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Community PartnershipsCommunity PartnershipsWhat Helps…What HindersWhat Helps…What Hinders
Recovery is Community Recovery is Community OrientedOriented
VA Mental Health Strategic PlanVA Mental Health Strategic Plan• Emphasizes community partneringEmphasizes community partnering• Emphasizes community orientationEmphasizes community orientation Recovery Systems/MeasurementsRecovery Systems/Measurements• Emphasize community integrationEmphasize community integration• Support blending of service in the Support blending of service in the
communitycommunity
• Where will it come from? How will it Where will it come from? How will it arrive?arrive?
• Leadership with vision, passion, Leadership with vision, passion, commitmentcommitment
• Psychologists are leaders, program Psychologists are leaders, program leaders, service chiefs, directors of leaders, service chiefs, directors of trainingtraining
• Psychologists are Psychologists are agents of changeagents of change
Transformation of System and Transformation of System and StaffStaff
Mental Health RecoveryMental Health RecoveryWhat Helps and What HindersWhat Helps and What Hinders
Onken, S., Dumont, J., Ridgway, P., Onken, S., Dumont, J., Ridgway, P., Dorman, D. and Ralph, RuthDorman, D. and Ralph, Ruth
Elements EvaluatedElements Evaluated• Basic Material ResourcesBasic Material Resources• Social RelationshipsSocial Relationships• Hope, Sense of Meaning, PurposeHope, Sense of Meaning, Purpose• ChoiceChoice• Peer SupportPeer Support• Formal ServicesFormal Services• Formal Service System StaffFormal Service System Staff
StaffStaff HindersHinders1.1. Discontinuity, burnout, Discontinuity, burnout,
overworkedoverworked2.2. Low expectations, Low expectations,
negative messagesnegative messages3.3. Misunderstanding, mistrustMisunderstanding, mistrust4.4. Coercion, power-over, Coercion, power-over,
formal rolesformal roles5. 5. Paternalism, no Paternalism, no
understanding of understanding of consumers’ experiences, consumers’ experiences, superior, disrespectful superior, disrespectful
HelpsHelps1.1. Continuity, one-on-one Continuity, one-on-one
relationship, availabilityrelationship, availability2.2. Hopeful, positive Hopeful, positive
expectations, belief that expectations, belief that recovery is possiblerecovery is possible
3.3. Understanding, trustworthy, Understanding, trustworthy, honest, openhonest, open
4.4. Partnership & collaboration, Partnership & collaboration, treated as equalstreated as equals
5. Listened to, believe staff are 5. Listened to, believe staff are authentic, caring, respectfulauthentic, caring, respectful
HindersHinders6.6. Culturally insensitive, not much Culturally insensitive, not much
staff diversitystaff diversity7.7. Foster dependency, discourage Foster dependency, discourage
and undermine consumer and undermine consumer participationparticipation
8.8. Inadequate knowledge and Inadequate knowledge and trainingtraining
HelpsHelps6.6. Culturally sensitiveCulturally sensitive7.7. Fosters self-Fosters self-
empowermentempowerment8. Improved and ongoing 8. Improved and ongoing
education and training, education and training, consumers involved as consumers involved as trainerstrainers
Chronicity vs. Recovery Chronicity vs. Recovery ParadigmsParadigms
ChronicityChronicity1.1. Diagnostic groupings; Diagnostic groupings;
“case;” lumped together; “case;” lumped together; “chronics”“chronics”
2.2. Pessimistic prognosis; Pessimistic prognosis; “broken brain”“broken brain”
3.3. Pathology/deficits; Pathology/deficits; vulnerabilities are vulnerabilities are emphasized; problem emphasized; problem orientationorientation
4.4. Fragmented Fragmented Biological/Psychosocial, Biological/Psychosocial, oppression modelsoppression models
RecoveryRecovery1.1. Unique identity; person Unique identity; person
oriented; person first oriented; person first languagelanguage
2.2. Hope and realistic Hope and realistic optimismoptimism
3.3. Strengths/hardiness and Strengths/hardiness and resilience; self-righting resilience; self-righting capacity is emphasizedcapacity is emphasized
4.4. Integrated Bio-Psycho-Integrated Bio-Psycho-Social-Spiritual; holisticSocial-Spiritual; holistic
Chronicity vs RecoveryChronicity vs RecoveryChronicityChronicity
5.5. Professional assessment of Professional assessment of “best interests” and needs; “best interests” and needs; paternalismpaternalism
6.6. Professional control; expert Professional control; expert servicesservices
7.7. Power over; force; coercion; Power over; force; coercion; compliancecompliance
8.8. Reliance on formal supports Reliance on formal supports or “independence”or “independence”
