Unit 8: Skill Building and the Role of Mental Health Treatment Team Members

This unit looks at building competencies and skills among service providers with an emphasis on evidence-based practices (EBP) and based on principles of adult learning. It is important to understand how to facilitate skill building to increase client functioning in the community.  A brief overview is given of various evidence based and promising practices in a variety of settings including forensic.

Finally, the links between recovery-oriented care, integrated health care, and the dimensions of wellness are examined in detail.  This shift from an orientation focused on symptoms, illness and medication is a more holistic (and trauma informed) approach to recovery.  CRSS credentialed staff need to collaborate with their clients to promote their self-directed healthy behaviors and foster resilience.

Unit Objectives:

• Demonstrate skills-building techniques that support recovery
• Delineate the roles of members of a mental health treatment team
• Define the dimensions of wellness