1987
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Licking County Mental Health Association opens the Main Place, a consumer drop in center, which coincided with a demonstration project by ODMH about the benefits of consumer, operated services.
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| 1995 |
"Applying the Art of Possibilities" grant is awarded to Licking/Knox ADAMH boards. This initiative used a research design to explore the benefits of consumer networks.
The Boston Center of Psychiatric Rehabilitation selects Licking and Knox County to be a project site under a National grant. Dennis McCreary M.D. and Joe Marrone conduct a series of workshops on employment for individuals with a mental illness.
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| 1997 |
Orientation to recovery training is presented to Clinicians and consumers
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| 1999 |
ODMH publishes the resource guide - "Emerging Best Practices in Mental Health Recovery". This was a result of a collaborative effort of 28 consumers, family members and mental health professionals from across the state of Ohio.
ODMH releases a Request for Proposals for Recovery Systems Development
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| December 2000 |
Steering Committee contracts with a consultant, Wilma Townsend to complete a Recovery Readiness Survey with consumers and clinicians. The survey indicated that the Licking/Knox system was receptive to the recovery philosophy.
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| March 2000 |
Licking/ Knox Mental and Health and Recovery Board receives a Recovery Systems Development Grant to actualize the Emerging Best Practices Model in Mental Health Recovery on a system wide basis. The Planning Committee composed of consumers and mental health professionals meet to develop strategies for implementation of the grant.
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| June 2000 |
Coordinator of Consumer Affairs/Recovery Services, Glen Hopkins, is hired to lead consumers and professionals in creating a recovery system of care.
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| August 2000 |
A Steering Committee composed of some original planning committee members meets to plan the recovery program and research design.
- Consultant from Office Support Agency (OSA), Wilma Townsend is selected to assist the steering committee in developing an action plan for integrating the Recovery Best Practice approach.
- Recovery Management Plan (RMP) designed - The RMP is a documentation tool that facilitates consumers and clinicians in establishing a partnership to select goals and develop action steps.
- Plan for the debut of Recovery Training plan
- Plan administration of the Recovery pre-test for consumers and clinicians
- Clinicians (therapists and case managers) volunteer to be a part of the experimental group that will offer recovery-oriented services to 5 clients on their caseload.
- Agency liaison identified
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| April 2001 |
All clinicians complete the recovery pre-test
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| May 2001 |
Sixteen- hour Emerging Best Practices in Mental Health Recovery Training conducted with clinicians at Moundbuilders Guidance Center.
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| June 2001 |
Clinicians select 5 clients to utilize EBRMH Recovery that will compose the experimental group.
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| July 2001 |
Recovery Centers oversee the administration of the recovery pre-test to consumers identified by clinicians to be in the experimental group.
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August 2001
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Monthly peer supervision meetings commence for clinicians. The consultant and liaison provide technical assistance to implementation of the recovery process.
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| October 2001 |
Recovery presentation, "Working for Recovery", given by members of the steering committee at the Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission
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| January 2002 |
Production of video on the process of developing a Recovery Management Plan
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| February 2002 |
Development of 8 Process steps of Recovery
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| May 2002 |
Clinicians receive Refresher training
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| August 2002 |
ODMH awards Licking/ Knox Community Mental Health and Recovery Board continuation funding for the development of a Recovery system.
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| September 2002 |
Community Mental Health and Recovery Board of Licking and Knox Counties along with the Ohio Department of Mental Health Sponsor a conference - "Recovery from Concept to Practice: Practicum in Local Systems".
- Recovery used in the group process
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| October and November 2002 |
Consumers and clinicians complete post-test
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| November 2002 |
Meeting with members of the Sciota Paint Valley ADAMH Board to educate them on how Licking/Knox has successfully applied the recovery philosophy to the delivery of services.
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| March 2003 |
Recovery presentation at the "All Ohio Institute On Community Psychiatry"
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| March 2003 |
Mary Kay Smith, who heads up the CCOE of Illness Management and Recovery, contacts Licking/Knox to discuss the integration of illness management and recovery since Licking/Knox has already conducted research in recovery. Smith decides to only focus on one component of recovery, clinical care.
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| April 2003 |
The Columbus Medical Association Foundation awards a grant to the Licking/ Knox Community Mental Health and Recovery Board for the development of Recovery toolkits, dissemination of the Recovery process and consultation with National experts.
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| May 2003 |
Members of the steering committee go to Washington to present at the 2003 Joint Conference on Mental Health Block Grant and National Conference on Mental Health Statistics- Promoting Resiliency and Recovery Through Planning and Data Partnerships in a Time of Economic Austerity.
- Article authored by Wilma Townsend, Laura Maxwell, and Glenn Hopkins, submitted to Psychosocial Rehabilitation Journal
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| June 2003 |
Columbiana County requests meeting with Licking/Knox to discuss bring our leanings about recovery to their county. Discussions took place about their partnering with Licking/Knox on a National Grant, but they decided to purchase training on the Licking/Knox Recovery model but not to partner on the National Grant.
- Name for the Licking /Knox process of Recovery is chosen. SOAR - Systems operating to achieve recovery.
- Writing of Clinicians Toolkit completed
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| July 2003 |
Pre-test completed with consumers and clinicians in the Scioto Paint Valley ADAMH Board area.
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| August 2003 |
Article co-authored by James Deuschle and Frances Deuschle submitted to Social Work Journal
- Center for Mental Health Services award the Licking/Knox Community Mental Health and Recovery Board a grant to fund a portion of the Recovery Consultative Forum in October.
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| October 2003 |
Consultative Recovery Forum with National experts in the field of Recovery.
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| January 2004 |
Members of Steering Committee gave a Recovery presentation to SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) program staff in Washington DC.
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| February 2004 |
Wilma Townsend, member of the Steering Committee trained two AOD agencies in the Licking/Knox system on Emerging Best Practices in Mental Health Recovery. This was done in an effort to include the AOD side in the system change.
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| February 2004 |
Members of the Steering Committee gave a Recovery presentation in New Orleans at the National Council for Behavioral Healthcare Annual Conference.
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June 2004
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Members of the Steering Committee gave a Recovery presentation in Washington DC at the Joint National Conference on Mental Health Block Grant and Mental Health Statistics.
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