procedures that can help in developing care among mental patients.
On the other hand, this investigation will focus on the basic understanding about mental
health problems which specially consist anxiety and depression. It is observed that these issues
are commonly determined among people due busy and fast life. However, it has been analysed
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that anxiety and depression is mostly evaluated in context of young individuals. It includes that
lack of awareness among citizens related to depression or anxiety is responsible for developing
relevant complications in their condition, it is necessary to provide desired information about
psychological disorder among individuals along with making them formed about precautions to
avoid such problems (Trompetter and et. al., 2017). In addition to this, this study will also
include the analysis of effective clinical practices which are appropriate to be carried out for
conducting diagnosis of evaluating particular psychological disorder along with their actual
cause. It will facilitate to establish an efficient plan of action for providing accurate care services
for welfare of an individual.
The identification of cause and actual reason is important because it is essential to
eliminate that specific cause which helps to treat particular mental health problem in proper
manner. It includes the criterion of conducting physical test, lab test including MRI or CT-Scan
and psychological examination by communicating with patient (Elhai and et. al., 2016).
Meanwhile, it consist various treatment practices which consist antidepressants, anti-anxiety
medications, mood-stabilising medications, antipsychotic medications, psychotherapy, brain
stimulation treatments and substance misuse treatments. The evaluation of various types of
leadership and management theories that are applicable among mental health staff to deal with
psychological patients in proper manner. It includes the utilisation of correct leadership style in
terms of managing work load in healthcare organisation so that they can attend every single
patients in desired way. Meanwhile, it consist manage clinical operations to deliver better health
among people suffering from depression and anxiety (Jacob and et. al., 2016).
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Project timeline – Gantt chart
Gantt chart refers to an graphical representation of number of tasks that are required to be
carried in particular project. It includes the specific duration of time within which particular tasks
is required to be done with proper guidelines in order to gain desired target. However, it consist
number of tasks and their specific timeline which helps to complete entire project on required
deadline. Meanwhile, it can be considering as an effective schedule of cation which provide
support to establish plan and coordinate among team members and track specific activities of a
project.
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Leadership and management of change or theories
Leadership can be defined as a criterion of leading people by directing their efforts in
correct direction to fulfil respect objectives in an organisation. It includes effective leadership
theories from which appropriate one can be applied for achieving better clinical outcomes.
Meanwhile, effective leadership is favourable to encourage staff members towards correct route
which facilitate to reduce the clinical mistakes that is important to provide appropriate treatment
for wellness of an individual (Kisely and et. al. 2016). The leadership can be consider as a
criterion including the procedure in which a person is responsible for influencing other people in
respect of accomplishing a goal along with directing a company in a way that makes it more
cohesive as well as coherent. It consist the use of various leadership theories in which one
suitable is prefect in specific situation so that it is very important to apply an appropriate
framework to deal with specific clinical circumstances.
On the other hand, management can be described as administrating various operations
and make work place organised for employees in order to run company. It includes to conduct
proper management among staff members of a healthcare organisation which facilitate delivery
of effective medical services for better health of patients suffering from depression or anxiety.
However, management has number of basic functions such as planning, organising, staffing,
leading and controlling at fundamental level (Karatekin, 2018). It has several feature like it is
universal, goal oriented, continuous process, multi-dimensional, group activity, dynamic function
and intangible force. Some of relevant theories are given below.
Situation leadership theory
Situation leadership theory refers to a process in which the practices and policies to be
followed in given condition were prepared according to requirement of the same. It includes the
criterion that leaders should make decision making to conduct processes or activities as per
raised situation to deal with it properly. Basically, This theory is responsible for encouraging the
leader for take action through critically analysing any circumstances. It states that leaders should
change their leadership style based on every specific situation besides of using same approach all
the time (Mitchell and et. al., 2017). However, it is favourable to deal with different complicated
circumstances occur in mental asylums to deal with patients.
