1. Rehabilitation of parents with psychiatric disabilities Peter van der Ende Peter van der Ende Lectoraat Rehabilitatie Hanze University Groningen Marrie Venderink Marrie Venderink Lectoraat Rehabilitatie Hanze University Groningen GGz-Groningen

2. Support? Parent role: keep and/or restore Parent role: keep and/or restore How can a parent manage the parenting in combination with psychiatric disabilities? How can a parent manage the parenting in combination with psychiatric disabilities? Support from the Individual Rehabilitation Program Support from the Individual Rehabilitation Program

3. Reality Life in community Life in community Parents with psychiatric disabilities are in many cases single Parents with psychiatric disabilities are in many cases single Low income / struggle for life Low income / struggle for life High barrier for using services High barrier for using services

4. Project Literature research: has been done and a report is available (in Dutch) Literature research: has been done and a report is available (in Dutch) Research rehabilitation needs (N= 60) Research rehabilitation needs (N= 60) Five case-studies Five case-studies Development of a Rehabilitation module for the parent role Development of a Rehabilitation module for the parent role Pilot (N=30) Pilot (N=30) Evaluation pilot and redress of the module Evaluation pilot and redress of the module Brochure, presentation etc. spring 2006 Brochure, presentation etc. spring 2006

5. Goal and target group Goal: Developing of a rehabilitation program Developing of a rehabilitation program For who? Clients in their role as parent Clients in their role as parent with or without responsibility for the child with or without responsibility for the child Caregivers and students at university Caregivers and students at university

6. Examples of programs for parents Problem oriented: Family therapy Environment oriented: Educational support Educational support Exposure for children of parents with psychiatric disabilities Developmentally oriented: Courses for parents, video-hometraining, Individual rehabilitation program Courses for parents, video-hometraining, Individual rehabilitation program

7. Rehabilitation model (Boston) Choose a valued role Choose a valued role Get …………….. Get …………….. Keep……………… Keep………………

8. Additive value of a Rehabilitation program Rehabilitation: start with the needs and values of the indiviual Rehabilitation: start with the needs and values of the indiviual Combination with other important roles Combination with other important roles Early start (prevention) Early start (prevention)

9. Extra environmental demands Symptoms/ demands parentship Symptoms/ demands parentship Explain psychiatric disibility to others Explain psychiatric disibility to others Housekeeping Housekeeping Being assertive for oneself and child Being assertive for oneself and child Being a parent / living apart Being a parent / living apart

10. From need to goal What are the parent’s needs? What are the parent’s needs? What is possible? What is possible? Choose a goal Choose a goal

11. Research interview Practical skills Practical skills Teaching skills to the child Teaching skills to the child Supporting the child for social development Supporting the child for social development Social skills Social skills

12. For all subjects Resources Resources Need for a change Need for a change Need for support Need for support

13. Rehabilitation of Parents with Psychiatric disabilities Peter van der Ende+ 31 50-5953249 Peter van der Ende+ 31 50-5953249 p.c.van.der.ende@pl.hanze.nl Lectoraat Rehabilitatie Hanzehogeschool Groningen (Nederland) Marrie Venderink Marrie Venderink Lectoraat Rehabilitatie + Cenzor/GGz-Groningen