Abstract:

The study was carried out to examine effective implementation of rehabilitation therapy for in-patients of Federal Psychiatric Hospital, Calabar, Cross River State of Nigeria. Four objectives and four research questions were formulated to guide the study. Ex-post facto research design was used for the study. The population of study comprised of 150 in-patients in Federal Psychiatric Hospital, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria. Simple random sampling technique was used to select 50 stable in-mates for this study. An instrument titled "Effectiveness of Implementation of Rehabilitation Therapy for in-patients of Federal Psychiatric Hospital Calabar”, was used for data collection. Simple percentages, mean, standard deviation and r-value of Pearson Product Moment Correlation were used for answering the research questions, the result of the study revealed that there are few rehabilitation programmes available for the patients. The result also revealed that the patients have positive attitude towards the rehabilitation programmes. The result further revealed that parent's level of involvement in the rehabilitation programme is low. And lastly, the result revealed that there is a relationship between instructors' qualification and effective implementation of the rehabilitation therapy. Based on the findings, it was concluded that rehabilitation programmes are effectively implemented in the Federal Psychiatric Hospital Calabar, Nigeria. It was recommended among other things that more rehabilitation programmes should be introduced into the hospital, this will help to meet the needs of the various patients.

References:

[1]. "About PRA". PRA - Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association. Retrieved 15 February 2015.

[2]. Anthony, W.A. (1979). The Principles of Psychiatric Rehabilitation. Baltimore, MD: Baltimore, MD: University Park Press.

[3]. Anthony, William A. (2009). "Editorial: Psychiatric rehabilitation leadership.". Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal 33 (1): 7–8. doi:10.2975/33.1.2009.7. PMID19592372.

[4]. Anthony, William A.; Cohen, Mikal; Farkas, Marianne; Gagne, Cheryl (2002). Psychiatric Rehabilitation (2nd ed.). Boston, MA: Boston University, Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation. ISBN 978-1-878512-11-6. OCLC 48958329.

[5]. Anthony, W.A. (1993, July). Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services, 17(1).

[6]. Anthony W. Cohen M. Farkas M, et al. Psychiatric rehabilitation. 2nd ed. Boston: Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Boston University; 2002.

[7]. Carling, Paul J. (1995). Return to Community: Building Support Systems for People with Psychiatric Disabilities. New York: Guilford Press. ISBN 9780898622997. OCLC 30979396.

[8]. Carling, PJ (May 1993). "Housing and supports for persons with mental illness: Emerging approaches to research and practice". Hospital & Community Psychiatry 44 (5): 439–449. PMID 8509074.

[9]. Cohen, M. R., Farkas, M.D., & Cohen, B.F. (1986). Psychiatric Rehabilitation Training Technology: Functional Assessment. Boston: Boston University, Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation.

[10]. Chamberlin, Judi (1978). On Our Own: Patient-controlled Alternatives to the Mental Health System. New York: Hawthorn Books. ISBN 9780801555237. OCLC 3688638.

[11]. Danley, K.S., Sciarappa, K., & MacDonald-Wilson, K. (1992). Choose-get-keep: A psychiatric rehabilitation approach to supported employment. In: R.D. Liberman, New Directions in Mental Health Services: Effective Psychiatric Rehabilitation (Vol. 53, pp.87-96). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

[12]. Deegan, Patricia E. (January 1992). "The independent living movement and people with psychiatric disabilities: Taking back control of our lives". Psychosocial Rehabilitation Journal 15 (3): 3–19. doi:10.1037/h0095769

[13]. Dion, G.L. & Anthony, W.A. (1987). Research in psychiatric rehabilitation: A review of experimental and quasi-experimental studies. Rehabilitation Counseling, 30: 177-203.

[14]. Enabling recovery for people with complex mental health needs - a template for Rehabilitation service. Published by the Royal College of Psychiatrists' Faculty of Rehabilitation and Social Psychiatry, edited by Drs Paul Wolfson, Frank Holloway and Helen Killaspy.

[15]. Flexor, R.W. & Solomon, P.L. (1993). Psychiatric Rehabilitation in Practice. Boston: Andover Medical.

