Achieving Functional Independence
Our practice has one overarching goal: to achieve functional independence for our clients at all ages and stages of life. This means addressing, treating and nurturing their ability to live on their own within their environment. This involves the balancing of many factors as illustrated below. Each of these factors affects the others; for instance if an individual is struggling at work it eventually affects their economic well-being, which may affect their family life and so on.
Social Determinants Of Mental Health
Work
The avoidance of the workplace altogether or poor workplace performance can be the result of other underlying conditions.
Social Interactions
The inability for a person to successfully function within their social milieu stifles their ability to achieve functional independence.
Emotional Health
A person can be experiencing depression, anxiety or other issues without suffering from an underlying mental health condition.
Economics
The inability to achieve functional independence more often that not leads to economic instability.
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Family
We dig deep to determine the underlying causes of a dysfunctional family.
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Work
The avoidance of the workplace altogether or poor workplace performance can be the result of other underlying conditions.
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Social Interactions
The inability for a person to successfully function within their social milieu stifles their ability to achieve functional independence.
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Emotional Health
A person can be experiencing depression, anxiety or other issues without suffering from an underlying mental health condition.
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Economics
The inability to achieve functional independence more often that not leads to economic instability.
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Diet
Poor nutrition can exacerbate the effects of other underlying conditions.
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Physical Wellness
Physical Wellness is an important component of functional independence and is a key element in our Connections program.
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School
Issues at school (outbursts, inattentiveness, drug abuse) can be indicative of bigger problems.
Work
The avoidance of the workplace altogether or poor workplace performance can be the result of other underlying conditions.
Family
We dig deep to determine the underlying causes of a dysfunctional family.
Social Interactions
The inability for a person to successfully function within their social milieu stifles their ability to achieve functional independence.
Emotional Health
A person can be experiencing depression, anxiety or other issues without suffering from an underlying mental health condition.
Economics
The inability to achieve functional independence more often that not leads to economic instability.
Diet
Poor nutrition can exacerbate the effects of other underlying conditions.
Physical Wellness
Physical Wellness is an important component of functional independence and is a key element in our Connections program.
School
Issues at school (outbursts, inattentiveness, drug abuse) can be indicative of bigger problems.
Every individual is influenced by a constellation of environmental factors. Each factor — be it economics, family, work, school, diet, physical wellness, emotional health or social interaction — affects all the others. A disruption to any one of these will affect the others and will most likely throw one’s life out of balance, at least temporarily. One of the most critical roles of a therapist is to understand the key factors affecting their client’s life and to help assure that they are in relative balance.