This policy is to formally express the concept of “recovery” as the overarching goal of the service system, for persons with severe mental illness, directly operated or funded by Northern Lakes Community Mental Health (NLCMH).
Recovery shall be the guiding principle and operational framework for our system of care provided by the partnership of public and [...]
The June RC meeting was very productive, as always. (See June Agenda and May Minutes.) Some Council assignments were postponed because of CARF accreditation surveys and other schedule conflicts. The Council reviewed its “job descriptions” as shown in the NLCMH Recovery Council Concept Paper. Also discussed was how to get more folks involved in ALL [...]
The Recovery Council meets monthly to help move the Northern Lakes system transformation forward so the organization is increasingly more recovery-based.
Some of the key accomplishments of the Council:
The Recovery Council developed the official Definition of Recovery – The definition is key to driving system transformation and keeping our vision on track. The definition is posted [...]
January 26, 2009 – 2:11 pm
After being snowed out in November and December, the Recovery Council resumed its work at its January meeting. Handouts included the agenda, minutes from the September and October meetings, a new draft Recovery Policy, a list of Recovery Council Blueprint Tasks updated last September, and a Position Description for surveyors who will be conducting the [...]
November 27, 2008 – 8:59 am
Click for the 2009 calendar of NLCMH Recovery Council meetings which rotate among the four NLCMH office locations.
November 27, 2008 – 7:30 am
The September and October meetings of the Recovery Council focused on the “5 Stages in the Recovery Process” video, the Recovery Enhancing Environment (REE) survey, drafting a recovery policy for Northern Lakes CMH, a review of progress made on our Recovery Blueprint, and a review of upcoming blueprint tasks for which the Recovery Council is [...]
August 25, 2008 – 2:59 pm
July minutes and agenda and August agenda are here. The Recovery Council reviewed the survey they’ve been developing to help with the Blueprint task of creating a strategy to regularly connect gaps in community resources needed to support consumers in places where consumers regularly gather. The group also brainstormed on how we might pilot using [...]
August 21, 2008 – 10:31 am
Minutes from May and June Recovery Council meetings highlight the progress being made to move Northern Lakes CMH further along to being a truly recovery-oriented system.
One of the topics discussed on the agendas focused on using the REE (Recovery Enhancing Environment) survey by Priscilla Ridgway.
Another involved developing a short “community gaps” questionnaire to use to accomplish [...]
Back L-R: Joan, Michelle Fisher, Mary Beth Evans (chair), Barb McNitt, Catherine Bergum, Todd, Liz MacCord, Bob Houghton.
Front L-R: Vikki Roofe, Ashley, Jean Wistinghausen, Kathy Meyer, Julie Weiss.
Thank you for all you do to help others!
March and April meeting minutes detail the Recovery Council’s progress in tackling its transformation “blueprint” areas of responsibility.
In March the Council approved the official definition of recovery as:
“Recovery is a personal journey of hope, purpose and growth. It is the process of setting our own directions in life. We accept the responsibilities of [...]
