Synopses & Reviews
"Both timely and critical for recovery-oriented practice, this book provides practitioners with the focused, essential knowledge and skills to be truly person-centered and recovery-oriented when supporting an individual's recovery journey. Dulmus and Nisbet have provided the field with an overdue practical resource. Making the recovery planner's best practice individual recovery plan format available on CD-ROM is brilliant, and every agency will want to incorporate it into its EMR."
Linda Rosenberg, President/CEO National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare, Washington, D.C.
"This is a practical and useful tool for case managers and community support workers who are assisting people with serious mental illness toward recovery. Working in a person-centered fashion is what our consumers want and expect, but to date, there have been few published tools with practical value for frontline staff. This resource is timely and relevant."
Michael F. Hogan, PhD, Hogan Health Solutions, Delmar, New York; former NYS Commissioner of Mental Health and Chair of the President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health, 20022003
Proven guidance for creating effective person-centered plans that facilitate the recovery process for individuals with serious mental illness
Recent national and international mental health policy is promoting service delivery models that incorporate person-centered and recovery-oriented approaches, in which individuals are in the lead role, defining their own goals for their individualized recovery plans. Person-Centered Recovery Planner for Adults with Serious Mental Illness provides mental health practitioners with a useful resource to implement person-centered planning within a recovery framework when working with individuals with a serious mental illness.
Providing a succinct overview of the historical roots, philosophy, and practice of person-centered recovery, Person-Centered Recovery Planner for Adults with Serious Mental Illness is organized around the three stages of recoveryBeginnings, Moving Forward, and Leaving Your Practitioner Behindyet still allows both the individual and practitioner to revisit any of the three stages during the ebb and flow of an individual's recovery journey.
Sample recovery plans are included, covering the individual's status, personal priorities, short-term objectives, and recovery steps, and are organized around common recovery goals including:
- Self-advocacy
- Family relationships
- Health and wellness
- Community involvement
- Stress management
- Relapse prevention
- Personal crisis planning
- Transportation
- Social relationships
- Meaningful activities
- Life skills
A companion CD-ROM provides all of the plans found in the book in an easily customizable word-processing format. Person-Centered Recovery Planner for Adults with Serious Mental Illness assists practitioners in becoming effective person-centered facilitators and advocates for recovery that meaningfully supports individuals in achieving their hopes and dreams.
Review
"Both timely and critical for recovery-oriented practice, this book provides practitioners with the focused, essential knowledge and skills to be truly person-centered and recovery-oriented when supporting an individual’s recovery journey. Dulmus and Nisbet have provided the field with an overdue practical resource. Making the recovery planner’s best practice individual recovery plan format available on CD-ROM is brilliant and every agency will want to incorporate it into its EMR."
—Linda Rosenberg, President/CEO, National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare, Washington, D.C.
"This is a practical and useful tool for case managers and community support workers who are assisting people with serious mental illness toward recovery. Working in a person-centered fashion is what our consumers want and expect, but to date there have been few published tools with practical value for front line staff. This resource is timely and relevant."
—Michael F. Hogan, PhD, Hogan Health Solutions, Delmar, New York; former NYS Commissioner of Mental Health and Chair of the President’s New Freedom Commission on Mental Health, 2002–2003
Synopsis
Recent national and international mental health policy has embraced service delivery models that incorporate person-centered and recovery-oriented approaches when working with persons with serious and persistent mental illness. This timely resource guides readers through the process of creating person-centered recovery plans practitioners and clients can use together to facilitate the recovery process. Filled with step-by-step guidance, the book includes sample recovery plans, goals, and objectives that can be tailored to individual needs and preferences.
Synopsis
Proven guidance for creating effective person-centered plans that facilitate the recovery process for individuals with serious mental illness
Recent national and international mental health policy is promoting service delivery models that incorporate person-centered and recovery-oriented approaches, in which individuals are in the lead role, defining their own goals for their individualized recovery plans. Person-Centered Recovery Planner for Adults with Serious Mental Illness provides mental health practitioners with a useful resource to implement person-centered planning within a recovery framework when working with individuals with a serious mental illness.
Providing a succinct overview of the historical roots, philosophy, and practice of person-centered recovery, Person-Centered Recovery Planner for Adults with Serious Mental Illness is organized around the three stages of recovery--Beginnings, Moving Forward, and Leaving Your Practitioner Behind--yet still allows both the individual and practitioner to revisit any of the three stages during the ebb and flow of an individual's recovery journey.
Sample recovery plans are included, covering the individual's status, personal priorities, short-term objectives, and recovery steps, and are organized around common recovery goals including:
- Self-advocacy
- Family relationships
- Health and wellness
- Community involvement
- Stress management
- Relapse prevention
- Personal crisis planning
- Transportation
- Social relationships
- Meaningful activities
- Life skills
A companion Website provides all of the plans found in the book in an easily customizable word-processing format. Person-Centered Recovery Planner for Adults with Serious Mental Illness assists practitioners in becoming effective person-centered facilitators and advocates for recovery that meaningfully supports individuals in achieving their hopes and dreams.
About the Author
CATHERINE N. DULMUS, PhD, LCSW, is Professor, Associate Dean for Research, and Director of the Buffalo Center for Social Research in the School of Social Work at the University at Buffalo, SUNY, and Research Director at Hillside Family of Agencies in Rochester, New York.
BRUCE C. NISBET, MSW, is President and Chief Executive Officer of Spectrum Human Services located in Buffalo, New York, where he is responsible for providing strategic leadership for this comprehensive multi-county behavioral health agency. Spectrum has provided person-centered recovery-oriented case management services to several thousand individuals with serious mental illness over the last twenty years. He is also President of Health Home Partners of WNY, LLC, one of New York State's first Affordable Care Act health homes serving individuals with serious mental illness and/or other chronic health conditions.
Table of Contents
Preface ix
Part I: Introduction 1
Chapter 1 Person-Centered Practice and Recovery Principles 3
Chapter 2 Person-Centered Assessment and Individual Service Planning for Recovery 11
Part II: Recovery Goals 33
Chapter 3 Mental Health and Co-Occurring Substance Abuse Supports 35
Chapter 4 Housing 45
Chapter 5 Education 51
Chapter 6 Legal 57
Chapter 7 Employment 65
Chapter 8 Financial Stability 71
Chapter 9 Self-Advocacy 79
Chapter 10 Family Relationships 87
Chapter 11 Health and Wellness 95
Chapter 12 Community Involvement 103
Chapter 13 Stress Management 111
Chapter 14 Relapse Prevention 119
Chapter 15 Personal Crisis Planning 127
Chapter 16 Transportation 135
Chapter 17 Social Relationships 143
Chapter 18 Meaningful Activities 149
Chapter 19 Life Skills 155
Appendix: Blank Individual Service Plan Forms 163
About the Authors 177
About the CD-ROM 179