Advancing a Recovery-Based Practice

 

People can recover from even the most serious and persistent mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia, major depression or bi-polar disorder.  Studies suggest that individuals recover or significantly improve when provided the appropriate treatments and support systems.  Over the last 30 years, an unwavering effort to use more effective and lower cost alternatives to long-term institutionalization led to psychiatric rehabilitation services.  

 

Psychiatric rehabilitation promotes recovery, full community integration and improved quality of life for persons who have been diagnosed with any mental health condition that seriously impairs functioning. Psychiatric rehabilitation services are collaborative, person directed, and individualized, and an essential element of the human services spectrum, and should be evidence-based. They focus on helping individuals re-discover skills and access resources needed to increase their capacity to be successful and satisfied in the living, working, learning and social environments of their choice.

 

It is the principle behind numerous evidenced-based practices, such as assertive community treatment and supported employment services, as well as emerging practices, such as peer support programs.  Psychiatric rehabilitation services directly address the high risks that many persons with serious and persistent mental illness experience of repeated hospitalizations, high utilization of emergency room services, low levels of functioning in the community, homelessness, and unemployment

 

 

Principles of Psychiatric Rehabilitation

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Membership has its benefits

 

Join close to 1,400 individual and organizational members who affirm daily that recovery from serious mental illness is possible. Like-minded people who believe every individual has an unalienable right to a fulfilling life. Whether you are a practitioner, research, educator, administrator or person in recovery, you can make a difference by demonstrating how psychiatric rehabilitation positively changes the treatment and stigma of persons of psychiatric disabilities to one of hope, self-determination, empowerment and recovery. Your membership is essential in helping us achieve these goals. Join today!

 

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Official Sponsors

The Community Health Facilities Fund (CHFF) assists non-profit, community-based behavioral care providers in accessing capital through low-cost, fixed-rate loans. Loans provided by CHFF generally have a 25-year term. The interest rate is very competitive and is fixed for the term of the loan. CHFF lends up to 90% of the asset's appraised value. Please visit their website for more details.

Disabled Veterans Associations

The mission of the Disabled Veterans Associations is to help improve the quality of life of our honorably discharged veterans by providing disabled veterans, their    families and dependents-- whether they have been hospitalized at one of the VA medical centers, admitted to any of the nearly 150 state run and state funded veterans' homes, or are simply in need at home. Please visit the Disabled Veterans Associations website for more info.

 

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Call for Nominations The USPRA Board of Directors is seeking nominations from members to fill two board seats. Read

Health Care Reform USPRA CEO Marcie Granahan proposes a bold new way to create healthcare reform  Read

USPRA Praises House Health Care Reform Legislation  Read

Core Principles Webinar Series USPRA presents "Powered by Principles: The Core to Building Psych Rehab" 3-part webinar series! Download your Registration Form Today!  

Core Principles & Values USPRA recently revised its Core Principles & Values and we encourage everyone to share them with colleagues.

Approved Provider Program Check out our new Approved Provider of Continuing Education Program Details

Call for Newsletter Articles! Article submissions made to mmercer@uspra.org by March 1. 

Mental Health for College Students USPRA is co-hosting a Mental Health Symposium for College & Universities Details

Boston University Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Details