PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION . . .

Psychiatric Rehabilitation interventions are designed to assist a person to develop, reach and maintain goals of their choice.  Interventions used at AMI, Inc., in both group and individual sessions are from approved, evidence based models and are designed to assist individuals to acquire the skills necessary for community living through a structured program of activities that focus on increasing their level of social competency and developing skills that are needed to able to function with the least amount of professional intervention as is possible. Activities focus on following areas:

• The recovery concept using the Boston University and Liberman Models

• Mary Ellen Copeland’s WRAP-Wellness Recovery Action Plan

• Using the community support system

• Medication and Symptom Management

• Developing and maintaining skills and supports

CHOPSYCHOSOCIAL REHABILITATION . . .

Psychosocial Rehabilitation helps individuals with mental illness acquire community living skills through a program of activities that focus on increasing the level of social competence.  Group activities focus on, but are not limited to the following areas:

• The recovery concept and coping skills

• Developing and maintaining relationships

• Using the community support system

• Leisure management

• Developing and maintaining skills and supports

   

  PEER MENTORING

  People, Enlightened, Empowered and in Recovery is the motto that AMI’s Peer Mentors use when providing service to their Peers.  Peer Mentoring services differ from traditional mental health services in that the services, provided by a Peer, may include a social or recreational component in addition to other services provided. Peer Mentoring also differs from traditional services in some basic ways that include services provided with these characteristics, as established by OMHSAS:

• Reduced reliance on professionals

• Voluntary participation

• Equality among participants

• A nonjudgmental atmosphere

• Informality and avoidance of artificial barriers such as those between "consumers” and “professionals”.   

CERTIFIED PEER SPECIALIST

C:ertified Peer Specialists (CPS) are individuals who have been diagnosed with a mental illness and are specially trained to assist theirPeers to gain control over their lives and empower them to not feel limited by their illness. A CPS, working one on one with an individual may help an individual to:

•  Realize that recovery from mental illness is probable

• Claim their right of choice and personal responsibility

• Set and achieve their own goals

• Develop an individualized Recovery Plan and/or a Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP)

• Have a support person in times or crisis or relapse  

• Obtain assistance to maintain Basic living skills, Housing, Work, Education or Social goals

  NEW HOPE CLUBHOUSE

The Clubhouse Model is designed around a “work-ordered day” which typically emulates normal work hours. Individuals, called Members, assume responsibilities for the everyday functions of the Clubhouse.  Individual members, working within a “unit” in the Clubhouse will benefit from using services in the following ways:

•  Acquiring new skills through participation in the daily operations of the Clubhouse and through supervised           transitional employment placements.                

• A chance to rebuild identity through setting and achieving personal career goals

• Building self-confidence through accomplishment of specific goals with potential for greater personal

           and financial independence                       

• Rejoin society with pride through greater social and economic participation

• Strengthen and practice social skills through daily contact and support in the Clubhouse