Sonoma County, California 94952, United States
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Vision
A world in which the inherent worth and dignity of every person is valued and respected
UBUNTU
“In Africa there is a concept known as ‘ubuntu’ – the profound sense that we are human only through the humanity of others; that if we are to accomplish anything in this world it will in equal measure be due to the work and achievement of others.”
— Nelson Mandela
Framework
Intentional Peer Support ( Shery Mead)
3 Principles
- From helping to learning together
- From a focus on the individual to a focus on relationships
- Move from fear towards hope and possibility
4 Tasks
- Connect
- Worldview
- Mutual Respect
- Moving Towards
Appreciative Inquiry
Positive Core
- Stay curious
- Assume best intentions
- Listen deeply
- Be open to having our perspectives changed
5 D Cycle of Appreciative Inquiry
- Define
- Discover
- Dream
- Design
- Destiny
Mental Health Service Act (MHSA)
The MHSA requires meaningful and ongoing stakeholder involvement in public mental health program planning, development, oversight, implementation, services delivery, and evaluation.
MHSA General Standards
- Community Collaboration (9 CCR § 3200.060)
- Cultural Competence (9 CCR § 3200.100)
- Client Driven (9 CCR § 3200.050)
- Family Driven (9 CCR § 3200.120)
- Wellness, Recovery, and Resilience Focused (WIC § 5813.5(d))
- Integrated Service Experience (9 CCR § 3200.190)
9 CCR § 3200.050 “Client Driven” MHSA puts clients in the driver’s seat:
- Clients have the primary decision making role in identifying their needs, preferences and strengths and a shared decision-making role in determining the services and supports that are most effective and helpful for them.
- Programs and services use clients’ input as the main factor for planning, policies, procedures, service delivery, evaluation and the definition and determination of outcomes
WIC § 5813.5(d) Planning for [MHSA-funded] services shall be consistent with the philosophy, principles, and practices of the Recovery Vision for mental health consumers:
- To promote concepts key to the recovery for individuals who have mental illness: hope, personal empowerment, respect, social connections, self-responsibility, and self-determination.
- To promote consumer-operated services as a way to support recovery.
- To reflect the cultural, ethnic, and racial diversity of mental health consumers.
- To plan for each consumer's individual needs.
9 CCR § 3200.120: “Integrated Service Experience”
Client, and when appropriate the client's family, accesses a full range of services provided by multiple agencies,
programs and funding sources in a comprehensive and coordinated manner.
- Provides “seamless” services
- Delivers/coordinates services through a single agency or system of care
- Includes multi-agency programs and joint planning
- Focuses on self-sufficiency (adults) and safe family living (children and youth)
Counties may allocate up to 5% of their total annual MHSA fund for the Community Program Planning Process (WIC § 5892(c); 9 CCR § 3300(d)).
Inspiration
Outreach
Widening the circle
We are stronger together
Outreach will be done by mental health peers trained in Intentional Peer Support (IPS) and outreach skills
We will reach out to marginalized and under served individuals and communities
We will practice community based collaborative learning in safe community based settings
Create a safe supportive space with structured techniques to help ensure that a diversity of communities are reached and that silent voices are heard
Enable “Code Shifting “ to share information across service silos
Core Values
Peer Support Core Values
- Voluntary
- Hopeful
- Open minded
- Empathetic
- Respectful
- Facilitate change
- Honest and direct
- Mutual and reciprocal
- Equally shared power
- Strengths-focused
- Transparent
- Person-driven
