What is a tidal model?
Tidal Model® is a model of patient recovery used by mental health experts. Psychiatric nurses and former patients proposed this therapeutic modality. It is a type of interdisciplinary care that stimulates patients to accept active approach to treatment. The Tidal Model® adapts to patients regardless of age and socio -economic or cultural status.
supporters of nursing theory on which a tidal model is based on that conventional mental health practices often do not risk the rights and possibilities of the individual. There is a perception that healthcare professionals indicate patients with diagnosis and expect to adhere to a specific treatment regimen and the method of treatment largely depends on a particular diagnosis. According to the tidal model®, by allowing patients to communicate their story, mental health experts help their patients back to wellness with support and treatment that meets their individual needs.
People often use the language that includesdescriptive metaphors to express situations or events. In accordance with this, the Tidal Model® therapy corresponds to the path to the ocean cruise. Along the way, the patient can experience storms, pirate meetings or other devastating events that limit his life. By discovering such events, healthcare workers gain perspective into the causes of the patient's mental illness. By discussing these causes, patients and health care assistants cooperate on evaluating the needs of the patient and allowing recovery.
patients occupy an active approach to their recovery by freely describing events, explaining how the circumstances have personally influenced them, and passing the meaning that these situations communicate. Psychiatric nurses help patients understand how to deal with these circumstances or respond. Experts also equip patients with knowledge necessary to overcome disturbing situations and allow them to manage personal PLan of care.
The program generally includes 10 liabilities to be used as a clue after recovery in the field of mental health. Tidal Model® obligations define the importance of each patient as an individual. The steps also define the role of a professional involved in the care of the patient's mental health. The obligations explain the tools provided to individuals and medical staff that can help in recovering and developing a care plan.
mental health nurses and other experts believe that the method of treatment of tidal model® will start the recovery process immediately. Conventional modalities usually begin after a person experiences a collapse or crisis. Canada and many European countries generally accept the Tidal Model® treatment philosophy. The program design allows its use in individual or group settings and vcentres of domestic and acute care.