Program Expectations
When we exit the class, we utilize this exit.
What is the backdoor?
The author of "On our own : patient-controlled alternatives to the mental health system".
Who is Judi Chamerlin?
This person is the CEO of Community Access.
Who is Cal Hedigan?
What are open ended questions?
We use this term to represent "how we know what we know".
What is worldview?
This community agreement aims to have each voice in the class heard, we wait for people to finish before talking.
What is the "one mic" community agreement?
In 1993, based on the positive initial findings of a 1990 NIMH study in the Bronx in which peer specialists were added to a team of intensive case managers, the New York State Office of Mental Health (NYS OMH) established a Peer Specialist civil service title. New York was the first state to do so. ___________held the first civil service position for peer specialists in the nation.
The author of a "Mind That Found Itself".
Who is Celia Brown?
Who is Clifford Beers?
These four people are Career Coaches at Howie the HARP.
True or False: Self harm only means a physical wound.
These are the four R's in trauma informed care.
What are realize, recognize, respond and resist?
If I miss a class, I am advised to do this.
What is asking a fellow peer for the missed material?
Thought to be the founder of the person-centered approach, he developed it during the mid 20th century when he realized listening to people and making them the focus of the session could help the individual with change.
Who is Carl Rogers?
Community Access expands opportunities for people living with mental health concerns to recover from trauma and discrimination through affordable housing, training, advocacy and healing-focused services.
We are built upon the simple truth that people are experts in their own lives.
What is the mission statement of Community Access?
O. A.R.S is a tool for effective listening. Each letter in O. A.R.S stands for a tool to use in communication. Name each word the letters represent.
What are open ended questions, affirmations, reflective responding, and summary?
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) promotes the eight dimensions of wellness. The goal is to help people achieve longevity and better quality of life.
What are emotional, financial, social, spiritual, occupational, physical, intellectual and environmental wellness?
If I do not do this, I potentially lose hours from my attendance.
What is signing in and signing out?
These two programs assist people in accessing clothing for interviews.
This program assists folks with a record or justice system involvement. They take fingerprints and help review any outstanding challenges.
What is Midnight Run? What is Bottomless Closet?
What is Community Services Society Next Door Project?
These are the four elements of intentional peer support.
What is mutuality, moving towards, connection and worldview?
This is a theory that explains there can be a possible transformation following traumatic event(s). It was developed by psychologists in the mid-1990s, and holds that people who experience psychological struggle following a trauma can see positive-growth afterward.
What is post traumatic growth theory?
S.O.L.E.R is a mnemonic device for.
What is squaring, open posture, leaning, eye contact and relaxing?
SQUARING: standing with feet firmly on the ground, facing the person
OPEN POSTURE: no barriers between us like crossed arms
LEANING: leaning towards someone to show you realize the importance of what’s being said
EYE CONTACT: acknowledging the individual, showing they have your attention. (in some cultures eye contact is disrespectful)
RELAX: this stuff takes practice. Try to avoid fidgeting, try to come off as comfortable and relaxed.
On the first of every month, I am expected to submit this to my Career Coach via email.
To meet with my career coach, I am expected to do this.
What is the APS transcript?
What is scheduling an appointment? What is calling ahead?
Name Pat Deegan's well-known documentary.
What is the Politics of Memory?
The 6 values of Community Access. Cal reviewed these in her presentation last week.
What are...
Human Rights: We challenge and lead the mental health system towards greater rights-based policies and practices.
Peer Expertise: We are dedicated to a workforce where at least 51% of our employees identify as having a personal experience using mental health services.
Self Determination: We defend the right of all individuals to create lives of their own choosing.
Harm Reduction: We embrace policies and practices that promote dignity, wellbeing and access to health care.
Healing and Recovery: We seek out and promote culturally relevant, trauma-informed and research-based opportunities for individual and community wellness.
Racial Equity: We are committed to becoming an anti-racist organization – understanding and addressing the harms caused by racism and anti-Blackness, and increasing inclusion, belonging and access.
These are barriers to effective communication.
What is judging, providing premature problem solving, diverting, reassuring and evaluative praise?
The year Kennedy signed the Community Mental Health Services Act into law, providing funding for community mental health centers in the US. This led to the release of people in psych hospitals to the community.
When was 1963?