Community Integration Tools from the UPENN COLLABORATIVE

The UPENN COLLABORATIVE ON COMMUNITY INTEGRATION is the Rehabilitation Research & Training Center (RRTC) Promoting Community Integration of Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities.

To achieve its long-term objectives and lead the field in advancing community Integration knowledge and technology, UPenn Collaborators work together to create new, informative materials to be used by consumers, mental health and social service providers, administrators and advocates across the country. These CI Tools & Resources are drawn from the latest research and experience of experts in their field.

For more information on specific topic areas, choose on a CI Category below and follow the resource links to the topic of your choice.

To find all UPENN COLLABORATIVE resources related to a specific topic or issue, please type a key word(s) in the Search Box found on the left side of each page.

Category	Description	Link
1. COMMUNITY INTEGRATION TOOLS AND RESOURCES	These Community Integration(CI) Tools & Resources are concise, informational resources about specific issues concerning individuals with psychiatric disabilities. For more information, feel free to contact Katy Kaplan at katykap@mail.med.upenn.edu.	View Resources
2. COMMUNITY INTEGRATION PAPERS & REPORTS	Access the most up-to-date documents from UPenn Collaborators. What You'll Find: Health Care Reform's Affect on Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities Strategies to promote Community Integration How to measure participation within each Community Integration Domain Suggestions on how local groups can make community integration a reality Results from 2006 Survey of Drop-In Centers in PA. The Past and Future Career Patterns Of People with Serious Mental Illnesses: A Qualitative Inquiry Philadelphia DBH/MRS Tools for Transformation Series: Community Integration Results from a National Survey of Certified Peer Specialist Job Titles and Job Descriptions: Evidence of a Versatile Behavioral Health Workforce Recommendations on Issues of Access to and Inclusion in Behavioral Health Services for GLBTQI Consumers Five Years of Innovative Research on Community Participation: 2003-2008	View Resources
3. FREE & LOW-COST TECH. ASSISTANCE & TRAINING	The UPenn Collaborative faculty currently offer a wide variety of free or low-cost Technical Assistance & Training Programs for organizations that want to enhance their movement toward community integration and the recovery model.	View Resources
4. PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE COMMUNITY INTEGRATION	Learn more about programs that have been selected by the UPenn Collaborative as trailblazing initiatives that address the barriers that face people with psychiatric disabilities as they seek to build meaningful lives in the community. The Collaborative is looking for other such programs to highlight on a monthly basis.	View Resources
5. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT PARENTING	This section contains links to the following resources on parenting with a mental illness: Here You'll Find: The UPenn Collaborative is Targeting Child Custody Laws that Discriminate Against Parents in Recovery from Mental Illnesses Parenting Resources Guidebook The UPenn Collaborative is Targeting Child Custody Laws that Discriminate Against Parents in Recovery from Mental Illnesses Training Toolkit: Helping Behavioral Health Clients with Parenting & Child Custody Issues Keeping Your Children & Getting Them Back! The PowerPoint presentation from our Parenting Teleconference The following Parenting-Specific CI Tools: Positive Parenting & Child Resilience Child Welfare & Custody Issues Custody Assessment Worksheet Understanding Child Abuse & Neglect Laws in PA NEW! Preventing Custody Loss: Suggestions for Parents	View Resources