The purpose of this assignment is to explore the lived experience and personal impact of Covid-19 on Australians with a mental illness from a client centred perspective, the principles of recovery and to explore what services are available to deliver support.
Students are required to construct a written assignment demonstrating their knowledge of the following three areas, including at least five (5) references to support your understanding;
1. Discuss the likely impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on mental illness from a client centred perspective (this includes family and carers perspectives).
2. Provide an outline of the principles of Recovery, Consumer Participation and how this might assist consumers and their families/carers post the Covid-19 epidemic
3. Find and provide a detailed description of 3 (three) online services that are available in Australia to support consumers and their families with a mental illness. To ensure authenticity of this assessment item, students must provide contact telephone numbers and/or URL’s of relevant services.
