Milieu Therapy: Renu Joshi Assistant Professor Santosh Medical College
Milieu Therapy: Renu Joshi Assistant Professor Santosh Medical College
Milieu Therapy: Renu Joshi Assistant Professor Santosh Medical College
RENU JOSHI
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
SANTOSH MEDICAL COLLEGE
Milieu therapy
The milieu therapy in that the word milieu is the French for “Middle”.
The English translation of the word is SURROUNDINGS OR
ENVIRONMENT.
In psychiatry, therapy involving the milieu or environment , may be
called milieu therapy.
The therapeutic milieu is an environment that is structured and
maintained as an ideal, dynamic settings in which to work, with client.
The milieu therapy include safe physical surrounding, all the
treatment team members, and other client.
GOALS
• This process may include the whole population of the treatment unit,
or a governing council may take the final decision based on input from
various smaller groups of clients and staff members.
2) OPEN COMMUNICATION.
• In the therapy, treatment decisions are often made by the client
themselves , who therefore need information to make effective
decision.
• Frist, clients need to choose the type of work they wish to perform.
1. Its create different type and attitude and behaviour of client because the
environment like home.
2. Patient learn the making decisions which improve his self confidence.
3. Its develop a leadership skill.
4. It becomes the sociocentric.
5. Its help to learns the live and think collectively with the members of the
community.
DISADVANTAGES OF MILIEU
THERAPY
• Role blurring between staff and patient.
• Milieu therapy is limited to only hospitalise patient.
• Requires continuous open communication among all staff and clients.
• Group responsibility can easily becomes nobody’s responsibility.
• Low client-to-staff ratio.