Contingency leadership theory
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This type of leadership model deals in recognising the skills, competencies, capabilities
and all required potential of certain employees in hospital or health care units. The leaders are
the most integral part of this theory which ultimately motivate the workers to make them more
enthusiastic to work so that they can further cheer up patients suffering form depression. The
inspire team members in such a way that they acquire defined aim effectively in less period of
time. The leaders are mostly benefited from this approach as it furnishes ample of chances to
deal with raising issues and also further aid in providing concrete direction for making correct
decisions regarding the way such patients can be handled. The theory is advantageous because it
have the capability to make leaders more active in adopting and implementing positive
modifications so as to alleviate the productivity by comforting large number of depressed
patients.
System theory of leadership
This leadership approach states that an organisation should establish an effective system
of policies and practices which are efficient to deal with every problematic situation. It includes
positive aspects that previous practices should be used which can be immediately implemented.
However, it includes the positive effect of saving time on decision making and support to take
quick action in critical circumstances to overcome with the same (Fawzy and Hamed, 2017).
Meanwhile, it has a drawback that every situation cannot deal with similar policies and practices
because it has different prospects. This is not much suitable in terms of healthcare professionals
then it should be avoided them.
Transactional leadership theory
Transactional leaders are those people who give major importance to structure and order.
The model centres on results associated to the current order of organisation and evaluate success
as per the hospital system which confers penalties and rewards. The leaders who are following
such theory primarily direct workers as per their own self interest. The main task of employees in
this approach is to just obey the directions of leaders precisely. They believe in motivating or
inspiring the team members by giving proper rewards or punishing them for their negative
behaviour while treating the patients. The model is advantageous because it helps in achieving
acute goals and renders such highly organised and well maintained structure for effective
operations. The demerit is that it doe not allow employees to use their creativity of innovative
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ideas while dealing with depressed victims, which further limits the growth and aspiration of co
workers or subordinates.
Transformation leadership theory
Such kind of theory motivates the leaders to encourage their team members more which
may later assist them in growing the hospital and easing the depressed victims. The concept of
micromanaging is more focused in this style where they train associates in such a way that they
can become capable enough to take crucial decision at the time of hospital emergency
(Fairbrother and et. al., 2016). During such process, the employees become more innovative and
self dependent and they feel responsible enough to evaluate and take a look at the functioning
and operation of clinics or health care systems. The employees who are currently at lower post
become confident enough for becoming transformational leader themselves for serving people in
more better way. The merits of such model is it lay more emphasis on cooperative, authenticity
as well as communication which results in innovative ideas and new measures for treating such
patients.
Participative leadership theory
Participative leadership theory is one of the style which help in making decisions by
leaders and existing employees are also considered vital in such process. The democratic
approach inspire all members of team to take effective part in the process of decision making,
however, it has been evidenced that final call will be taken by leaders only. Many leaders follow
this kind of model because it not only helps in improving the morale of associates but it also
imparts in creating new measures and ideas for treating the problems of patients who are facing
depression by number of causes (Chibanda and et. al., 2016). The employees in such department
are tend to change their job role very often, but due to this theory the retention capacity of
employees have increased. The cost of turnover and collaborative skills of employees have
increased greatly which further helped in making their service towards patients better.
Trait theory
According to this leadership theory, it has been assumed that leaders are born with
several traits which are best suited to leadership. A person with these selected traits are
conditioner to be great leader which can evaluated by their characteristics and behaviour
common to other leaders respectively. Meanwhile, it involves number of key characters which
are required to be posses by every efficient leaders such as initiative, tenacity, energy, decision
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making skills, flexibility, creativity, charisma, emotional intelligence, drive & motivation,
confidence, honesty & integrity and knowledge of the business. In addition to this, a leader in
healthcare organisation must bear these features then they can effectively perform their task of
encouraging the staff to take care of mental patient properly (Sucala and et. al., 2017). However,
it is essential for determining strengths and weaknesses being a leader and share it with other
individuals who knows them as a leader and the assess threats to overcome with to conduct
leadership roles appropriately. It includes to make plan of action to enhance leadership skills for
enhancing performance of entire staff members in an organisation.
Behavioural theory
This theory of management is known as an effective approach of human relations
movement that reflects on improved productivity of an organisation. It is necessary to create
healthy relationship between care professionals which facilitate appropriate cooperation as well
as coordination among them. However, it will provide support to focus on same project more
appropriately which helps to achieve set clinical targets. Basically, this theory is favourable to
gain better understanding of aspects related to human such as conflicts, expectations, group
dynamics and motivation along with boosting up entire productivity of healthcare organisation.
