To teach participants recovery and self-management skills and strategies for dealing with psychiatric symptoms so as to:
• promote higher levels of wellness, stability and quality of life
• decrease the need for costly, invasive therapies
• decrease the incidence of severe symptoms
• decrease traumatic life events caused by severe symptoms
• increase understanding of these illnesses and decrease stigma
• raise participants' level of hope and encourage their actively working toward wellness, as outlined in the model developed by Mary Ellen Copeland in coordination with other people who have experienced psychiatric symptoms, health care professionals and several related organizations.
• increase participants' sense of personal responsibility and empowerment
Objectives
The following topics will be covered using a workshop style, including presentations, demonstrations, interactive discussion and related activities:
• Hope, Personal Responsibility, Self-Advocacy, Education, Support
• Accessing good health care and managing medications
• Self-monitoring using WRAP: A Wellness Recovery Action Plan™ (an individualized system for monitoring and responding to symptoms to achieve the highest possible levels of wellness)
• Symptom responses: finding and keeping a strong support system, peer counseling, focusing, relaxation exercises, diet, light, exercise, sleep, journaling, music, etc.
• Ongoing work:
Dealing With Trauma
Suicide Prevention
Building Self-Esteem
Changing Negative Thought Patterns To Positive
Building A Lifestyle That Promotes Wellness
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