Psychosocial Rehabilitation

Psychosocial Rehabilitation Vancouver Island Mental Health Society programs, specifically at Gateway House, are grounded in best psychosocial rehabilitation practices What is psychosocial rehabilitation? Psychosocial rehabilitation (PSR) promotes personal recovery, successful community integration, and satisfactory quality of life for persons who have a mental illness or mental health concerns. PSR services and supports are collaborative, person directed, and individualized. PSR is based on evidence-based best practices in the key life domains of: employment, education, leisure, wellness, and basic living skills, as well as, family involvement, peer support, and peer-delivered services. Psychosocial rehabilitation in practice VIMHS residential programs are grounded in best practices and aligned with the standards set out by PSR Canada most notably at Gateway House, a 10 bed community care licensed facility. We offer life skills and wellness programs that focus on budgeting and money management, food management, cooking skills, recreation, self care, and stress reduction techniques. VIMHS also supports residents with activities that require time off-site, like participating in community programs, recreation opportunities, and group supports. Distinctive and defining features of PSR approaches PSR is strength based it builds upon the strengths of persons rather than their deficits and problems PSR is collaborative, person directed, and individualized. PSR approaches assist individuals in rediscovering skills and accessing the community resources needed to live successfully and with a self-identified quality of life PSR supports people to have a meaningful life focus on the determinants of good mental health, including employment, education, social supports, basic living skills, leisure and wellness PSR approaches support people in their chosen goal settings such as work and housing and then train and support them in their natural environment PSR approaches are supported by scientific evidence as effective. PSR approaches promote recovery with full community living and improved quality of life. Some call this getting a life Excerpted from PSR BC Advanced Practice

Persons who have a mental illness or mental health concerns.

Call (250) 758-8711, email info@vimhs.org, or use the website.

Phone

(250) 758-8711

Email

info@vimhs.org

Website

https://www.vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/programs/psychosocial-rehabilitation/