terminology Flashcards
Access
The ability of people to obtain required or available services when needed within an appropriate time.
Accreditation
- In this document refers to academic course accreditation which ensures that the education and training leading to registration as a health practitioner is rigorous and prepares graduates to practice a health profession safely. The accreditation authority may be a committee of a national board, or a separate organisation (AHPRA 2012).
Advance care plan
Describes a person’s future preferences for medical treatment in anticipation of a time when they are unable to express those preferences because of illness or injury. They are most commonly used in situations towards the end of life; however, they are increasingly being used in the mental health area as a means to enable supported decision making and greater respect for people’s preferences in relation to mental health treatment and care.
Appropriate care
intervention or action provided is relevant to the person’s needs and is based on established standards.
Care plan
written statement that states the nursing and other interventions to be undertaken, the health outcomes to be achieved and the review of care that will occur at regular intervals. See also Individual plan.
Carer
A person who has a caring role for a person with a mental health problem or mental illness. They could be family, a friend or staff and be paid or unpaid. The role of the carer is not necessarily static or permanent, and may vary over time according to the needs of the person and carer.
Community
- How the community is defined depends on the purpose, structure and type of service. The community may be determined by a target population, such as people and/or clinicians who access the service or, in the case of public services, a defined catchment area.
Competency
An observable quality of a health professional, integrating multiple components such as knowledge, skills, values and attitudes. Since competencies are observable, they can be measured and assessed to ensure acquisition by a professional. Competencies can be assembled like building blocks to facilitate progressive development
Confidentiality
Restricting access to personal information to authorised people, entities and processes at authorised times and in an authorised manner.
Consent
An agreement based on an understanding of the implications of a particular activity or decision and the likely consequences for the person.
Consumer -
A person who uses or has used a mental health service.
Disability
- A concept of several dimensions relating to an impairment in body structure or function, a limitation in activities (such as mobility and communication), a restriction in participation (involvement in life situations such as work, social interaction and education), and the affected person’s physical and social environment.
Diversity
A broad concept that includes age, personal and corporate background, education, function and personality. Includes lifestyle, gender identity, sexuality, sexual identity, ethnicity and status within the general community.
Evaluation
Judging the value of something by gathering valid information about it in a systematic way and by making a comparison. The purpose of evaluation is to help the user of the evaluation to decide what to do, or to contribute to scientific knowledge
Exit
When the person no longer requires treatment, support or any other service from the mental health service, and there has been a last review of the case with peers and the case is closed. Exit is prepared for in a collaborative manner with the person. This may be referred to as discharge in some services.
Individual plan
It is a written summary of a person’s goals and strategies. The plan may vary in length, depending on the types of needs and the time it may take for these needs to be met.
Incident
An event or circumstance that led to, or could have led to, unintended and/or unnecessary harm to a person, and/or a complaint, loss or damage.
Informed consent
Consent obtained freely, without coercion, threats or improper inducements, after questions asked by the person have been answered, after appropriate disclosure to the person, adequate and understandable information in a form and language demonstrably understood by the person.
Integration
according to the needs of people, continuity of care is maintained over time and across different levels of services.
Interdisciplinary team
Care or a service given with input from more than one discipline or profession.
Intervention
- An activity or set of activities aimed at modifying a process, course of action or sequence of events, to change one or several of their characteristics such as performance or expected outcome.
Involuntary Treatment
efers to a person being treated for their illness without their consent, in two ways, either in hospital or in the community. This may occur when mental health problems or disorders result in symptoms and behaviours that lead to a person’s rights being taken away or restricted for a period of time.
Legislation
The body of laws made by Parliament. These laws consist of Acts of Parliament and Regulations, Ordinances and/or Rules, which are also called subordinate or delegated legislation.
Mental health
Mental health refers to the capacity of individuals and groups to interact with one another in ways that promote subjective wellbeing, optimal development and the use of mental abilities (cognitive, affective and relational), and the achievement of individual and collective goals consistent with the law.
