Assignment task:
1. Read: Discussion Background Jill recently started a job as an HHS technician at an inpatient psychiatric facility. She encounters patients who struggle with mental health issues. For most of her life, Jill has dealt with anxiety. Even though she often works long hours, weekends and holidays, Jill has been able to manage her condition through therapy and medication. One day at work, Jill recognized a woman she knows from her child's school. The woman shared with Jill that she was a patient at the clinic and Jill wondered if she should share her own mental health struggles to make her feel better.
2. Initial Post: Create a new thread and answer all three parts of the initial prompt below Explain why you would or would not share your personal mental health struggles with the patient. Describe a potential boundary Jill could be crossing by sharing her personal experiences with the client. Describe how the patient might feel if Jill shared her personal mental health struggles with them.