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Issue Date: June 1985
Published Online: June 01, 1985
Updated: April 30, 2020
The Use of Community Networks for Chronic Psychiatric Patients
Edna Mauras-Corsino; Catherine V. Daniewicz; Lucy C. Swan
Author Affiliations
  • Edna Mauras-Corsino, OTR, is Supervisor, Occupational Therapy, Richardson Division, Catherine V. Daniewicz, MA, OTR, FAOTA, was an Occupational Training Instructor, Overholser Division of Training, and Lucy C. Swan, MOT, OTR, is Senior Therapist, Richardson Division; all at St. Elizabeths Hospital, Washington, D.C
  • Edna Mauras-Corsino, OTR, is Supervisor, Occupational Therapy, Richardson Division, Catherine V. Daniewicz, MA, OTR, FAOTA, was an Occupational Training Instructor, Overholser Division of Training, and Lucy C. Swan, MOT, OTR, is Senior Therapist, Richardson Division; all at St. Elizabeths Hospital, Washington, D.C
  • Edna Mauras-Corsino, OTR, is Supervisor, Occupational Therapy, Richardson Division, Catherine V. Daniewicz, MA, OTR, FAOTA, was an Occupational Training Instructor, Overholser Division of Training, and Lucy C. Swan, MOT, OTR, is Senior Therapist, Richardson Division; all at St. Elizabeths Hospital, Washington, D.C
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Mental Health / Features
Research Article   |   June 01, 1985
The Use of Community Networks for Chronic Psychiatric Patients
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, June 1985, Vol. 39, 374-378. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.39.6.374
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, June 1985, Vol. 39, 374-378. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.39.6.374
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Abstract

This paper describes a program, the Work Readiness Seminar, designed in collaboration with a community organization, the Altrusa Club, to respond to needs of chronic psychiatric female patients. The five sessions of the program provide the women with information about everyday survival skills and an opportunity to practice these skills. The excellent role models provided by the Altrusa Club members and the programming of life skills “in vivo” are the strengths of the program. This paper also briefly describes three additional programs that evolved from the Work Readiness Seminar. All four programs use community groups as a resource for teaching life skills to chronic psychiatric patients.