| Mapping with high-level abstraction in similarity | |
| Target | Understanding the true feelings of a mother with an autistic child |
| Base | Asking about early development history to understand the current situation of a client with a mental disorder |
| Similarity | A client’s history reveals information about current situation and feelings |
| Mapping | Interview about mother’s early development history to understand her true feelings of having an autistic child |
| Story interviewed | I was worried about understanding the mother’s true feelings. I came up with an idea to do as a trial, which was interviewing her about her early development history. I was taught by senior PHNs that interviewing about this history is important because current situations are linked to past events. We usually do not take an early development history in the maternal health department but I interviewed the mother because I did not understand her current feelings. After that, I felt closer to her and could understand her feelings. She changed her attitude and opened up about her child (No. 56) |
| Mapping with low-level abstraction in similarity | |
| Target | Help staff involved obtain a greater understanding of a mother with intellectual disability |
| Base | Improving staff’s understanding of a client with mental disorders through interaction |
| Similarity | Improving staff’s understanding of a client through interaction |
| Mapping | Through interaction with the mother with intellectual disability, staff involved will better understand such clients |
| Story interviewed | It is important to watch persons with disorders in the community. Especially persons with mental disorders, who tend not to put messages out. In the mental health department, I went to the local government office with persons with mental disorders and helped staff involved to understand them. So I created opportunities for the mother to meet with staff involved and expected those involved to learn something by making a connection with us (No. 34) |