Meanwhile, it is necessary to examine these factors in order to analyse the actual relation
problems among medical staff to solve them (Henderson and et. al., 2016). These issues are
required to be sort out and maintain healthy relationship between them impact positively on
patient experiences who were suffering from psychological disorders along with improving
goodwill of hospital.
Scientific management theory
The scientific management theory actually help in evaluating as well as analysing the
flow of work which are being flowing in an hospital. The prime purpose of such model is to
enhance he working efficiency which basically involves in labour productivity. However, such
theory not only focus on monitoring work ethics but it also evolve various method through which
the best method can be formulated for helping such depressed victims. They tend to make such
method which is very efficient, ethical and reduces waste production. Some basic principle make
up this model which states that new and advanced techniques must be employed for treating
patients because old treatment methods sometime loose its efficiency with time. While making
new measures, atmosphere or environment around should not get affected (Nillni and et. al.,
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2016). All together a safe environment must be produces for making the patients as well as
health providers safe. The model lay more pressure on cooperation among all workers which
eventually uplift the quality of care provided.
Bureaucratic management theory
The bureaucratic management theory was given by Max Weber who stated that the most
productive mode of setting up an organisation is to make the bureaucracy. In this an entire
hospital or any institution are characterised by creating a standard rules or basic procedures in
which further processes like responsibilities, roles, division of labour and professional
relationships are formed. In organisation that favours bureaucracy, treat each and every
individuals equal and the division of labour are finely describes as per the duties and equality
which aid in making the condition of patients better. This approach has several principles
including task specialisation, hierarchical of authority, formal selection, rules & requirements,
impersonal and career orientation.
Autocratic management theory
The autocratic leadership model characterised by taking a major control over such
decisions which are important in context with treating patients and proving care. The choices are
basically based on pure ideas and concepts of leaders, thus they rarely found to take advice from
employees. The style do not take any suggestions from their subordinates and they rather focus
on making judgement depending upon their own thoughts and processes. There are two type of
autocratic management which is permissive and directive autocratic leaders (Mikkelsen and et.
al., 2017). The permissive autocrats though leave some chances to take decisions which make
their bond with employees quite strong. The directive autocrats on the other hand, does not
slightly involve them in making decision but the leader closely supervise their each and every
move and evaluate how long they take to achieve the task given to them and later provide extra
information about how to more efficiently treat such patients.
John Kotter's 8-Step Change Model
This model is favourable to be applied in mental health organisations to adopt new
innovative technologies and other system for improving effectiveness of current clinical
practices. It includes to follow overall given steps in correct sequence to change policies,
practices and procedures successfully. However, adopting of fresh and creative equipments and
machines are favourable to provide appropriate as well as quick care which helps to avoid
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chances of occurring complications (Ferro and et. al., 2016). Mental health institutions requires
extra advanced technological system in order to diagnose the problem and monitor patients 24*7
in severe condition. It is observed that many times a person with psychological disorder harm
themselves or other people which should be prevented for maintaining health of them.
Step One: Create Urgency – This consist the situation when everyone wants a specific
want of changing specific aspects on company. It is necessary for developing sense if urgency
around the requirement for change. However, it is necessary for managing authority of hospital
to determine potential threats and create circumstances indicating that what should happen in
future. However, it can be done through evaluating opportunities which could be exploited and
begin honest discussion with employees for giving them convincing reasons. It involves the
request support from customers, stakeholders and industry people to make argument strong.
Step Two: Form a Powerful Coalition – The second step is all about to explain necessity
of the desired change to be implemented at work place or enhancing quality of clinical practices
and increasing client outcomes. It involves the need of much effective leadership and visible
support from key individuals. However, it is important examine true leaders in hospital and ask
for an emotional commitment along with building an effective team in regards with change
coalition (Rieder and et. al., 2017). Moreover, it also involves to evaluate the establish team
regarding their weaknesses and make sure about an appropriate mix of individuals from various
clinical departments in organisation.
