Psychosocial

Rehabilitation
S. Raja Samuel
MSSW
Psychological Wellbeing
 Self-esteem
 Security
 Self-confidence
 Self-understanding
 Understanding others
 Emotional maturity
 Adequate orientation and goals
 Adequate vocational relationships
 Welcome new experiences
 Think and decide
 Put my best effort
 Emotional Reactions
 Anger  Grief
 Anxiety  Guilt
 Blame  Regret
 Depression  Shame
 Frustration  Stress
Inner and Outer Forces
Inner Forces Outer Forces

Emotional Social
Biological Cultural
Spiritual Institutions

Person

Interaction
of Forces

Thoughts and behavior

Men are disturbed not by things but by the
views which they take of them

Greek Philosopher Epictetus

 Cognitive distortions
 All or Nothing
 Overgeneralization
 Disqualifying the positive
 Jumping to conclusions
 `Should’ statements
– I should be like this
– They should be like this
Areas of Psychosocial Rehabilitation
 Personal hygiene /  Family therapy
self care  Home management
skills
 Interpersonal  Crisis management
relationships skills
 Social skills  Resource mobilisation
 Money management  Self esteem
 Work habits
 Motivation
 Vocational skills
 Leisure activities
 Time management
 Client-centered Intervention
 Activity schedule  Vocational training
 Medication  Cognitive re-
training
 Counselling
 Behaviour
 Social skills modification
training techniques
 Work habit training
 Independent
 Community living
living skills
 Utilisation of leisure
 Group therapy time
 Making relationships work
 Know yourself better
 Be positive about yourself
 Learn to compromise and negotiate instead of
fighting
 Communicate clearly what you want
 Learn to manage negative feelings
 Give and receive help
 Give feedback – both positive and negative
 Focus on strengths
 Intellectual – thinking, writing,
understanding
 Practical abilities – cooking, organizing
 Artistic – music, dance
 Leisure – hobbies
 Social strengths – voluntary work
 Relationship strengths – trusty, reliable