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Practitioner

Guides and Handouts

Illness Management and Recovery

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Center for Mental Health Services

Practitioner

Guides and Handouts

Illness Management and Recovery

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Center for Mental Health Services

Acknowledgments

This document was prepared for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) by the New Hampshire-Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center under contract number 280-00-8049 and Westat under contract number 270-03-6005, with SAMHSA, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Pamela Fischer, Ph.D. and Crystal Blyler, Ph.D. served as SAMHSA Government Project Officers.

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The views, opinions, and content of this publication are those of the authors and contributors and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, or policies of the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), SAMHSA, or HHS.

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Recommended Citation

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Illness Management and Recovery: Practitioner Guides and Handouts. HHS Pub. No. SMA-09-4462, Rockville, MD: Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2009.

Originating Office Center for Mental Health Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 1 Choke Cherry Road Rockville, MD 20857

HHS Publication No. SMA-09-4462 Printed 2009

Practitioner Guides and Handouts

Practitioner Guides and Handouts has been developed to guide your work with the IMR curriculum. Used with the main document, Training Frontline Staff, this booklet has all the Practitioner Guides and Handouts that you will use every day as you implement your Illness Management and Recovery (IMR) program. The IMR curriculum consists of an orientation to the IMR program and these 10 topics:

n Recovery strategies; nPractical facts about mental illnesses; nStress-Vulnerability Model and treatment strategies; nBuilding social support; nUsing medication effectively; nDrug and alcohol use; nReducing relapses; nCoping with stress; nCoping with problems and persistent symptoms; and nGetting your needs met by the mental health system.

For references, see the booklet The Evidence.

Illness Management and Recovery

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