Supported Education for People with Psychiatric Disabilities A Practical Manual

by Wells-Moran, Jolyn; Gilmur, Deanne

• ISBN13: 9780761823483
• ISBN10: 0761823484
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-08-29
• Publisher: UPA

Summary

This book provides practical guidance for the development and operation of supported education for people with psychiatric disabilities. It's step-by-step program, planning inclusion of generic policies and procedures and descriptions of program management by coordinators who have psychiatric disabilities themselves, make the book particularly unique. Supported Education for People with Psychiatric Disabilities is intended for colleges, mental health agencies, state and regional mental health departments, consumers of mental health services who are activists and other stakeholders in mental health systems.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	xiii
Introduction	1	(1)
This Manual	1	(12)
The Need	4	(1)
History of Supported Education	4	(1)
What the Partnership Does	5	(1)
What a Supported Education Program Can Do	5	(1)
The Barriers	6	(1)
Basics of Structure	7	(1)
What Do Supported Education Programs Actually Do?	8	(1)
What are the Outcomes of Supported Education in Washington State?	9	(1)
What are the Outcomes of Supported Education Programs Elsewhere?	10	(1)
Other Frequent Results of Supported Education Observed	11	(2)
Description of Supported Education	13	(10)
Mission	13	(1)
Goals and Outcomes	14	(3)
Supported Education Models	17	(6)
Supported Education Program Development	23	(26)
The Pleasures, Perils and Unpredictability of Planning	23	(1)
Supported Education in Rural Areas	23	(2)
Initiation Steps	25	(7)
College Organizational Structure: Department Descriptions	32	(3)
Strategies for Successful Inclusion of Persons with Mental Illness on College Campuses	35	(2)
Typical Program Start-Up	37	(2)
Curriculum Development	39	(3)
Budget Tips	42	(3)
Program Implementation Task List	45	(1)
Coordinator Tasks List---First Two Weeks	45	(4)
Rights, Policies, Procedures and Related Materials	49	(22)
Student Rights and Responsibilities	49	(3)
Ethics	52	(3)
Intake Assessment	55	(2)
Intake Assessment Form	57	(3)
Disability Accommodations	60	(2)
Confidentiality	62	(2)
Consent for Release or Exchange of Information	64	(2)
Program Evaluation	66	(5)
Personnel	71	(8)
Basic Habits and Skills to Consider in Hiring	72	(1)
Attributes and Capacities of Supported Education Personnel	72	(2)
The Roles of the Supported Education Assistant	74	(1)
Supported Education Coordinator Job Description	74	(1)
The Roles of the Supported Education Supervisor	75	(1)
Supported Education Advisory Board Member Roles	76	(3)
Marketing and Forming Alliances	79	(6)
Community-Wide	80	(1)
Alliances	81	(4)
College Site(s) or College(s) Affiliated with Program	81	(1)
Consumer-operated Programs and Consumer Associations	81	(1)
Mental Health Agencies	82	(1)
Advocacy Groups	82	(1)
Hospitals	82	(1)
Mental Health Professional Associations Local Chapters and Conferences	82	(3)
Program Content	85	(12)
Orientation/Readiness Course	85	(1)
Goal Setting/Career Planning Course	85	(1)
Study Skills Course	86	(1)
Educational Support Group	86	(1)
Lesson Planning	86	(1)
College Supports	87	(1)
Tutoring for Adult Basic Education	87	(1)
Reach-Out/Stop-Out	88	(1)
Teaching Strategies	89	(5)
College Registration Process	94	(3)
Student Resources	97	(30)
PELL Grants	98	(1)
Direct and FFEL Stafford Loans	99	(1)
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR)	100	(2)
Community Support: Regional, County and State Mental Health Flex Funds	102	(1)
Educational Opportunities and Resource Center Grants	102	(1)
Scholarships	102	(1)
WorkSource/WorkForce Development	103	(3)
College Foundation and Other Foundation Grants	106	(1)
Tuition Waivers	106	(1)
WorkFirst: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Recipients and TANF Eligible	107	(4)
Appendices
Appendix A: Supported Education Summary Hand-Out	111	(6)
Appendix B: Stories of Supported Education While in Long-Term Hospitalizations	117	(4)
Appendix C: Supported Education Sample Syallabi	121	(6)
Bibliography	127	(4)
Authors' Biographical Sketches	131