Step Three: Create a Vision for Change – This includes to begin thinking in relation to
the forthcoming change and develop many ideas and solutions in order to establish an
appropriate vision. It is helpful to employees as they can focus on particular direction to put
efforts in correct way for adopting beneficial change. However, it is significant to identify values
exits at the central of change and create small summary which indicates future along with
developing effective strategy for executing the desired vision. Meanwhile, it is required to make
sure about change coalition that can define the vision in less period of time like 5 minutes or less.
Additionally, it is very important practice the vision speech often.
Step Four: Communicate the Vision – It is essential to communicate about the selected
vision among all the staff members so that they can easily understand the necessity of applying
the desired change in healthcare institution. It includes make conversation frequently and
powerfully which support to make decisions as well as solving issues. Basically, it is required to
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address the various anxieties and concerns of employees with open & honest communication.
Moreover, it consist the implementation of number of prospects related to vision that start from
training to the performance review by tying everything with vision (Renz, 2016).
Step Five: Remove Obstacles – This includes the busy stage where every employee get
busy and want to gain the benefits whatever communicated to them. It consist the criterion of
identifying or recruit change leaders having main responsibility to deliver that change at work
place along with analysing the actual structure of company, job descriptions, performance and
system of providing compensation of an individual (Storey, 2016). Meanwhile, it is very
important for authorities of hospital to select effective award for such individuals who plays an
important role for making the respective change happen there. It is also consist other significant
task to laureate change resisting people and support them with their requirements and take
immediate action for eliminating the barriers.
Step Six: Create Short-Term Wins – This step refers to the fact that success is most
powerful weapon to motivate anyone then deliver taste of early victory in organisation among
employees dealing with patients of dementia & anxiety. It requires to set short of goals not only
single long term objective which helps to focus on every small target to attain it properly (Bush,
Bell and Middlewood, 2019). Basically, it involves the strong motivational factor through each
short term success to influence thinking of entire staff of hospital to perform more effectively in
healthcare organisation. It is beneficial for them to avoid complicated situations and gain
improved patient outcomes.
Step Seven: Build on the Change – Kotter has an argument about failure of various
change projects due to early declaration of success because the quick wins can be observed at the
beginning. It is required to focus on deep change and efforts hard to attain long term goal related
to the respective modification the mental asylums for improving client experience. Basically, it
consist to analyse the every short term win to make sure about pursuing correct direction and
actual requirements that are need to be fulfilled for long term of success. Meanwhile, it results
into ideas or thoughts with continuous improvement that bring fresh change leaders and agents
regarding selected change coalition
Step Eight: Anchor the Changes in Corporate Culture – This can be descried as he final
stage of change process in which the change is required to make stick within organisation
cultures and policies. It includes the situation where values behind vision related to desired
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modification will reflect in clinical tasks on regular basis. However, it is necessary for leaders to
communicate about progress after change and apply change ideals while hiring fresh candidates
(Herman, 2016). Moreover, it is suitable for medical professional working with mental health
patients to deliver appropriate care services to them for their well-being.
Lewin's 3-Stage Model of Change
This model was primarily developed Kurt Lewin who provide a set of three approaches
which are helpful to facilitate desired change in an organisation for achieving set goal
respectively. It includes several stages like unfreezing, changing and refreezing which are
required to be followed to implement a change in organisation successfully.
Unfreezing – Initially, the first stage consist the criterion of identifying the requirements
related to respective change with the help of conducting survey of company and understanding
its necessity. It includes to make sure about supporting response of management and C-suite by
communicating with them by framing a relevant problems which impact the overall company
(Bird and Mendenhall, 2016). Meanwhile, it is necessary for leaders yo develop need for change
by indicating the potential significance of the same and it is the best action. Moreover, it requires
an effective communication in relation to desired modification that can used for attaining long
term vision.
Changing – Secondly, it include information flow and leadership which plays an
important role applying change in effective and success way. It includes to focus on clear and
wide conversation among employees regarding plan of action for implementation and benefits
along with clarifying relevant queries. However, it is essential to empower and promote the
action through motivating staff for remaining engaged proactively within change process. It is
also beneficial to support managers for guiding employees towards correct direction in terms of
gaining better outcomes. Moreover, the management should involve other people as much as
possible which facilitate to achieve large wins and working along with more individuals support
regarding navigation of various stakeholders. It is suitable to to gain much support in order to
deal with mental patients effectively and speed their overcome procedure to make them healthy
as soon as possible.
