1. Choose one of the Principles of Psychosocial Rehabilitation. State the principle.
a)Read the reference accompanying the principle. In one paragraph summarize the reference’s key points as they relate to the principle.
The article that will be summarize in this answer will be Making the Case for Peer Support’ Report to the Mental Health Commission of Canada Mental Health Peer Support Project Committee. This journal is about the principle and value of peer support. The authors in this report believes that people who have experienced mental illness and gain a state of recovery can be a benefit to others who are starting their journey. Peer support is a benefit because it has the ability to promote one’s belief in themselves, but also provides …show more content…
The members of peer support learn to take charge of their life and to be able to contribute and guide their own recovery process. Peer support can take on a variety of shape and forms including support groups, one on one support, social activities and education. Usually this type of support is inexpensive to run as support groups are usually run by volunteers and hold meetings in places such as churches or community centres. Although this type of support is relativity inexpensive, people who attend these peer supports groups have shown vast improvements in their lives as they reach their own recovery through these group’s assistance. Due to the success of these program the mental health services and the government are starting to put funds in place so that there is more access for people to use these types of services. The journal states that the mental health commission needs to put in place definitions of the varying types of peers support, how to evaluate their success. The author also suggest that the Commission needs to set up appropriate funding and training for the peer support therapies. The authors also recommend setting up a central resource centre where people can gain the materials and educations to set up these peer supports network and that these resources should be in both official …show more content…
These groups should offer an alternative world view, and focus on trying to find ways with their members to achieve positive outcomes. These groups need to be free from intimidation or denying people choice. These groups must be individual run and operated. The group should focus on equality, developing empowerment and advocacy among its members. These groups do this by following mutual help principals where people take on both roles that of a practitioner and that of individual seeking recovery. In this scenario members share their vulnerabilities, strength and find positive value in each others assistance. The peers support programs are positive because they acknowledge the expertise gain through experience of living with mental illness. It gives the person a place to share their experiences and give them role models who can offer support. These programs can provide hope and offer strategies for recovery among it
a)Read the reference accompanying the principle. In one paragraph summarize the reference’s key points as they relate to the principle.
The article that will be summarize in this answer will be Making the Case for Peer Support’ Report to the Mental Health Commission of Canada Mental Health Peer Support Project Committee. This journal is about the principle and value of peer support. The authors in this report believes that people who have experienced mental illness and gain a state of recovery can be a benefit to others who are starting their journey. Peer support is a benefit because it has the ability to promote one’s belief in themselves, but also provides …show more content…
The members of peer support learn to take charge of their life and to be able to contribute and guide their own recovery process. Peer support can take on a variety of shape and forms including support groups, one on one support, social activities and education. Usually this type of support is inexpensive to run as support groups are usually run by volunteers and hold meetings in places such as churches or community centres. Although this type of support is relativity inexpensive, people who attend these peer supports groups have shown vast improvements in their lives as they reach their own recovery through these group’s assistance. Due to the success of these program the mental health services and the government are starting to put funds in place so that there is more access for people to use these types of services. The journal states that the mental health commission needs to put in place definitions of the varying types of peers support, how to evaluate their success. The author also suggest that the Commission needs to set up appropriate funding and training for the peer support therapies. The authors also recommend setting up a central resource centre where people can gain the materials and educations to set up these peer supports network and that these resources should be in both official …show more content…
These groups should offer an alternative world view, and focus on trying to find ways with their members to achieve positive outcomes. These groups need to be free from intimidation or denying people choice. These groups must be individual run and operated. The group should focus on equality, developing empowerment and advocacy among its members. These groups do this by following mutual help principals where people take on both roles that of a practitioner and that of individual seeking recovery. In this scenario members share their vulnerabilities, strength and find positive value in each others assistance. The peers support programs are positive because they acknowledge the expertise gain through experience of living with mental illness. It gives the person a place to share their experiences and give them role models who can offer support. These programs can provide hope and offer strategies for recovery among it