Our Clinical Approach
We believe recovery is possible 鈥 and we have created a system to help people regain their health, hopes, dreams, and life roles.
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西瓜视频 was founded on the belief that rehabilitation and recovery from serious mental illness are possible. We have consolidated our learning and experience into the Recovery-Centered Clinical System (RCCS), a richly personal, holistic, and comprehensive approach to recovery.
The system was developed internally over 20 years with extensive involvement from 西瓜视频's clinical and operational staff at all levels. The RCCS was also deeply shaped by direct input and collaboration with our clients and peer employees. 西瓜视频 has provided training and consultation on our RCCS with selected customers, including the State of Oregon.
The RCCS is based on a belief that recovery can happen, but it does not cause recovery to happen. Instead, the RCCS strives to create an environment that supports recovery. It does this by concentrating on two distinct but complementary areas: culture and conversations.
Culture is focused on the recovery environment. The recovery environment is created collaboratively by staff and the individuals served, and by the interpersonal relationships that are developed to foster a supportive program setting. At 西瓜视频, culture work focuses on five areas of awareness: uniqueness, power, judgment, motivation, and respect. We believe that when we are mindful of these areas of awareness and thoughtful about our words and actions, we can cultivate an environment where recovery can grow and thrive.
Conversations are focused on the individual. Conversations encompass five components: identity, hope, choice, harm, and connection. We believe that when people are asked about themselves and these important topics, with curiosity and non-judgment, that it creates space and opportunity for people to awaken and enliven their recovery process.
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西瓜视频's Recovery-Centered Measures (RCM) Tool
西瓜视频 created a research-validated tool to support our RCCS. This tool, Recovery-Centered Measures (RCM), enables 西瓜视频 programs to measure their recovery-centered culture. Staff as well as individuals served give feedback on how the culture impacts them and the services being delivered. Results are used to identify and grow strengths within a program as well as to provide an opportunity for cultural improvement initiatives.
which was published in The Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research.
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If you'd like more information about our RCCS, RCM Tool, or related presentations and materials, please email: RCCSusage@telecarecorp.com.
RCCS Tidbit of the Month:
In this month鈥檚 RCCS Tidbit, we review the mindfulness skill 鈥淪top, Breathe, and Think,鈥 along with other strategies for managing emotions that may obscure our wisdom and ability to stay on the middle path 鈥 our wise mind.
In this month's RCCS Tidbit, we offer staff ideas on supporting clients and members on the recovery journey as they heal from past hurts and traumas.
In this month's RCCS Tidbit, we explore the concept of "grieving impairments" and discuss practical ways to overcome them to provide meaningful support to those facing grief and loss.
In this month's RCCS Tidbit, we offer ideas on setting boundaries with others that can help you maintain a balance between assuming the best of others while being transparent about your needs and safety.
This Women鈥檚 History Month, we wanted to focus on the theme: Providing Healing and Promoting Hope. This pandemic has had an extraordinary impact on women鈥檚 health and wellness 鈥 primarily on women of color and the LGBTQIA+ community. This month, we wanted to share some history and resources to help support wellness for anyone who identifies as a woman.
In this month鈥檚 RCCS Tidbit, we share ways of bringing joy to the soul and better ways of understanding of how laughter affects human physiology.
A Component of Reducing Harm 鈥 One of the Five Conversations of the RCCS. As psychologists continue to explore the healing impacts on our brains from the practice of gratitude, one thing is clear: Gratitude offers extensive benefits of well-being.
In meeting with and listening to staff, clients, and members, we hear that many individuals at 西瓜视频 programs seem to be alone in life. Making and building strong, supportive connections takes time. Past hurts and trauma can make it hard for clients and members to engage and trust others. Individuals need to re-learn skills and practice. In the video to the right, one 西瓜视频 HOMES member illustrates the power of connection through their story.
Suicidal thoughts, much like mental health conditions, can affect anyone regardless of age, gender or background. In fact, suicide is often the result of an untreated mental health condition. Suicidal thoughts, although common, should not be considered normal and often indicate more serious issues.
In meeting with and listening to staff, clients, and members, we hear that many individuals at 西瓜视频 programs seem to be alone in life. Making and building strong, supportive connections takes time. Past hurts and trauma can make it hard for clients and members to engage and trust others. Individuals need to re-learn skills and practice. In the video to the right, one 西瓜视频 HOMES member illustrates the power of connection through their story.
