Articles for the Topic "Moving Forward, Together: Integrating Consumers as Colleagues"

Moving Forward, Together: Introduction

2010-10-18T10:40:09

First in the Moving Forward, Together series, this introduction addresses the value of recovery, the history of consumer involvement, steps to get started, and the reason why the authors chose to use the word “consumer” throughout the series.

Moving Forward, Together: Why Integrate People with Experiences of Homelessness

2011-02-15T07:47:45

This installment of the Moving Forward, Together series addresses the benefits to implementing consumer involvement. Advantages to consumer involvement include benefits to current consumers, consumer-providers, and agencies as a whole.

Moving Forward, Together: Challenges to Consumer Integration

2011-04-25T10:03:21

This section of Moving Forward, Together concentrates on the primary concerns about consumer involvement: stigma and discrimination; boundaries/multiple relationships; stress/burnout; and challenges related to finances and time.

Moving Forward, Together: Create a Recovery Culture in the Agency

2011-06-20T12:52:26

This installment of Moving Forward, Together discusses how to create a culture of recovery. The PDF version includes an organizational self-assessment. (Authors)

Moving Forward, Together: Create a Range of Opportunities for Consumer Integration, Step 1—The Strategic Plan

2011-07-12T05:03:46

Just as individual recovery depends on opportunities to change and grow based on the lessons learned, the process of organizational change is also dynamic. Creating partnerships with consumers as colleagues helps set a tone in the agency that reinforces values of choice, connection, and voice. This installment of Moving Forward, Together discusses the first of three steps toward creating a range of opportunities for consumer integration—the development of a strategic plan.

Moving Forward, Together: Create a Range of Opportunities for Consumer Integration, Step 2—Identify Socially Valued Roles to Increase Consumer Participation

2011-08-03T01:32:38

Just as individual recovery depends on opportunities to change and grow based on the lessons learned, the process of organizational change is also dynamic. Creating partnerships with consumers as colleagues helps set a tone in the agency that reinforces values of choice, connection, and voice. This installment of Moving Forward, Together discusses the second of three steps toward creating a range of opportunities for consumer integration—identify socially valued roles to increase consumer participation.

Moving Forward, Together: Create a Range of Opportunities for Consumer Integration Step 3—Building Capacity in the Early Stages

2011-08-08T05:05:11

Just as individual recovery depends on opportunities to change and grow based on the lessons learned, the process of organizational change is also dynamic. Creating partnerships with consumers as colleagues helps set a tone in the agency that reinforces values of choice, connection, and voice. This installment of Moving Forward, Together discusses the third of three steps toward creating a range of opportunities for consumer integration—building capacity in the early stages.