Bridging Community Gaps Photovoice

A program which aspires to enable people who have experienced mental health challenges to feel more connected: with their friends, neighbors, and family; with the places they live; and with the broader society. A workbook and leader’s guide are available.

Self-Directed Skill Lessons: Skills for Difficult Situations

Workbook designed to assist a person in developing their own skills. Skill modules include Paraphrasing; Recognizing Conflict Situations; Evaluating Frustration Level; Disagreeing; Negotiating; Refusing Requests; Apologizing; and Forgiving.

Self-Directed Skills Lessons: Skills for Being a Friend

Workbook designed to assist a person in developing their own skills. Skill modules include Acknowledging Praise; Expressing Appreciation; Giving Compliments; Expressing Interest; Responding to Feelings; Extending Invitations; Responding to Invitations; and Choosing Gifts.

Self-Directed Skill Lessons: Skills for Socializing

Workbook designed to assist a person in developing their own skills. Skill modules include Introducing Yourself; Introducing Others; Greeting Acquaintances; Initiating Conversations; Conversing about Social Topics; Decoding Body Language; and Selecting Jokes.

Self-Directed Skill Lessons: Skills for Working with Supervisors/Teachers

Workbook designed to assist a person in developing their own skills. Skill modules include Assessing Task Performance; Reporting Progress; Sharing Self-Evaluations; Requesting Feedback; Responding to Feedback; Recognizing Support Needs; Disclosing Disability; and Evaluating Accommodations.

Vocational Illness Management and Recovery

Designed to provide you with the information, strategies, and tools for using Vocational Illness Management and Recovery (VIMR), a modification of the evidenced-based Illness Management and Recovery (IMR) curriculum that is oriented towards helping people with mental health conditions live well and thrive as they choose, get, and keep meaningful employment.

Vocational Empowerment Photovoice

Seeks to help people think about work and empower them to set a vocational goal. For many people who have a diagnosis of a serious mental illness, it is hard to imagine working. It may seem like there are just too many barriers, and it may be hard to know where to start. This program will invite participants to consider pursuing a meaningful vocational life.

Self-Directed Skill Lessons: Skills for Working Together

Workbook designed to assist a person in developing their own skills. Skill modules include Scheduling Activities; Coordinating Schedules; Dividing Work Responsibilities; Requesting Assistance; Offering Assistance; Volunteering for Tasks; Giving Feedback; and Respecting Others’ Space.

Self-Directed Psychiatric Rehabilitation Activities

Designed to walk a person 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.