Self-Directed Psychiatric Rehabilitation Activities

Instructor

Sue McNamara, MS, CRC, CPRP
Boston University
Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation
940 Commonwealth Avenue West, 2nd Floor
Boston, MA 02215
Phone: 617/358-2574
Fax: 617/353-9209
suemac@bu.edu | see profile

Online Seminar Description

Based on the values and principles of psychiatric rehabilitation, the Self-Directed Psychiatric Rehabilitation Activities online seminar is designed to facilitate 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 included within each online lecture to help individuals learn about the processes through the experience of direct application. The process in this online seminar 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
2. An Outline of the steps for completing the activity worksheets
3. Examples from one person's experience with the entire process
4. Worksheets to help guide individuals through the process

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 and sprinkled throughout the online seminar lectures, which allows the flexibility of printing out the lectures as individuals go along in the process as well as the ability to print out extra worksheets as needed.

Goals

It is anticipated that seminar participants will achieve the following goals:

• Participants will learn how to Explore their Readiness.
• Participants will learn how to Develop their Confidence and Readiness.
• Participants will learn how to Choose a Valued Role.
• Participants will learn how to Assess their Skills.
• Participants will learn how to Review their Supports.
• Participants will learn how to Develop their Skills.
• Participants will learn how to Develop their Supports.

Requirements

After participating in the online seminar, participants will be required to send in their results of their self-directed activities in order to earn 10 PDP Hours for this online seminar. PDP Hours may be used for continuing education purposes. The results should include information from the Worksheets for:

• Choosing a Direction from Lecture 1.f
• Setting the Goal from Lecture 3.d
• Monitoring My Skills from Lecture 4.b
  
• Monitoring My Supports from Lecture 5.b
• Developing My Skills from Lecture 6.a and/or 6.b
  and/or
• Developing My Supports from Lecture 7.a and/or 7.b

Send the completed worksheets and online seminar feedback form to:

Sue McNamara, MS, CRC, CPRP
Director, Professional Development Program
Boston University, Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation
940 Commonwealth Avenue West, 2nd Floor
Boston, MA 02215

Register

You may register for the online course at any time and complete the course at any time— there are no time requirements at all.

If you would prefer to register by mail or fax, please use this printable registration form.

Consult the Professional Development Program Online Seminars webpage for registration policies and procedures.

Consult the Professional Development Program webpage for continuing education information.

Additional Information

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