Is "If you try, you can do it" true? Is "Effort will be rewarded" true? Employment support in psychiatric home nursing

Nurse Yoshikazu Yamada

I have something I look forward to every morning.
It is watching the achievements of Shohei Ohtani on the morning news.

He hit a home run again today, he performed well as a two-way player yesterday, he led his team to victory.
Every time I see such news, I am impressed by how truly amazing he is.

By the way, my childhood dream was to become a professional baseball player.
I loved baseball, and while watching games on TV, I used to think, "Someday I want to stand on that stage too."

However, now, thinking about it calmly, how much effort would one actually have to put in to become like Shohei Ohtani?

Practicing for hours every day, running more than anyone else, and thoroughly managing diet and sleep.
Even then, there are almost no people who could become like Ohtani.
In fact, even if you put in more effort than Ohtani, most people would not be able to become him.

So today, I would like to think about where to put your efforts.

Employment support in psychiatric home nursing

When people hear "employment support in psychiatric home nursing," many may imagine things like regulating daily rhythms, medication management, stabilizing physical condition, and how to deal with poor health.

Of course, those are also important.
However, there is something we consider extremely important in employment support.

That is "finding the person'sstrengthsandfinding a place that suits them."

There are walls that cannot be overcome by effort alone

There is a saying in the world: "If you try, you can do it."
It is a positive phrase, and I also believe that making an effort itself is important.

However, being in the field of support, I feel that the idea that "if you try, you can do anything" is unreasonable.

For example, suppose I decided from today that I want to become a professional baseball player.
Even if I practiced for hours every day and continued to make blood-sweating efforts, would I be able to become a professional baseball player?

It would probably be impossible.
Of course, I think I would get better at baseball than I am now.
I might be able to play well in amateur baseball.
However, I would not reach the level of a professional baseball player.

Naturally, there are areas that improve through effort.
However, people have aptitudes, characteristics, strengths, and weaknesses.
This is not because they are lazy or lack grit.

It is a cruel reality.

People who keep fighting in places where they are weak

Among those with mental illnesses or developmental disabilities, there are not a few people who have been working hard for many years in environments that do not suit them.

People who are extremely bad at talking to others but continue to work in customer service, people who are bad at detailed verification work but continue to work in clerical jobs, people who are bad at being in large groups but are in workplaces where group action is always required.

People around them tell them, "Try harder."
The person themselves also thinks, "I am not trying hard enough."
However, in reality, it is not a lack of effort, but simply that the field is not a good fit.

If you make a fish climb a tree, it will not go well.

It is not the fish's fault.

It is not the tree's fault either.

It was just not the place to swim.

Strengths are often things the person themselves has not noticed

In psychiatric home nursing, we spend a long time interacting with the users.
While chatting, taking walks together, and listening to their troubles, strengths such as "actually, they are good at listening to people," "their concentration on detailed work is amazing," "they are good at computers," or "they can naturally be considerate of others" become visible.

These are parts that cannot be understood through interviews alone.
For the person, these things are often so natural that they do not think of them as their own strengths.

That is precisely whya third-party perspective is necessary.

Before looking for a place to work, look for your own field

When it comes to employment support, people tend to focus on "where to get a job."
However, there is something that must be considered before that.

That is, "where is the placewhere I can demonstrate my abilities?"
No matter how hard you try in a place where you cannot demonstrate your abilities, it is a waste of time.

There are people who are suited for a quiet environment.
There are people who can demonstrate their abilities better by working silently alone.
Conversely, there are people who demonstrate their abilities by interacting with others.

What is important isnot to look for a job that is generally considered good.

It is to look for a job that suits you.

Our job is to look for "places with potential" together

Psychiatric home nursing is not a job that only looks at illnesses.
It is a job that supports the person's life itself.

Employment support is the same.
It is not about forcing them to try hard, but

1. Finding the person's strengths.

2. Finding an environment where those strengths can be utilized together.

3. And finding a place where they can work in their own way while making corrections even if they fail.

We believe that is our important role.

Certainly, effort is important.
However, what is more important than effort iswhere to put your effort.

The right person in the right place.
When people find a field that suits them, they demonstrate their abilities surprisingly well.

Psychiatric home nursing is alsosupport to find that field together.