Therapeutic Engagement and Psychosocial Interventions

Running Head: THERAPEUTIC ENGAGEMENT AND PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS
THERAPEUTIC ENGAGEMENT AND PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS
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Introduction:
Therapeutic intervention is demarcated as the effort made by the individuals and the
group of the healthcare staff in order to improve the mental and physical wellbeing of the patient,
who requires help but is either refusing it or is unable to take help (Bateman & Fonagy, 2019).
The therapeutic intervention can be physical, psychological and pharmacological depending
upon the health condition of the patient (Das et al., 2016). In the mental care unit, different
therapeutic interventions is used to improve the mental wellbeing of the patient. The assignment
includes the overview of the therapeutic interventions that is used in the case of X (pseudonym)
and process of development of the skills in using the intervention and its implication and
consequences.
Case study:
X (pseudonym) is a 38 year old man, who belongs to indigenous population and has a
past medical history of a mental disorder named as schizoaffective disorder. The patient has been
suffering from depression, anxiety, agitation, aggression, thought disorders, concerning
behaviors and bizarre from last two weeks towards his family members and along with that, it is
also reported that the patient is experiencing command auditory hallucinations. The patient X has
testified that he has used THC and ICE currently. In this short period of time the patient has also
broken up with his partner. By observing the patient, it can be stated that the patient is distressed
and is also experiencing difficulty in concentrating on a particular thing and also gets confused
while answering any questions and provides appropriate response. The risk factor identified
behind his behavior is the multiple stressors such as, the patient has lost his during a car accident
for about 2 months earlier and the grandmother of the patient has also died around 4 weeks ago

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by getting heart attack. Due to his behavior, the patient is not able to engage with his neighbor
and hence lacks support.
Discussion:
Therapeutic intervention in the treatment of the patient suffering from mental illness is
proved to be affective (Schut et al., 2016). As discussed above the patient has been suffering
from different mental complication such as, depression, anxiety, agitation, aggression, thought
disorders, concerning behaviors and bizarre and hence requires help from mental care unit to
lead a standard life.
In the case study, it is observed that the patient does not involve more with his neighbors,
also behaves rudely with the family members, lost his parents and grandmother recently and also
broke with his wife recently and hence has no support. Hence, it is very important to provide
support to the patients so that, he can share his needs and concern. It can be achieved by
maintaining a therapeutic relationship with the patient by engaging with the patient. By engaging
with the patient, the nurse should gain knowledge regarding the needs of the patient and should
also be able to identify the risk factors behind his illness and hence based in that, the nurse
should formulate the care plan (Woolf et al., 2016).
Motivational interview is also one of the most effective therapeutic intervention. The
patient is in trauma due to the recent incident and hence requires counseling. Motivational
therapy is referred to as the counseling approach provided by the clinical nurse and the
psychologists. It is a client centered approach, which helps in eliciting the behavior of the patient
and helps the patient to resolve and explore the ambivalence (France et al., 2016). According to