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Taking care of yourself or knowing how to partner with others to be successful is an essential part of recovery. In the state of Michigan there are over 40 consumer run organizations, many of which focus on advocacy. Too often individuals with mental illnesses are “done to” or “done for” rather than taught the skills or given the tools to do things for themselves. The point of the Consumer Run organizations is for those with mental illness to have the major role in their recovery and in the recovery of others with similar circumstances. Follow Sallie’s recovery plan:
Part of the goals include working and volunteering. The main page of the Consumer Organization and Network Technical Assistance Center site holds an article on the CSS recovery model which stands for Community Support System (www.contac.org/recovery.htm). The idea is that people with a mental illness can live successfully in the community if they have an adequate array of supports. This model identifies essential components to key service delivery, which include:
The goal is to serve people where they live and provide services when they need it. It has also been identified that while mental health professionals have a positive impact on client outcomes other individuals are equally qualified to provide some of these services. Additionally more than one of these components can be implemented simultaneously which reduces costs and increases the probability that the client will receive needed and beneficial services. For more details on this model please access the website. Additional Recovery Models (click to link)
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Recovery Models n Definitions n Barriers to Recovery n Recovery Tools n International Recovery Awareness
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