9.9. Social segregation; formal Social segregation; formal program settings; deviancy program settings; deviancy amplifying artificial settingsamplifying artificial settings
RecoveryRecovery5.5. Self definition of goals and Self definition of goals and
needs; voice; consumer needs; voice; consumer driven; self-determinationdriven; self-determination
6.6. Self help; mutuality; Self help; mutuality; experiential wisdom; self care; experiential wisdom; self care; partnering with professionalspartnering with professionals
7.7. Empowerment ChoiceEmpowerment Choice8.8. Emphasis on natural supports; Emphasis on natural supports;
interdependencyinterdependency9.9. Community integration; real Community integration; real
life niches; in vivo services life niches; in vivo services and supportsand supports
Chronicity vs. RecoveryChronicity vs. RecoveryChronicityChronicity
10.10. Maintenance; Maintenance; stabilization; risk stabilization; risk avoidanceavoidance
11.11. Patient; client; consumer Patient; client; consumer rolerole
12.12. Resource limitations; Resource limitations; povertypoverty
13.13. Helplessness; passivity; Helplessness; passivity; adaptive dependencyadaptive dependency
RecoveryRecovery10.10. Active growth; new skills Active growth; new skills
and knowledge; dignity of and knowledge; dignity of riskrisk
11.11. Normative roles; natual Normative roles; natual life rhymnslife rhymns
12.12. Asset building; Asset building; opportunitiesopportunities
13.13. Self-efficacy; self-Self-efficacy; self-sufficiency; self-reliancesufficiency; self-reliance
ChallengeChallengeIf you are a Chief of Service, a Supervisor If you are a Chief of Service, a Supervisor
or a Program Manager:or a Program Manager:• How will my staff get training?How will my staff get training?• How will I assure competency?How will I assure competency?• How will I promote PSR&R in my How will I promote PSR&R in my
programs and services?programs and services?• Am I currently developing or supporting Am I currently developing or supporting
PSR&R services in my setting?PSR&R services in my setting?
ChallengeChallengeIf you are a Director of Training:If you are a Director of Training:• Do I have PSR&R trainings in my seminar Do I have PSR&R trainings in my seminar
series?series?• Do I have staff who can model PSR&R Do I have staff who can model PSR&R
values, skills and servicesvalues, skills and services• Do I have a PSR&R rotation?Do I have a PSR&R rotation?If you have an academic appointment:If you have an academic appointment:• How embedded is PSR&R education and How embedded is PSR&R education and
training in your setting?training in your setting?
News from the practicum News from the practicum settingssettings• Preparation for internship applicationsPreparation for internship applications• Perception of value of training opportunity Perception of value of training opportunity
to enhance overall value of candidacyto enhance overall value of candidacy• What, then, do Psychology Internship sites What, then, do Psychology Internship sites
value in internship value in internship applications/applicants?applications/applicants?
• Directors of Training: If you value it, they Directors of Training: If you value it, they will come.will come.
Potential BarriersPotential Barriers• StaffStaff• AccessAccess• System KnowledgeSystem Knowledge• Values Concerning PartneringValues Concerning Partnering
– What does partnering do for me?What does partnering do for me?– What workload will it produce?What workload will it produce?– Will I lose workload?Will I lose workload?– How does this benefit veterans?How does this benefit veterans?
Why Partner?Why Partner?• No system of services has all the No system of services has all the
resources it needsresources it needs• Each system has strengths and Each system has strengths and
vulnerabilitiesvulnerabilities• Combining strengths makes each Combining strengths makes each
system more powerfulsystem more powerful
Community PartnershipCommunity Partnership• Local Mental Health Authority IS The Local Mental Health Authority IS The
CommunityCommunity• VA has peer support expertiseVA has peer support expertise
Peer Support expertise in the community Peer Support expertise in the community ==
Independence CenterIndependence Center
Activities
2111 Austin Ave (254) 756-0258 Monday-Friday 8AM to 2PM
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2111 Austin Ave (254) 756-0258 Monday-Friday 8AM to 2PM
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11 22PEER SUPPORT 10:30PEER SUPPORT 10:30BBBs 11:00BBBs 11:00SPANISH 1:00SPANISH 1:00
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44MENTAL MENTAL WELLNESS 1:00WELLNESS 1:00
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