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Tuesday, November 3, 2009: 1:55 PM
Learning Objective 1: .. identify examples of how Web-based social networking extends peer support rapidly and without geographic barriers to persons and communities in recovery
Learning Objective 2: .. identify cultural (age-related) aspects of communication concerning youth and young adults who may seek a virtual community when in crisis
Consumers and family members have been engaged in the transformation of California's public mental health system in effective and unprecedented ways, including use of technologies that support growth of consumer-led services and consumer peer support for wellness and recovery. These efforts have grown due to funding that became available with the passage of Proposition 63 (now known as the Mental Health Services Act, MHSA) by California voters in 2004. Components of the MHSA included inclusion of consumers and family members in employment and education as well as use of distance technologies to support education, wellness and recovery. Client networks have emerged in both urban and rural communities, and examples of virtual communities using Web 2.0 technologies are also emerging. Nurses are well-prepared to participate in Wellness and Recovery models of care (Mueller, 2007), but the emergence of Web 2.0 technologies in client-led aspects of care may call for additional training for nurses to more fully participate in client support communities.
Mueller, D., & Mueller, T. (2007). The Recovery Model: Congruency within nursing and psychology. The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences. 2(5), p 133-140.
Mueller, D., & Mueller, T. (2007). The Recovery Model: Congruency within nursing and psychology. The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences. 2(5), p 133-140.