Boston University Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences
Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation

Boston University Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences
Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation

Vocational Illness Management and Recovery

Dori Hutchinson, Marianne Farkas, and Cheryl Gagne

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Was: $129.95

Audience

Administrators, program managers, supervisors, practitioners, and peer support personnel may find the content of the Vocational Illness Management and Recovery curriculum useful in their work to support the vocational aspirations of people in recovery.

Additional Materials for Purchase

Description

The Vocational Illness Management and Recovery curriculum has three parts: Provider’s Guide, Participant Workbook, and Implementation Guide.

The Provider’s Guide is designed to provide you with the information, strategies, and tools for using Vocational Illness Management and Recovery (VIMR), a modification of the evidenced-based Illness Management and Recovery (IMR) curriculum that is oriented towards helping people with mental health conditions live well and thrive as they choose, get, and keep meaningful employment. It is a practical step-by-step guide for providers. The Provider’s Guide contains the values, principles, and key concepts that are the foundation of using VIMR, as well as a lesson plan for each of the nine modules of curriculum using jargon-free language, educational worksheets, and additional resources. This guide is meant to support providers to assist people who want to work to achieve wellness and employment.

The VIMR process teaches skills and strategies that have been shown to be helpful in alleviating distress caused by symptoms and work-related stress. The strategies in the Participant Workbook also can help you solve work relationship issues, handle stress better at work, improve your work-life balance, become more confident, and experience greater wellness. Further, these strategies can help you if you are struggling to maintain sobriety or to live and work without substances. The VIMR provides a structure that can help you make these changes so you achieve your work and recovery goals.

The Implementation Guide is designed as a supplement to the Vocational Illness Management and Recovery (VIMR): Wellness for Work Participant Workbook and to the VIMR Provider’s Guide. Administrators, program managers, and supervisors may find the content of this Implementation Guide useful in their work to support the vocational aspirations of people in recovery.

Citation: Hutchinson, D., Farkas, M. D., & Gagne, C. (2015). Vocational illness management and recovery. Boston, MA: Boston University, Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation.

Product Details

Provider’s Guide:

PDF file: 49 pages
Published: 2015
ISBN: 978-1-878512-65-9

Participant Workbook:

PDF file: 261 pages
Published: 2015
ISBN: 978-1-878512-68-0

Implementation Guide:

PDF file: 66 pages
Published: 2015
ISBN: 978-1-878512-67-3

Table of Contents

Provider’s Guide

  • Overview of Vocational Illness Management and Recovery
  • Vocational Recovery and Wellness
  • The Importance of Helping People Set Meaningful Goals
  • The Core Values of Vocational Illness Management and Recovery
  • Participants
  • Logistics
  • Using the Modules
  • Overview of Strategies
  • Cognitive-Behavioral Techniques
  • Involvement of Significant Others
  • The Content
  • Format of the VIMR Sessions
  • Goal Setting
  • Developing Effective Practice Assignments
  • Module 1: Recovery and Vocational Recovery
  • Module 2: Practical Facts about Mental Health Conditions and Work
  • Module 3: The Stress Vulnerability Model and Vocational Recovery
  • Module 4: Using Medication Effectively and Avoiding Drugs and Alcohol for Vocational Success
  • Module 5: Coping with Challenges and Symptoms at Work
  • Module 6: Coping with Stress at Work
  • Module 7: Building Social Relationships at Work
  • Module 8: Preventing Relapses
  • Module 9: Performing Your Best at Work
  • Example: Goal Tracking Sheet
  • Worksheet: Goal Tracking Sheet
  • References

Participant Workbook

  • Overview of Vocational Illness Management and Recovery
  • Vocational Recovery and Wellness
  • The Importance of Helping People Set Meaningful Goals
  • Core Values of Vocational Illness Management and Recovery
  • How Will This Workbook Help You?
  • How to Use this Workbook
  • References
  • Module 1: Recovery and Vocational Recovery
  • Module 2: Practical Facts about Mental Health Conditions and Work
  • Module 3: The Stress Vulnerability Model and Vocational Recovery
  • Module 4: Using Medication Effectively and Avoiding Drugs and Alcohol for Vocational Success
  • Module 5: Coping with Challenges and Symptoms at Work
  • Module 6: Coping with Stress at Work
  • Module 7: Building Social Relationships at Work
  • Module 8: Preventing Relapses
  • Module 9: Performing Your Best at Work

Implementation Guide

  • Introduction to the Implementation Guide
  • Vocational Illness Management & Recovery: Wellness for Work: Concepts
  • The VIMR Intervention and Provider Training
  • For Administrators
    • Introduction
    • Organizational Self-Assessment
    • Training Assessment Key
    • Developing Training Readiness
    • Incorporating VIMR into Organizations
    • Some Common Questions about Implementation
  • For Supervisors
    • Introduction to VIMR Supervision
    • Vocational Illness Management and Recovery Intervention Integrity Scale
    • Tips for Supervisors
    • Figures 1, 2, 3, and 4
  • References

Authors

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Dori Hutchinson, ScD

Dr. Hutchinson has worked at the Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation since 1984. She serves as the Director of Services Division which delivers recovery-oriented and wellness and resiliency oriented programs that are delivered in an educational environment on the BU Campus to adults and college students. With her staff, Dr. Hutchinson has developed and provides services that assist individuals to develop the critical skills and supports they need to thrive in their communities, at work, in college and graduate school and in their valued roles. She also is an Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor at Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at Boston University and is currently a Faculty in Residence and the Faculty Advisor to the student mental health group, Active Minds. Dr. Hutchinson sits on several community mental health center advisory boards both locally in Massachusetts and nationally. Dr. Hutchinson was the 2000 recipient of the International Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services Association’s (IAPSRS) Early Career Research Award and the 2010 Armin Loeb Award for her contributions on health issues for persons with serious psychiatric disabilities She has served as the chairwoman of the research committee of the International Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services Association (IAPSRS), now known as PRA, from 2002-2004 and is currently the chair of the Psychiatric Rehabilitation Foundation. She provides training nationally to organizations and providers who wish to deliver recovery-oriented and wellness services and conduct relevant program evaluations.

Marianne Farkas bio image

Marianne Farkas, ScD

Dr. Farkas contributed to the establishment of the Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation. She has been the Co-Principal Investigator of the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center since 1994 and a professor in Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at Boston University. She has authored and co-authored over 100 articles in professional journals, four textbooks, a dozen book chapters, and nine multi-media training package; and is on a myriad of editorial review boards and advisory boards. Dr. Farkas has been working in various capacities in the field of psychiatric rehabilitation and recovery that have enabled her to promote the use of effective strategies and programs with diverse populations around the globe. She has been the Vice President of the World Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation (WAPR) and the President of the National Association of Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers (NARRTC and nd the Director of the World Health Organization Collaborating Center in Psychiatric Rehabilitation. She has received numerous awards for her contributions to the field including a Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of “…her outstanding contributions to the pre-eminence and practice of psychosocial rehabilitation.”

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Cheryl Gagne, ScD

Dr. Gagne had been with the Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation since 1988 when she joined the Supported Employment Research Project Team.  Since then she has worked in numerous research, training, and service projects at the Center. Currently, Dr. Gagne is a senior training associate and spends her time training and consulting with mental health programs in the United States and internationally.  She is the associate director of the Services Division of the Center, which develops, delivers, and evaluates innovative services for people with psychiatric disabilities. She has developed many training programs and courses for mental health professionals and people who use mental health services. Since 1994, Dr. Gagne has taught the course, Rehabilitation of Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities, at Boston University.

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