Self-Directed Care for Individuals with Serious Mental Illness-Presentation and Q&A

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Self-directed care, also known as the Clinical Support System for Serious Mental Illness (SMI), is an initiative that helps clinicians implement evidence-based care for individuals with serious mental illness (SMI). It is focused on providing alternatives to traditional behavioral health services and empowering individuals to create their own recovery plans. The program is based on the principles of self-determination, self-direction, and individual responsibility. <br /><br />The webinar featured three speakers: David Sarche, the Director of the Florida Self-Directed Care Program with NAMI-Collier County; Megan Cobb, a senior life coach and mental health counselor; and Patrick Hendry, Vice President of Peer Advocacy Supports and Services for Mental Health America. <br /><br />During the webinar, the speakers discussed various topics related to self-directed care, including defining self-determination and its importance in the recovery process, identifying the components of a behavioral health self-directed care program, contrasting the benefits of self-directed care to traditional services, understanding the differences between self-directed and traditional payment models for mental health service delivery, and discussing the basics of the Florida Self-Directed Care program. <br /><br />They emphasized the importance of self-directed care in promoting recovery, engagement, empowerment, and individual satisfaction. By giving individuals the ability to control their treatment plans and make choices for their own care, self-directed care aims to shift the focus from dependence on traditional services to self-management and community-based support.

Keywords

Self-directed care

Clinical Support System for Serious Mental Illness

evidence-based care

serious mental illness

recovery plans

self-determination

webinar

traditional services

mental health service delivery

community-based support