March 2, 2020
“Mental-Health Researchers Ask: What Is ‘Recovery’?“ There are many ways to measure mental distress. But it’s far harder to predict, or even describe, the improvement that often follows. A thoughtful piece in NY Times last week speaks to the challenges in capturing – measuring — someone’s recovery. There are two primary features of a good …
February 19, 2020
“Enhancing Skills to Succeed with Independent Living“ This webinar training meets the Community Support Team (CST) service definition requirement for the Basics of Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Functional Assessments. A Certificate of Attendance will be sent to only those who have registered for this webinar (i.e., if multiple team members intend to attend together on a single …
January 23, 2020
Lorna Moser, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry and director of the Center’s Institute for Best Practices, is principal investigator for a three-year, nearly $500,000 grant from the Laura and John Arnold Foundation for a national study to look at Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) for individuals with serious mental illness.
January 23, 2020
“What Schizophrenia Does to Families“ A mother, a son, an unraveling mind — and a mental health system that can’t keep up This is an overwhelmingly familiar, sad, discouraging read. It evoked many reactions, including — a continued fragmented, underfunded, antiquated system of care (day treatment; unregulated group homes). I’m thankful that, despite the many …
April 1, 2019
Taking Issue Lorna Moser, Ph.D., and Maria Monroe-DeVita, Ph.D. Four decades after its development, assertive community treatment (ACT) continues to be a critical service program within U.S. mental health systems of care. Understanding its availability is essential for adequate coverage of people with serious mental illness who need this comprehensive, high-intensity service. We commend Spivak and colleagues for …
February 28, 2019
“You never forget that feeling when you are somebody,” shared an audience member, who also shared some background, while discussing supportive housing and watching Coco’s story. Amidst a discussion of supportive housing, we showed this video: Sixty team members, spanning positions (COD, employment and peer specialists, QPs, nurses, psychiatrists, therapists, and team leaders) and …
March 7, 2017
“What we’re doing with them comes from what they tell us they want,” VanderZwaag said. “The idea is that initially we try to help them identify what are the things they value, what are their goals for the next year and then longer term, and then we try to help them figure out what’s getting …
November 4, 2016
Come see the Institute Director share her knowledge at the conference. Keynote Presenter: Lorna Moser, PhD, HSPP, is director of the Institute for Best Practices within the University of North Carolina (UNC) Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health and is a licensed psychologist with specialized training in psychiatric rehabilitation and mental health services research. …
