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Psychiatric Rehabilitation
and Recovery
Psychiatric Rehabilitation is an applied rehabilitation
philosophy that offers persons with mental illness hope of recovery
and return to participation in the meaningful activities of life.
Psychiatric Rehabilitation emphasizes competence and self-determination
by building on strengths and by thoroughly assessing the support
and skill demands of specific environments.
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Psychiatric Rehabilitation
adopts a person-focused, rather than an illness-focused orientation
in supporting people with psychiatric disabilities. The person is
viewed as an individual with his own values, beliefs, preferences,
desires, and dreams, not just as a mentally ill patient with specific
symptomatology.
Emphasis is placed both on the person’s success
and satisfaction in his chosen environments. |
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Through a systematic process of respectful collaboration, the Psychiatric
Rehabilitation professional assists the person receiving services
determine his readiness to make changes, set rehabilitation goals,
choose preferred environments, identify and establish needed supports,
and develop necessary skills.
Therapeutic Options, Inc. offers training and technical assistance
to inpatient hospitals, outpatient centers, and community treatment
agencies wishing to develop Psychiatric Rehabilitation programs,
as well as to facilities that wish to enhance or improve their existing
Psychiatric Rehabilitation programs.
Training topics include:
• Introduction to Psychiatric Rehabilitation & Recovery
• Connecting Skills
• Assessing Readiness to Change
• Developing Readiness for Change
• Setting an Overall Rehabilitation Goal
• Skill and Support Development
• Team Process
• Person-centered planning
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