Social Participation

Social Participation

Activities that involve social interaction with others, including family, friends, peers, and community members, and that support social interdependence

Social Participation Types

Community

Family participation

Friendships

Intimate Partner Relationships

Peer Group Participation

Key Components of Recovery

Hope

Self-Identity

Meaning in life

Responsibility through reciprocity

Recovery Oriented Services

• Supporting meaningful life in the community

• Community life centers on social participation

• Not just being in a community but being part of a community – belonging

Barriers: clinician attitudes and professional stigma, limited flexibility, focus on safety/risk management

Factors impacting Social Participation

Social Norms and expectations

Sense of responsibility

History and prior relationships

Environment

Forms of participation available

Social Participation Evaluation

Mental Health Recovery Star

St. Louis Inventory of Community Living Skills

Social and Community Opportunities Profile-Short (SCOPE)

Social Connectedness Scale

Socially Valued Role Classification

Mental Health Recovery Star

• Participants plot their progress in ten dimensions of recovery

• Used frequently as an outcome measure

• Self report

St. Louis Inventory of Community Living Skills

Rated by therapist

Assesses 15 skills necessary for community living:

• personal hygiene

• grooming

• dressing

• self care

• communication

• safety

• handling time

• handling money

• leisure

• clothing maintenance

• meal prep

• sexuality

• use of resources

• problem solving

• health practices

Social and Community Opportunities Profile-Short (SCOPE)

• Associated with doing, being, belonging, and becoming

• 48-item instrument on social, leisure, and community participation

Social Connectedness Scale

o Can be self-report or interview
o 20-items measuring the extent to which a person feels connected to others in their social environment

Socially Valued Role Classification

Completed by clinician, usually in outpatient setting
o Assess role categories that demonstrate social responsibility and are valued by the wider community

Social Participation Intervention

Community Arts

Social Networks

Family

Social Media and Online Social Participation

Pet Ownership

Animal assisted Therapy

Interactions between patients and a trained animal, along
with its human owner or handler, with the aim of facilitating patients’ progress toward therapeutic goals
o Health benefits (e.g., lowered blood pressure, increased physical activity)
o Improvement in mental health symptoms (e.g., decreased anhedonia, increased motivation)
o Facilitate social interaction

Social Enhancement Workbook

Can be completed by client alone or with a support person (e.g., OTP)
o Assessment, Goals, Plan, Action, Follow-Up

Social Participation Intervention: Family

Family interventions may support fewer relapses, hospitalizations, and crises, as well as decrease caregiver burden