Does our mental healthcare system have a good support system for patients in particular in employment matters? Do the health care professionals respect, care and believe in the ability and determination of patients to recover and lead a fulfilling life. Is the social service support adequate and treat clients with respect?
On the question of support for patients, I found that the doctor-patient relationship is one that when you go for a visit to the doctor and the first question is how are you feeling? I will like to think that even if you share your problems, the doctors especially the locum sometimes just brush it off as normal. Is this the standard of our mental healthcare system?
When you approach the job club in IMH, the first concern they have is not whether you can adapt to the work but if you will be able to commit to the job. In addition, the job selection they have are limited to F&B service jobs.
The front desk staff at the job club, I observed, did not view clients as their equals, speaking in a condescending tone.
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