Have anyone spent a day at a place with disables mental people?

Question

i would like to know whats its like to spend a day at a mental facility or something like where they live people with all sorts of mental disabilities

Answer 1

i'm not sure which population you're asking about but i have been working with adults with developmental disabilities for nearly 15 years...i have worked with them in their homes, and currently i am the director of an adult day program in southern california, we serve adults with many different diagnoses (i.e., autism, downs syndrome, mental retardation) and with behavior issues...this is different from those programs that serve the mentally ill, that i have very little experience in...there is too much to experience to write an answer for your question, you should call around and find out what programs are available in your area and volunteer...we're always looking for volunteers!  what i can say is, there's NEVER a dull day!

Answer 2

Those born with Challenging mental Disabilities are very loving, and appreciative and just want the people around them to recognize them as people for their small accomplishments. Any accomplishment is big to them. Most of them try so very hard to do things the right way, or the way they were taught, and find it is hard to do to accomplish this. I would recommend you spend a week....not one day...but several days volunteering to help with mentally challenged people, either children,teens or adults. It is a rewarding experience. Your outlook will be more patient with the disabled after you spend time with them. Good Question, I hope you do volunteer to spend time with this extrodinary group of people.

Answer 3

My sister is mentally desabled and needs E.D classes

E.D is for emotianaly disturved kids they get separated from the other students because many of them can't be around alot of people but they all have a different disability

I got to know all the mentally disabled kids at my school i rode the school bus with them every day

They're all just like you and me maybe just a little unsocial but not all of them

They all used to hang around with each other until this school year that they took their classroom away and gave it to ASB now they move from classroom to classroom

Answer 4

Extremely interesting especially if you allow yourself time to get to know them.

Answer 5

I have a brother with downs syndrome and he is amazing to be with. if you are thinking about spending the day with people with disables then you should it will give you a different outlook on life and a better understanding of what they go though each day.

You might want to see if your state has Special Olympics because that is something that is good to get into. You help people with disables play sports and it amazing to watch them learn and play the sports with them.

Answer 6

Just go and try it.

Remember what a very old matron once said to me.

Never give your heart to a child or a patient they will only break it.

She was referring to her job as a nurse.