Category: Diversity / Social & Cultural Competence, Clinical Supervision, Clinical Treatment Category: Diversity / Social & Cultural Competence, Clinical Supervision, Clinical Treatment (show less) Other: Maryland Other: Maryland (show less)

Synopsis: Mental health recovery is a journey of healing and transformation for a person with a mental health disability to be able to live a meaningful life in communities of his or her choice while striving to achieve full human potential or “personhood.” (SAMSHA 2005).
“Recovery” – the principal goal of the President George HW Bush’s New Freedom Commission on Mental Health (2003), called for services and treatments to be consumer and family centered as well as to focus on consumers’ ability to successfully cope with life’s challenges on facilitating recovery, and on building resilience; not just managing symptoms. More than 20 years later, consumer “voice and choice” continues to be at odds with provider recommendations; with conflict arising out of differing definitions of what recovery means for clinicians, clients, and families. The presenter will provide an overview of the Recovery Model and examine the elements of empowerment in recovery as it relates to service delivery in behavioral health. We will examine the role of client culture and how this impacts stigma, and how current systems may be unintentionally reinforcing this.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this workshop, participants will:
1. Gain knowledge of the principles of the Recovery Model in Behavioral Health.
2. Recognize how power differentials between clients, families, and providers impacts clinical decision-making.
3. Examine differences in treatment rooted in socio-economic privilege and how this can influence perceived successes and “failures” in recovery.
4. Evaluate available tools for self-evaluation to address personal, sometimes unconscious bias, when working with mentally ill consumers.
Cost: $50 for members; $75 for non-members; $30 for retired members; $20 for student members
Please Note: This workshop meets the BSWE Anti-Oppressive Social Work Practice content requirement and qualifies for 3 Category I continuing education units in Cultural Competency.