Person-Centered Recovery Planner for Adults with Serious Mental Illness

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.

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