Lynx Alumni Program Conceptual Framework
- Assist clients to find and maintain wellness over the course of the client’s lifetime through effective self-management
- Keep people connected in the community
- Offer ongoing support
- Creation and continuation of therapeutic connections to the program and with community partners
- Active review and revision of program with staff, alumni, families, psychiatrist and community partners.
Values
- Health
- Recovery - Living a Whole and Healthy Life (see also Hope)
- Hope
- Trust
- Partnership
Our program will offer the following components to Clients and Families:
- Registration in program, graduation from active intensive cm
- Access to case management and/psychiatrist in an emergency or crisis or as needs change or arrive
- Referral and support to family doctors, nurse practitioners and family health teams
- Network of telephone and email support from the program and peers
- Group Meetings every 6 weeks (to start)
- Informal psycho-education on an as needed basis to the group or offered on an individual basis
- Initially, the program will provide social recreation opportunities as the group deems
- Self-driven alumni related activities
- Opportunity to advocate on issues relevant to their wellness
- Contracts with clients for graduation into the alumni program as well as ongoing review of contract.
- Rapid re-entry into alumni program with original case manager and psychiatrist where possible, on a short-term basis to be determined by the treatment team.
- Potential involvement and development through mentoring program and peer support