ATTN: USPRA TEXAS LONESTAR, c/o The Menninger Clinic 2801 Gessner Drive Houston, TX 77080 Jen M. Padron, Ed.M, CPS, QMHP State Chapter Representative (512) 632-5665 info@uspratexaslonestar.com TEXAS WRAP TRAINING was held May 23, 24, 25 copresented by Texas Mental Health Consumers Austin, Texas sponsored in part by Join Now to access WRAP and other trainings here! August 25-28, 2008 Another successful Peer Specialist Facilitation training!! This training was one part of a larger package provided by TMHC. It teaches consumers how to conduct a closed peer support group based upon Medicaid billing. Topic include ethics, evaluation, burn-out, interviewing dealing with stress, suicide, note writing, and more. Definition of Psychiatric Rehabilitation 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 their ability to lead meaningful lives. Psychiatric rehabilitation services are collaborative, person directed and individualized. These services are an essential element of the health care and human services spectrum, and should be evidence-based. They focus on helping individuals develop 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. Membership in USPRA Texas provides access, advocacy and strategies to implement state-of-the-art psychiatric rehabilitation & recovery-oriented practices through education and professional credentials, research, service outcomes and networking. Join Now to access WRAP and other trainings here! In 1975, USPRA (formerly known as IAPSRS) and its members developed and defined the practice of psychosocial rehabilitation, establishing psychosocial rehabilitation services as integral to community-based treatment. As the recognized leader in the recovery movement, USPRA continues to reach for new heights in the practice of psychiatric rehabilitation and recovery. USPRA is the only organization founded on a shared commitment to improve and promote the practice and outcomes of psychiatric rehabilitation. We bring together agencies, practitioners, families and persons living with psychiatric disabilities, leaders in psychiatric rehabilitation education and research from major universities across the United States and the world, as well as state and federal government entities dedicated to improving outcomes in a cost-effective, evidenced-based and highly successful model. With nearly 30 state chapters, USPRA and its affiliates offer both local and national training and networking opportunities. State chapters provide increased opportunities for member participation. Separately or in concert with broader association efforts, each chapter provides members with educational opportunities, advocates for state legislative and regulatory changes, and promotes the development of leadership within the field of psychiatric rehabilitation. For more than 30 years and with nearly 1,400 members, USPRA is the leading psychiatric rehabilitation organization in the United States. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Membership has its benefits! Join the 1400 other 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! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Advancement of a Recovery-Based Practice People can recover from even the most serious and persistent mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia, major depression or bipolar disorder. Studies suggest that 90% of 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 a culture of recovery with every individual served. Psychiatric rehabilitation is a combination of services incorporating social, educational, occupational, behavioral and cognitive interventions aimed at long-term recovery and maximization of self-sufficiency. 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. In the continuum of care, rehabilitation focuses on competency, recovery and empowerment, while inpatient and partial hospitalization focuses on symptom stabilization, and case management and counseling focuses primarily on support and maintenance. The goal of psychiatric rehabilitation is to restore an individual's ability for independent living, socialization and managing the symptoms of their mental illness. Psychiatric rehabilitation services respond directly to 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. Studies show that, through the use of psychiatric rehabilitation, there is a 65% reduction in hospital stays, a 70% decline in homelessness 70% fewer incarcerations and an 80% increase in employment. Support the National Consumer Memorial Please take a few minutes to view the "Recovering Dignity" video and learn more about the national consumer memorial -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CMS Medicaid Fact Sheet CMS' final rule on citizenship for Medicaid eligibility for states and program applicants expands the types of documentation that can be used to establish citizenship and formally exempts certain groups from the requirements. Details -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Forwarding the Recovery Paradigm Order the highly acclaimed 5-part series Forwarding the Recovery Paradigm on CD-Rom. -------------------------------------------------- Journal Online The Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal and as much as 5 years of archived material is now online as a member benefit to our Organizational Members. -------------------------------------------------- Psych Rehab Academic Programs The Consortium for Psych Rehab Educators has compiled a list of known Academic Programs offering courses and programs in Psychiatric Rehabilitation. Details -------------------------------------------------- Networking Opportunities Now members can network with colleagues on Message Boards. http://www.uspra.org All rights reserved |
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