title: Empowerment education for individuals with serious mental illness.
abstract: 1. Traditionally, health education for people who have a serious mental illness has been teacher-driven and illness focused. However, nurses are challenged to shift toward learner-driven and health-focused formats. 2. Through an empowerment education process, a group of people who experience mental illness can find greater meaning in their lives. Increased relationships, more integration with self-chosen work activities, and self-reflection creates a purpose in their lives. 3. An ongoing supportive environment is essential in the journey toward self-responsibility and meaning.
authors.affiliation: Hamilton-Wentworth Regional Public Health Department, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schofield
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016352:Group Homes; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000451:nursing / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011209:Power, Psychological; D011582:Psychological Theory; D020377:Self Efficacy