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Southern Ohio Synod SynodFest
Wittenberg University
June 7, 2013
Equipping the Faith Community to Support
Mental Health Recovery
Renee Kopache
Hamilton County Mental Health and Recovery Services Board
Agenda
• Experiencing mental illness…the short version
• Overview of recovery
• The recovery journey
• The role of spirituality in the recovery journey
• Supporting recovery
Experiencing Mental Illness
Experiencing Mental illness
• Childhood
• Teenage years
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• College
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• Graduate School
• “Disabled”
Experiencing Mental illness
• Hospitalizations, seclusion, restraints, ECTs, side effects, etc.
• Sentenced to a life of poverty
• Discrimination/Stigma
• Victimization
• Loss (identity, friends, family, career, hobbies, etc.)
• “You can’t”
• Hopeless
• Suicidal
Overview of Recovery
Recovery: What It Is Not
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Treatment
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Stability
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Maintenance
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Compliance with treatment/medications
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Staying out of the hospital
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Absence of symptoms
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Controlled by others
Recovery: What It Is
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“A deeply personal, unique process of changing one’s
attitudes, values, feelings, goals, skills and/or roles
…recovery involves the development of new meaning and
purpose in one’s life as one grows beyond the catastrophic
effects of mental illness."
Anthony, W. A. (1993). Recovery from mental illness: The guiding vision of the mental health
service system in the 1990’s. Psychosocial Rehabilitation Journal, 16(4), 11-23.
• In 2012, SAMHSA defines Recovery for both mental health
and alcohol and substance abuse as “A process of change
through which individuals improve their health and
wellness, live a self-directed life, and strive to reach their
full potential.” SAMHSA (2012). Working Definition of Recovery.
The Recovery Journey
“Your present circumstances don’t determine where you can go;
they merely determine where you start.” ~ Nido Qubein
Recovery: The Process
Values & Beliefs
Pets
Person prior to
mental illness
Person
Work
Values & Beliefs
Pets
Person with
mental illness
Mentally Ill
Work
Values & Beliefs
Mental Illness
Recovery Process
Person
Work
Recovery: The Process
Factors important to recovery:
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Clinical care
Hope
Support
Work/meaningful activity
Empowerment
Community involvement
Access to resources
Education/knowledge
Self-esteem
Self-help
Spirituality
Physical health
Self-responsibility
• Self-directed
• Individualized and
person-centered
• Holistic
• Strengths based
• Growth oriented
Recovery: The Outcome
Role of Spirituality in the Journey
Spirituality
• Foundation of nearly all faiths/religions
• Belief in that which is unseen…in an omniscient, omnipotent,
omnipresent power that provides hope, comfort, and healing
• Identified as a critical factor in recovery
• Many individuals with mental illness report that spirituality is one
of the most important and valuable resources in their recovery
• Unfortunately, it is also often reported that they are unable to
find a place of worship
• Spirituality is much broader than a faith or religion and
this is especially evident among individuals in recovery
• Spirituality is individualized
Spirituality
• Recovery supports with strong spirituality base
• 12-Step Programs
“God grant me the serenity to accept the things that I cannot change,
The courage to change the things that I can,
And the Wisdom to know the difference.”
• Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
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Distress Tolerance
Emotion Regulation
Interpersonal Effectiveness
Mindfulness
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http://www.dbtselfhelp.com/index.html
• Yoga, Tai Chi, Taekwondo, meditation, devotions, etc.
• Soul©Collage
I Am One Whose...
purpose is to heal long buried
emotional wounds.
My snows are those of purification;
my rabbit hole, starry spiral galaxies
from which my ancestors
originally arrived. Their cumulative
wisdom pours through me now
as I chant under the ponderosa
pines, with the star as my shield.
There are no secrets, no skeletons left.
We are connected at last
as snowy owl takes flight.
I AM One Who..
Melts for no one.
I keep my protective shell
around that which is the
sweetest and the best.
I share only with those
who do the same.
Supporting Recovery
Supporting Recovery
• It starts with you:
– Know yourself
• beliefs, personality, characteristics, comfort level, fears, etc.
– Assess your own wellness
• To effectively support others, we must be well ourselves
• Creates an opportunity for shared experiences
– Know your role
– Know the resources that are available
Supporting Recovery
• Support that enhances recovery:
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Trust
Dignity, respect, and acceptance for who we are
Instill hope
Self-directed
Confidentiality
Focus on the individual, not the illness
Support, don’t fix
Avoid over protection/enabling
Challenge
Use failures or setbacks as stepping stones
Connect with others
Celebrate success
Resources
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http://www.mhrecovery.com
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http://www.spiritualcompetency.com/
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http://www.peersnet.org/radio/mental-health-recovery-and-spirituality
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http://www.pathways2promise.org/training/mental-health-101.ppt
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http://definitionofwellness.com/index.html
Q&A and Contact Info.
Renee Kopache, [email protected]