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ERIC Number: EJ1110558
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-2168-6653
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Supporting the Health and Wellness of Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities
Swarbrick, Margaret; Nemec, Patricia B.
Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, v30 n3 p321-333 2016
Purpose: Psychiatric rehabilitation is recognized as a field with specialized knowledge and skills required for practice. The certified psychiatric rehabilitation practitioner (CPRP) credential, an exam-based certification process, is based on a regularly updated job task analysis that, in its most recent iteration, identified the new core competency domain of "supporting health and wellness." This article explains the relevance of this domain to the current practice of psychiatric rehabilitation. Methods: We present a multidimensional foundation model of wellness that describes the job tasks highlighted in the newest CPRP competency domain and examines implications for rehabilitation educators and practitioners who do not hold the CPRP credential but still provide rehabilitation services to individuals with psychiatric disabilities. Results: The health and wellness competencies identified for CPRPs may not translate directly into competencies needed by service providers in other roles; however, practices that involve experiencing personal goal setting and action plan implementation, especially around wellness goals, can be included across service domains. Conclusion: Attending to the health and wellness of people with psychiatric disabilities is imperative. Rehabilitation practitioners who embrace the multidimensional foundation model of wellness can effectively provide services that are holistic and promote recovery and achievement of rehabilitation goals.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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