Refreezing – This includes the situation of sustaining the change enacted in organisation.
It include efforts of management for tying up fresh modifications within organisational culture
through determining change supports as well as change barriers. Basically, it consist the criterion
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of developing as well as promoting strategies for sustaining change for long duration of time by
ensuring presence of effective leadership and management (Dong and et. al., 2017). Meanwhile,
it requires to establish feedback desks in mental asylums to ensure progress along with providing
training session for skill enhancement between professionals. Additionally, by promotion formal
and formal methods to gain success in implementing change and celebration should be done at
this step.
Conclusion and recommendations
Conclusion
From the above assignment, it has been concluded that mental health problems can be
described as to such medical condition in which an individual impaired with thinking, feeling,
mood and behaviour. It includes number of mental health disorders such as anxiety, clinical
depression, bipolar disorder, dementia, ADHD (attention deficit hyperactive disorder),
schizophrenia, OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder), autism, PTSD (post traumatic stress
disorder), eating disorder, personality disorder substance abuse & addiction and many more.
Meanwhile, it consist the criterion of conducting diagnosis of psychological problems earlier
because it will facilitate to treat that condition as it does not have any kind of complications. It
involves the fact hat depression and anxiety are most commonly observed mental health issue
among population which become much complex if not treated on time. Many of individual take
such issue lightly which develop extreme complicated situation for them later which requires
extra effective efforts of care professionals to make them healthy.
In addition to this, it has been summarised that healthcare staff available in mental health
institutions needs effective leadership and management in order to enhance patient experience. It
includes that proper management is also necessary for allocating clinical tasks to medical
professionals as per their field of expertise which helps to increase their motivation level as well
as perfection in performance. However, it consist various leadership & management theories
such as contingency leadership theory, system theory of leadership, transactional leadership
theory, transformation leadership theory, participative leadership theory, trait theory, behavioural
theory, scientific management theory, bureaucratic management theory, autocratic management
theory and situation leadership theory. Meanwhile, suitable approach should be applied in terms
of increase effectiveness of clinical practices for improving patient outcomes. Moreover, it
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consist the utilisation of appropriate change model that can be used to facilitate innovative &
beneficial change in mental asylums like John Kotter's 8-Step Change Model including several
steps such as create urgency, form a powerful coalition, create a vision for change, communicate
the vision, remove obstacles, create short-term wins, build on the change and anchor the changes
in corporate culture. In contrary Lewin's 3-stage model of change is also favourable to be use
including its stages like unfreezing, changing and refreezing.
Recommendations
Considering the above information, it has been recommended that effective management
approaches are required to be utilised for allocating desired clinical tasks to every employee. It is
beneficial for them to to encourage the medical professional working with mental health patients
because it is a quite hectic task to deal with them. However, care practitioners requires more
effective as well as efficient management along with technological equipments to make them
work perfect as well as increased patient outcomes. Moreover, it includes the criterion of
managing work pressure among medical practitioners which provide support to deliver better
care facilities.
In addition to this, it has been suggested that healthcare authorities should focus on
various changes in organisation in order to eliminate existing barriers to care at work place. It is
necessary to evaluate the current threats and barriers of conducting effective clinical procedures
in terms of improving the relevant impact of patient with depression and anxiety. However,
mental health patients requires extra support and care from practitioners which is essential for
them overcome with their respective psychological condition. Additionally, it will provide
support to reduce the chance of occurring complications with individuals having severe mental
disorders which are suitable to make them healthy.
On the other hand, it has been recommended that innovative technology and their
advanced versions should be applied in mental health institutions which helps to speed up the
entire treatment process to make patient well-being. It includes the benefit of eliminating time
consumed in diagnosing process and its reports to avoid relevant problems. Meanwhile, it
includes the utilisation of effective software and applications which helps to transfer patient data
quickly to make immediate decision about providing appropriate treatment. It is beneficial for
executing nursing plan of action immediately which facilitate to avoid worsening of
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psychological symptoms showed by an individual. Moreover, it is also favourable to improve
their mental condition properly.
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