Module 2 — Learning Goals
1. Identify at least four components of a mental health wellness plan
2. List three activities that can be useful for managing stress
3. Discuss three ways that an individual can develop a support network
Introduction
As a PSR practitioner, you will be supporting personal recovery with and for individuals and their loved ones. This module will specifically describe professional skills, strategies, and resources to help you support individuals on their recovery journey. (please see PSR Competencies C.I relating to understanding illness and the impact on daily life and C.3 regarding coaching regarding skill and resource development and family intervention). In addition, as a PSR practitioner you will be aware of the need to maintain your own personal wellbeing to ensure the effective provision of services to others (Indicator B.3- https://www.psrrpscanada.ca/about/psr-practice-competencies/)
PSR Domains, Competencies and Indicators are available on the PSR/RPS website. The 3rd edition was released in 2025 in consultation with stakeholders across Canada. This work is intended to guide practitioners, people with lived experience and their loved ones, researchers and managers regarding the practice of recovery-oriented services. They can be used to identify learning needs, to advocate for services and/or to evaluate effectiveness. Competence is defined in terms of actions, skills and attitudes- in other words everything we do to promote recovery. There are 5 domains (overarching areas of concern) of practice, and 23 competences (that offer more details about actions, desired beliefs and needed skills) and indicators (offering more detailed instruction regarding the application of domains and competencies). More details are available via the PSR Canada website above.
Competencies
Knowing about illness and the impact of illness on daily life and medications are essential elements of Canadian PSR Practice Domains for example, Domain C: “PSR and Recovery Practices”” and in particular Competence C1 Understands mental illness and its impact on individuals” will guide the PSR practitioner in supporting a person in learning about their illness and medications and articulating their needs and desired supports
Being knowledgeable about the benefits of health and wellness activities and local resources will help the practitioner to C 4 “Assesses needs and resources of the individual in context” and help the individual to engage collaboratively in discovering and accessing needed supports for health and wellbeing. Being knowledgeable about health and wellness also relates to competence C6 “Understands and implements evidence-based and evidence-informed PSR practices as essential tools for recovery”
Taking care of yourself relates to Domain B “Professional skills” specifically Indicator B3 “Maintains personal wellness to assure the effective provision of services” by using self-care strategies and services and supports in order to be able to provide the best service possible
Understanding your role
As with other modules – this module is designed to give a fairly comprehensive overview of the role of a PSR Practitioner supporting individuals to find meaningful work
We recognize that most practitioners will work on a team- you may be responsible for a portion of the role – or may engage in assessment, goal setting, delivering best and promising vocational interventions, evaluation and discharge. The best resource for the person you are supporting is the team- discussing successes, identifying resources and managing complex situations are best done with team and management support.
As a PSR practitioner, please review your job description and discuss your role and scope of practice and identify your supports and your educational needs with your manager regularly.