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Psychosocial rehabilitation is a therapeutic approach towards the betterment of life and the improvement in mental functioning. It is earmarked for that group of people known as chronic mental patients. It is multidisciplinary, with the utilization of social work, counseling, case-management, vocational training, therapeutic recreation and many other helping professional as well as non-professional disciplines.
The approach is an environmental one. It is designed to alter, to improve, to make less noxious, the setting or living situation of the people being worked with. A total support system may need to be developed in some very isolated and withdrawn people. They may need training and education in socialization even after they are brought into contact with others. They need relationships. Boredom needs to be combatted, and improvement in the relationship with important family members is a desired goal. A suitable home or place to live is a fundamental need and many times must be provided for them.
The emphasis is upon the environment and the creation and enhancement of supportive elements within this environment. Rather than working with individuals to bring about insight and subsequent behavioral changes through psychotherapeutic methods, psychosocial rehabilitative efforts are directed towards the improvement