Resiliency A Day in the Life of Mental Health Recovery
Dec 16, 2015
Key Concepts:
Self-Efficacy Resiliency
The Tools: Communication Spirituality Behavior Change Grief and Loss
Self-Efficacy
Perceived self-efficacy entails “judgments of how well one can execute courses of action required to deal with prospective situations”.
Resilience centers on “people’s sense of personal efficacy to produce and to regulate events in their lives”.
Self-Efficacy cont,
Judgments of self-efficacy determine effort people will expend and how long they will persist in the face of obstacles or aversive experiences.
People with a strong sense of efficacy focus their attention on handling the task.
People who doubt their efficacy tend to be consumed by their inadequacies and have little energy to deal with the task at hand.
Resiliency
A person’s resiliency is based on their capacity and skill to overcome stressors.
Factors that promote resiliency: a sense of autonomy or self-reliance; a sense of basic self-worth; good physical health; and good physical appearance.
Resilience cont,
roles and relationships can range from close and intimate relationships to those with the broader societal system.
problem solving ability, the ability to evaluate situations and responses, and the capacity to take action in response to a situation.
Resilience cont,
Belief that positive meaning can be found in all experiences.
The belief that self-development is important.
The belief that life is purposeful.
Conceptualization
Self-Efficacy&
Resiliency
Behavior Change Communication Spirituality
ABC’s/3 Emotional Killers
Grief & Loss
Communication
Goals of Communication: What is communication? Exchange of information Expression of thoughts and feelings
Spirituality
What’s the difference between spirituality and religion?
Religion: How we worship or acknowledge our Higher Power; structured; doctrine
Spirituality: an inner path enabling a person to
discover the essence of his or her being;
or the deepest values and meanings by which people live…meditation, prayer, contemplation.
Behavior Change
Behavior is learned in relationships Intimate relationships Family relationships Workplace relationships How to act in certain company
Behavior makes sense at the time we do it
Behavior is subject to criticism
ABC/3 Emotional Killers
A=AFFECT B=Behavior C=Cognitive
Emotions Action Thoughts
Feelings What you do Belief system
3 Emotional Killers Anger : frustration, resentment, guilt, hostility,
defiance Anxiety: fear, nervous, anxious, uncertain; not
knowing the turnout Depression: helpless, feeling useless, hopeless
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Grief and Loss
Why are people not prepared to deal with grief and loss?
They have been taught to acquire things not lose them
They have been taught that acquiring things will help them feel complete or whole
They have been taught that replacing loss will make it easier
Motivation
Sometimes advocates may tend to judge a person to be motivated based on a number of behaviors, such as the following:
Agreeing with the advocate
Expressing a desire or need for help
Appearing to be distressed about his/her condition
Following the advocates advice
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Motivation
Conversely, advocates may also tend to judge a person to be unmotivated based on behaviors such as the following:
Disagreeing with the advocate
Refusing to accept the advocates recommendations
Expressing no desire or need for help
Not appearing to be distressed about his/her condition
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Resources:
NAMI - (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
http://www.nami.org/
211 - A program of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission
https://www.211texas.org/
Evidence Based Treatments for PTSD & Resiliency
Jo Clancy, LCSWHouston V.A. Medical Center
Trauma Recovery Program (MHCL-116A)2002 Holcombe Boulevard
Houston, Texas 77030713-791-1414 ext. 6636
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Contact Information:
Rhonda Douglas
Certified Peer Specialist
Mental Health Advocate
(512) 743-0603
Larry Alexander Jr., LCDC
Training Specialist
(512) 850-1694