Imagine that you work as a support worker at a large national mental health organisation. Your role is to recruit and counsel new clients to be part of the online support program, that shares lived experiences of a range of mental health conditions. An ongoing part of your role is to locate clients that have overcome or are managing to live successfully with mental health disorders, to build a recovery-relationship with them and to support them in telling their story. You are starting to work with Anna. Anna is a 28-year-old, mother of a son (aged 4 months) and an accountant. Anna was diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder when she was 22-years-old and has effectively learned to manage her symptoms, including excessive checking of locks and electrical switches; and rigid rules and patterns about placement of work objects. a) Write what you would say to invite Anna to share her story with you. (Your responses should be approximately 80 words).
