PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION . . .
AMI, Inc. of
Washington-Greene Counties is a non-profit agency that provides
licensed psychiatric rehabilitation to adults recovering from mental
illness.
Over the last
five years AMI, Inc. has been establishing a recovery oriented
approach across all of the services provided including the Psychiatric
Rehabilitation Program.
Recovery from
mental illness is a deeply personal journey in which one begins to
tackle the adverse impact of experiencing mental health problems,
despite their continuing or long term presence. Recovery starts with
the individual and works from the inside out. For this reason it is
personal and challenges traditional approaches. This is where
Psychiatric Rehabilitation begins.
Psychiatric Rehabilitation interventions are
designed to assist the person to develop, reach and maintain goals of
their choice. For this to occur, AMI, Inc. adheres to the practices
as listed in the �Psychiatric Rehabilitation Medical Necessity
Criteria and Standards� for the state of Pennsylvania.
Interventions used at AMI, Inc., in both group
and individual sessions are from approved, evidence based models which
include, but are not limited to:
PSYCHOSOCIAL
REHABILITATION . . .
AMI, Inc. helps
people with mental illness acquire community living skills through a
structured program of activities that focus on increasing their level
of social competency. Activities focus on, but are not limited to the
following areas:
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The
recovery concept and coping skills
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Developing and maintaining relationships
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Using
the community support system
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Leisure management
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Developing and maintaining skills and supports
Currently, AMI, Inc. assists about 100 adults at
Washington and Waynesburg sites. Consumers who attend the AMI, Inc.
program live in board and care homes, with their families or
independently. They are referred through the mental health base
service units by social service agencies, doctors, family members, and
home providers.
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