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20Q: Mental Health and Homelessness Advocacy

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1.  Many adults with chronic mental illness have never completed high school or have gaps in their education PRIMARILY as a result of: Living in a bilingual home Illness onset occurring in late adolescence and early adulhood Home violence Foster care placements

2.  What skills are typically NOT addressed in functional literacy programs for homeless adults? Reading and decoding food package and nutrition labels, clothing care, and household products Medication administration, sorting, and storage according to package instructions Reading and writing skills for college courses Check writing and interpreting utility bills and bank statements

3.  When helping women who have experienced domestic violence, which types of skills do occupational therapists facilitate? Drug and alcohol awareness, safe sex practices, assertiveness and advocacy skill training Anger management, stress management, home carpentry Boundary establishment and limit setting, vocational and educational skill training, athletic training Money management, medication routine, website development

4.  What are major occupational therapy interventions for people who are homeless and mentally ill? Housing transition and maintenance Supported education Functional literacy All of the above

5.  What components of a stress management program can help a population of homeless adults? Anger management and conflict negotiation, nutrition and healthy eating, weight lifting for stress control Meditation and breathing techniques, anger management and conflict negotiation, power Vinyasa yoga Nutrition and healthy eating, sleep hygiene, anger management and conflict negotiation Sleep hygiene, meditation and breathing techniques, walking on a beach

6.  Why is it difficult to employ randomization in a study design when assessing interventions for homeless adults? They have unlimited resources and have other activities to do. There is usually a limited amount of clients interested in participating and of that interested group, some will be able to attend the program while others can’t because they are receiving other services or working during the time when the program is held. Researchers do not typically like to use randomization. None of the above

7.  When defining occupational therapy, the author uses all of the below concepts with the exception of which one? Immersion in anxiety-provoking occupations Participation in desired daily life activities Activity analysis and grading Remediation, compensation, and adaptation

8.  How can occupational therapists generate more clinical research? Involvement of students in faculty research Obtaining research training through the attainment of a research doctoral degree (e.g., PhD, ScD, EdD) Keep abreast of current research All of the above

9.  Lack of/disrupted sleep are common in shelters and are known to heighten: Falls Urinary disorders Stress Confict with other residents

10.  What does she see as the future for OT and healthcare? Merging with PT More large hospital institutions Less community programs The provision of services being moved out into the community.