Thursday September 9 2010
Mental Wellness Insight Out

Services/Activities

 **Psychosocial Rehabilitation   -- (Mon-Fri., 7am-3pm) day program using the principles of recovery embedded in the psychiatric vocational rehabilitation process (Boston Univ.). Our interventions focus on building consumer competencies by engaging them in meaningful activities centered around employment, education and interpersonal skills development. Additionally, qualified professionals are available to assist consumers with activities such as management of medication & healthcare services, housing issues and activities of daily living stressors.

 **requires medical necessity, a person centered service plan, Medicaid insurance and/or County funding.

 

 Peer Support-- a weekly support group run by consumers for consumers. This group is open to InnerVision consumers and consumers from throughout the community and is held at   InnerVision on Wed. 3-4:30pm.

 

 

Friends & Family Open House–Wed. 4-7 pm during the Café.  Consumers, family, friends, & staff gather informally for food, fun & more.

 

Consumer-Family-Community Stakeholder Steering Committee– 3rd Wed., 5-6pm. Chaired by our Family Liaison from the National Alliance on Mental Illness, consumers, family, & friends along with our Client Rights Coordinator, Progress Quality Improvement Coordinator& InnerVision Director discuss issues and make recommendations to the Board of Directors about issues impacting consumer service delivery.

 

 Family Support--Wed., 6pm. Support group run by and for consumer family members; open to InnerVision & family members from throughout the community.

 

 

Family Education Classes -- Free 12 week course designed to educate and enlighten consumer family members or caregivers about how to deal and cope with their loved one who has a mental illness. Next class Fall 2010.

 

For more information call or contact, Director, Dr. Cheryl Nicholas at 704-377-5047 or email: cnic@innervisionnc.org

 

 MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES:

http://nami-charlotte.org/

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