Do you remember when you were growing up being taught the phrase, 鈥淪ticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me鈥? We were taught that so we could remain strong when we were bullied or disrespected by others. However, you might also remember that while you weren鈥檛 physically harmed by another person鈥檚 words, their hurtful language left an invisible wound that sometimes took longer to heal than a physical wound might have.
In this month鈥檚 RCCS Tidbit of the Month, we pause to recognize and celebrate individual uniqueness. In the RCCS, we highlight uniqueness as a part of our recovery culture. We strive to see people as unique individuals and be aware not to see people in terms of categories or labels. We choose to listen and ask questions and not assume. Finally, we value the diversity of the individuals we work with and serve. These values and behaviors are important to all people and communities.
Through the RCCS, we strive to become more aware of our judgments and bias. Becoming more aware requires us to give others permission to have sensitive conversations with us and give us respectful feedback. To increase more awareness of your own unconscious bias towards diverse people, explore thefrom Harvard University.
What a year these past 525,600 minutes have been for us, our communities, for 西瓜视频, and for our country. We have lost more than one person a minute due to the pandemic, we鈥檝e experienced difficult social and political times throughout, and we鈥檙e still waiting for the country to recover.
In this month鈥檚 RCCS Tidbit, we focus on skill building towards interdependence. We provide two RCCS Conversation tools for you to use to explore the development and maintenance of respectful boundaries with yourself and others.
In this month鈥檚 RCCS Tidbit, we offer a RCCS Conversation Guide to help you identify areas in your life you feel like you have authentic power鈥 as well as areas in their life where you feel you have little control. Find steps to address these areas and more inside this post!
As we begin the new year, what do you hope for in 2021? Use the practice inside this post to identify things that you envision for your future and explore your imagination.
The practice of gratitude is important in maintaining our resilience and our ability to manage extreme emotions. Learn the many benefits of gratitude and use the prompts inside this post to start a regular gratitude journal.
In this month鈥檚 RCCS Tidbit, we focus on change and the stages of change. We explore ways of supporting others as they think about and prepare for change. Read more about finding and moving through the stages of change inside this post.
In this month鈥檚 RCCS Tidbit we share tips on getting in touch with and deepening our awareness around empathy.
This month鈥檚 RCCS Tidbit helps us to reveal our strengths, identify others we may wish to develop, and think about how we might use strength to help others as we travel through this life transition together.
Human beings are social animals. Our brains are structured to be in a relationship with others. Having people or other important connections in our lives creates opportunities and enhances our recovery.
How can we reduce our judgments of others and strive towards a judgment-free culture? To decrease judgment, we should strive to increase curiosity. Being curious demonstrates a willingness to better understand others and give others permission to know and understand us in a deeper way.
Our identity is shaped by our childhood, our life鈥檚 experiences, our communities, and the people we choose to spend time with. How we see and describe ourselves today is different than how we would have described ourselves years ago, and parts of our identity will be different years from today than it is now. By defining our desired future identities, we can make choices today that can lead us in the direction we want to go.
Since 1949, May is recognized in the United States as Mental Health Month. Each year, advocates work together to sponsor community awareness events like NAMIwalks to educate the public about mental health. At 西瓜视频, we believe that mental health conditions are important to discuss year-round, but highlighting them during Mental Health Month (or Mental Illness Week in October) provides a dedicated time for mental health advocates across the country to come together as one unified voice.
Resilience is about the ability to maintain a stable equilibrium 鈥 to 鈥渂ounce back鈥 and return to wellness after a challenging event. It is a powerful tool in recovery, strengthening with life鈥檚 twists and turns and bringing us to the present moment. Even if you are still feeling sadness, pain, or hurt from an event 鈥 you are resilient and stronger because of it.
In this month鈥檚 RCCS Tidbit, we explore the idea of independence. Sometimes, being independent means knowing who or what you can depend on in times of struggle or new situations. This month, we offer a practice for exploring what independence means to you and what it truly looks like.
Listening is one of the most powerful tools in recovery. At 西瓜视频 and in the RCCS, we say we should all strive to listen with curiosity and a desire to understand. This month, we share suggestions for listening on a deeper level so we can build stronger, more resilient relationships.
In this month鈥檚 RCCS Tidbit of the Month, we explore re-awakening hope, one of the five conversations of the RCCS and the fuel for our recovery journeys. Use the practice included in this post to identify areas where you can grow hope and feel energized for the future.