Individually, as well as within your group, watch the video above about paranoid schizophrenia and consider the following questions:

1. What special challenges would make intervening or assessing a client like Valerie difficult?

2. In what ways could an OT assist Valerie with medication compliance? Should this be an OT role?

3. Do you think that Valerie's history with mental health services would impact on your ability as a therapist to intervene with her?

4. How do you think an illness such as schizophrenia could impact on the family of a client? How do you think this may impact on quality of life for the person who is ill?