Medication Training and Support

Medication training and support services include education and guidance regarding medications and their potential side effects. These serve as a beginning orientation for the client in comprehending the nature of his/her emotional disturbances or mental illnesses and the significance of medications in assuring increased tenure in the community and symptom reduction.

Medication Training Support includes:

• Assisting the client to manage symptomology and maximize functioning
• Understanding the concepts of recovery and resilience within the context of the serious mental illness
• Developing an understanding of the relationship between mental illness and the medications prescribed to treat the illness
• The interaction of medication with other medications, diet, and mood-altering substances
• Recognizing the overdose precautions of the client’s medication
• The identification and management of potential side effects
• Learning self-administration of the client’s medication
• Necessity of taking medications prescribed and following the physician’s or other qualified health care professional’s orders

Medication training and support is available to eligible clients. The LAR or primary caregiver may obtain medication training and support in representation of the eligible client.

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