Director's Note
May is National Mental Health Awareness MonthPsychosocial Rehabilitation (Adults)
A Psychosocial Rehabilitation (PSR) service is designed to help adults with psychiatric disabilities increase their functioning so that they can be successful and satisfied in the environments of their choice with the least amount of ongoing professional intervention. PSR focuses on skill and resource development related to life in the community and to increasing the participant’s ability to live as independently as possible, to manage their illness and their lives with as little professional intervention as possible, and to participate in community opportunities related to functional, social, educational and vocational goals.
Services are offered Monday through Friday from 9:30am-3:00pm, at 3509 Haworth Drive in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Potential Risks of Participation: While the goal of PSR is to help consumers gain access to necessary care; medical, behavior, social, and other services appropriate to their needs. It is important to recognize that change on the individual and family-level is difficult.
Sometimes, it is hard to talk about mental health and substance abuse issues, as well as the impact these have had on your life and family. In addition, staff may ask questions about your history and life experiences that are difficult to share. Please let staff know if you feel uncomfortable at any time.
Potential Benefits of Participation: The service is based on the principles of recovery, including equipping consumers with skills, emphasizing self-determination, using natural and community supports, providing individualized intervention, emphasizing employment, emphasizing the “here and now”, providing early intervention, providing a caring environment, practicing dignity and respect, promoting consumer choice and involvement in the process, emphasizing functioning and support in real world environments, and allowing time for interventions to have an effect over the long term.
