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~Recovery Advocacy Page~
Project ABLE
Recovery Academy
This project delivers
an on-going series of classes that teach consumers
concepts of and skills related to recovery, and
sustaining hope. Included in this series of classes
are:
Recovery 101:
An introductory to key recovery concepts based on
the “Ten Fundamental Components of Recovery”
developed by SAMSHA (www.samsha.gov).
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Partners in Communication - Medication
Empowerment |
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Project ABLE received funding to develop and
implement a curriculum for peer-to-peer
education on medications (Medication
Empowerment Partners in Communication). The
curriculum teaches mental health consumers
how to talk to providers about medications,
how to gather and organize information on
medications, and how to make informed
choices. The program utilizes a
train-the-trainer model and is taught in
small classes with two trained leaders
co-teaching the class. |
Leadership Academy
The Leadership Academy enhanced by the Consumer
Organization and Networking Technical Assistance
Center (CONTAC) of West Virginia, is a 15 session
skill-based, self-help curriculum for consumers and
family members that facilitates the development of
specific organizational and advocacy skills. The
purpose of the Leadership Academy is to increase the
skills of persons with mental illness so they can
participate in transforming mental health service
systems, as called for in the report of the
President’s New Freedom Commission on Mental Health.
The Leadership Academy provides interactive training
with the goal of educating consumers in how to
express opinions effectively, how to advocate for
ourselves and our peers, and how to have success in
influencing the mental health system. The training
offers the benefit of empowering a cadre of mental
health consumers who have the skills to identify
problems in our community, articulate ideas for
change, plan for action, and work on collaborative
advocacy projects with fellow consumers. With a
growing emphasis on peer support throughout the
mental health system, there is a need for consumers
with these skills to provide leadership and support
on boards, committees, peer directed programs, and
grass roots projects.
WHAT RECOVERY MEANS TO ME
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The ability to hear and believe your own
voice |
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To hang in there when the times get bad |
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Having more hopeful days than endless
despair days |
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The ability to see injustice and still
function |
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Facing each day |
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Not feeling fear, if only for a few hours |
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Learning / accomplishing something each
day |
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Having a better quality of life |
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Being able to accomplish one’s goals in
life |
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Return to self-functioning |
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The process of gaining skills in order to
survive |
Being able to find a place in the
community to promote self-care
& growth from where you are now & recovery is not isolating |
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Getting back up from being down |
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Going to be O.K. again |
The ability to get up each day, be
“present” in my life,
accomplish something on my “to do” list, and to be able to smile
during the day or by the end of the day, and remember that
each day is a new day that begins with a clean slate.
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Live and let live. |
A process of moving forward – a process of
personal growth &
development where the person learns to rely upon their inner
strengths & appropriate outside supports rather than unhealthy
habits to get through their tough times |
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Recovery is doing what needs to be done. |
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Recovery is being okay with your self
regardless of circumstances. |
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Develop your own list of activities for your
everyday well being
