Research staff at the Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation design and conduct research and evaluation studies and provide technical assistance to researchers across the country and internationally. Over the past twenty years, the Center has used the three dimensions of people, programs and systems as a conceptual framework to enhance our understanding of the positive factors that can predict and support rehabilitation for persons with psychiatric disabilities.
Rehabilitation outcomes for people with psychiatric disabilities are influenced by the effectiveness of the people, programs and service systems with which the consumer interacts. By analyzing personnel (people), programs and systems, the rehabilitation process can be more effectively investigated, used and changed. The three units of analysis are:
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The skills, knowledge and attitudes of the various personnel who interact with the consumer (counselors, psychiatrists, family members, other consumers);
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The programs used by consumers (peer support services, supported employment programs, supported housing programs); and
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The service systems that support the people and the programs (state vocational rehabilitation agencies, state departments of mental health).
Anthony, W. A., Cohen, M., and Farkas, M. (1991). Psychiatric Rehabilitation. Boston University, Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Boston, MA.
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