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DescriptionBased on the values and principles of psychiatric rehabilitation, the Self-Directed Psychiatric Rehabilitation Activities is a new product designed to facilitate a personal exploration, either independently or with support, through the process of considering, choosing, getting, and keeping a preferred living, learning, working, or social role. The individual is the driver in this process, while others sit in the passenger seat helping to navigate the route, as needed and wanted. Activity outlines, examples, and worksheets are written to help individuals learn about the processes through the experience of direct application. The process in this manual is designed to assist a person to explore and learn about how to develop readiness for rehabilitation; to choose a valued role in residential, educational, vocational, and social settings; and to review and develop skills and supports that may be needed for success and satisfaction within a chosen role. These Self-Directed Activities may be used independently, with a support person, or with a small group of peers. The Self-Directed Activities are organized with: 1. An overview of each activity This format of an Overview--Outline--Example--Worksheets is designed to support people who want to walk through the process one step at a time. The activities are written in pdf files on a CD, which allows the flexibility of printing out the sections as individuals go along in the process as well as the ability to print out extra worksheets as needed. Citation: McNamara, S., Nicolellis, D., & Forbess, R. (2011). Self-directed psychiatric rehabilitation activities. Boston: Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation. Table of Contents
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ReviewsCurrently, there are no published reviews for this product. If you would like to write an endorsement, please send it to Sue McNamara at: suemac@bu.edu Related Products and InformationBooks
Curricula and Workbooks for the Psych Rehab Process
Workbooks for Recovery Groups
Training
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Sue McNamara, MS, began her career in 1978 providing services for people with psychiatric disabilities in community programs, and in 1985 she began teaching the skills of psychiatric rehabilitation to providers in the mental health field. For 15 years, Ms. McNamara worked as an Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor in the Rehabilitation Counseling Program at Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at Boston University. She has co-authored several articles and curricula on psychiatric rehabilitation. Currently, Ms. McNamara is the Director of the Professional Development Program, which offers various options for continuing education through the Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation. She also works as the Product Specialist in the Publications Division at the Center and is involved in developing and marketing products, monitoring inventory and sales, and providing customer service.
Debbie Nicolellis, MS, CRC, currently serves as Program Manager at the Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation. She currently directs the Certificate Program in Psychiatric Vocational Rehabilitation, an award-winning training program for vocational rehabilitation professionals, and the Vocational Peer Support Training Project, a federally-funded curriculum designed to train peer support specialists in supporting vocational recovery. Debbie began her work with the Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation as Supported Education and Employment Specialist in 1989. Since 1997, she has focused on enhancing the competencies and conceptual knowledge of mental health, rehabilitation, and peer support personnel in psychiatric rehabilitation and recovery-oriented services throughout the country and abroad. Debbie specializes in the Psychiatric Vocational Rehabilitation process, Social Security Work Incentives, Readiness Assessment and Development, Employment Support, Vocational Peer Support, and enhancing partnerships with people with psychiatric disabilities. Debbie has authored several curricula, book chapters, and articles in Psychiatric Rehabilitation.
Rick Forbess, MSSW, is currently the Associate Director of Training at the Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation at Boston University. He began his career as a provider, supervisor, and manager in community mental health centers in Texas and Maine. He received his Masters of Science Degree in Social Work from the University of Texas at Arlington in 1978 and joined the Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation as a Senior Training Associate in 1985. Since that time he has provided training and technical assistance to a wide range of mental health agencies throughout the United States and Canada in order to implement psychiatric rehabilitation, person-centered service planning, and other services guided by values considered central to facilitating a person’s recovery from mental illness. He has developed and assisted with the development of training technologies, manuals, guides, and program curricula and has co-authored published articles and book chapters on psychiatric rehabilitation and case management.  |
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