[16]. Howie the Harp (May 1993). "Taking a new approach to independent living". Hospital & Community Psychiatry 44 (5): 413. PMID 8509069.

[17]. Mowbray, C.T., Brown, K.S., Furlong-Norman, K. & Soydan, A.S. (2002). Supported Education and Psychiatric Rehabilitation. Linthicum (Columbia), MD: International Association of Pyschosocial Rehabilitation Resources.

[18]. Murphy, S., Racino, J. & Shoultz, B. (1991). "Rehabilitation of Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities: Course Curriculum." Syracuse, NY; Syracuse University, Division of Special Education and Rehabilitation.

[19]. Pratt, Carlos W.; Kenneth J. Gill, Nora M. Barrett and Melissa M. Roberts (2002). Psychiatric rehabilitation. San Diego: Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-12-564431-0. OCLC 64627515.

[20]. "Psychosocial Rehabilitation Association of Canada". PSR/RPS Canada.

[21]. "Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services". Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General. Washington, D.C.: United States Department of Health and Human Services. ISBN 978-0-16-050300-9. OCLC 166315877.

[22]. Racino, Julie Ann (2000). Personnel Preparation in Disability and Community Life: Toward Universal Approaches to Support. Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas. ISBN 9780398070779. OCLC 43913226.

[23]. Racino, Julie Ann, ed. (2014). Public Administration and Disability: Community Services Administration in the US. Boca Raton: CRC Press. ISBN 9781466579811. OCLC 898155148.

[24]. Racino, 1999. Psychiatric survivors and the international self-help movement. In: J. A. Racino, Policy, Program Evaluation and Research in Disability: Community Support for All. London: The Haworth Press.

[25]. Racino, Julie Ann (May 1995), "Personal Assistance Services in the Field of Psychiatric Disabilities", Personal Assistance Services (PAS): Toward Universal Access to Support (Annotated Bibliography) (PDF), Washington, DC: National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (ED/OSERS), pp. 48–67 (PDF 53–72), ERIC ED405705

[26]. Raskin, Nathaniel J. (2004). Client-Centered Therapy and the Person-Centered Approach. Ross-on-Wye, UK: PCCS Books. ISBN 9781898059578. OCLC 56955949.

[27]. Rudnick, Abraham; Roe, David, eds. (2011). Serious Mental Illness: Person-centered Approaches. London: Radcliffe. ISBN 9781846193064. OCLC 1846193060.

[28]. Salzer, Mark (2006). Psychiatric Rehabilitation Skills in Practice: A CPRP Preparation and Skills Workbook. Linthicum, Maryland: United States Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association. ISBN 978-0-9655843-6-4. OCLC 168391421.

[29]. Shoultz, Bonnie (1988). "My home, not theirs: Promising approaches in mental health and developmental disabilities". In Friedman, Steven J.; Terkelsen, Kenneth G. Issues in Community Mental Health: Housing. Canton, MA: Prodist (for Westchester County, NY Department of Community Mental Health). pp. 23–42. ISBN 9780881350531. OCLC 18625648.

[30]. ""Social inclusion and recovery"" (PDF). Australian Department of Health and Ageing.

[31]. Spaniol, LeRoy; Brown, Mary Alice; Blankertz, Laura; Burnham, Darrell J.; Dincin, Jerry; Furlong-Norman, Kathy; Nesbitt, Noel; Ottenstein, Paul; Prieve, Kathy; Rutman, Irvin; Zipple, Anthony, eds. (1994). An Introduction to Psychiatric Rehabilitation. Columbia, MD: International Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services. OCLC 32406183.

[32]. Stewart, Loralee (1992). "PAS for People with Psychiatric Disabilities". In Weissman, Julie; Kennedy, Jae; Litvak, Simi. Personal Perspectives on Personal Assistance Services (PDF). Oakland, CA: World Institute on Disability. pp. 67–71 (PDF 75–79).

[33]. Stroul, Beth A. (January 1989). "Community support systems for persons with long-term mental illness: A conceptual framework". Psychosocial Rehabilitation Journal 12 (3): 9–26. doi:10.1037/h0099536.

[34]. Unger, K.V. (1993, July). Creating supported education programs utilizing existing community resources. Psychosocial Rehabilitation Journal, 17(1): 11-23.