Overview

There are three principle treatment philosophies that are integrated throughout all services provided to Catawba Valley Behavioral Healthcare consumers and their families. These approaches all represent innovative best practice service delivery models for individuals with mental health or developmental disabilities and are defined below as follows.

Recovery Model

Recovery is a personal process of overcoming the negative impact of a psychiatric disability despite it continued presence. The ultimate goal for individuals in the recovery process is to:

1. Reach and maintain their highest level of functioning in the community.
   
2. Draw from supports and services in the community to establish a network to promote ongoing independence and self-reliance.

Key characteristics of the Recovery Model include:

• Hope and belief that people can recovery from mental illness
  
• Use of Strengths to build Success
  
• Consumer Empowerment
  
• Self-determination in life choices
  
• Meaningful work and Life roles for all

Person Centered Planning

In Person Centered Planning (PCP), supports are created to meet the individual's unique desires and needs, attempting to utilize all possible resources. Services and supports are provided in a way that promotes social participation and inclusion in the community. The person is viewed holistically, and supports are created to assist the person in developing a lifestyle that is meaningful. The person at the focus of the planning, and those who care about the person, are the primary authorities on the person's life directions. Person-Centered Planning means that we will put the person, and their personal goals, at the "center" of our focus.

Important facts to remember are that the Person Centered Planning Process:

• Is driven by the individual
  
• Is a life long commitment to the individual
  
• Is strengths based.
  
• Includes reasonable assurances of health and safety
  
• Is oriented to real life outcomes

Integrated MH/SA treatment is an approach that ensures individuals who have both a serious mental health issue and co-occurring substance abuse can receive coordinated treatment for their issues. The model provides opportunities for individuals to begin to explore, learn about and understand their substance abuse and receive coordinated treatment and support to address their substance abuse issues when they are ready. The model outlines stages of recovery that include engagement in services, persuasion, active treatment and relapse prevention.

Key Principles in this Model:

• Mental Illness and Substance Abuse need to be treated concurrently, or at the same time.
  
• Recovery from mental health and substance abuse issues occurs in stages.
  
• Both mental illness and substance abuse are primary issues that cannot be effectively treated in isolation.