Why is the Crisis Training series specific to different disciplines and the Recovery Trainings are not?

With the Recovery Trainings, the information is universal and specific to mental wellness. The participants’ specific circumstances (provider, family member, person in recovery) does not impact the usefulness of the information provided. Further, to demonstrate the Recovery principle of partnership, participant’s of Recovery trainings include individuals in recovery, alongside service providers, alongside family members and community members. This way, once a participant comes to the training, everyone is a student who offers unique, equal contributions to the learning environment.

When Mecklenburg’s PROMISE received the grant for the Crisis Education series, we were asked to develop curriculum that would be useful for all three disciplines: mental health, addiction and developmental disabilities. During curriculum development, we thought it was important to hear from people from all three disciplines relative to their training needs. Overwhelmingly, we were told that discipline specific curriculum was needed and that the needs of service recipients and their family members is unique to those of service providers. Thus, the trainings were designed with the audience in mind.