Provider perspectives on liberty and harm in the treatment of persons with tuberculosis and mental illness

Silva, Diego S.; Komparic, Ana; Upshur, Ross; Gibson, Jeremy; Strike, Carol

doi:10.5588/ijtld.18.0074

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“…Even though HRS is closely linked to empathy [ 13 , 14 ] and empathy is a key predictor of positive WR [ 39 , 40 , 41 ], it does not have a strong influence on those in the alcoholism group. Silva et al [ 42 ] reported that service providers’ views of ethical issues pertaining to threats were bound to differ, concluding, “there is no one size fits all”. Thus, a similar conclusion can be drawn in the present study.…”

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Effects of Human Rights Sensitivity on Empathy and Working Relationship in Mental Health Social Workers: Using Vignettes of Schizophrenia and Alcoholism

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2022

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Human rights sensitivity (HRS) is essential for social workers advocating for and providing services to people with mental illness. In this study, the authors employed vignettes of two chronic mental illnesses—schizophrenia and alcoholism—to analyze the moderating effect of HRS on association between empathy and working relationship by hierarchical regression analysis. In total 245 social workers in mental health (M age = 36.44, SD = 6.61, male 22.0%, female 78.0%) participated in the study. Differences were found in empathy levels and working relationships in schizophrenia and alcoholism vignettes. Levels of empathy, intrinsic helping and emotional support (behavioral dimension), client respect, and emotional relatedness as well as respect and acceptance in working relationships were significantly higher for schizophrenia than for the alcoholism vignette. Further, empathy and HRS significantly predicted the quality of working relationships in schizophrenia and alcoholism vignettes. Levels for positive work relationships increased with empathy and HRS. The effects of empathy on working relationship were augmented among social workers with a high level of HRS only in the vignette of schizophrenia. Based on these results, the authors emphasize the importance of HRS and propose strategies to enhance it.

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