My Experience with Mentally Ill Persons Questions

 1. What has been your experience, if any, with individuals with mental illness? 

2. What are some of your feelings, fantasies, and fears about working with psychiatric patients?

3. Are there any issues or concerns from your past or present that may hinder you in working with psychiatric patients?

4. Think back to the last time you needed to ask someone for help. What was that like for you?5. What were the things that made you feel more or less comfortable?

6. What do you need from your instructor to be successful in this clinical environment?