Health Choices Support Team

Health Choices Support Team is a service of the Mental Health Association of Northwestern PA. Health Choices Support Team is sponsored by Value Behavioral Health of PA, Inc., an affiliate of ValueOptions, a national managed care company.

Services

The Health Choices Support Team is comprised of two divisions:

Prevention, Education and Outreach
Recovery and Resiliency

Prevention, Education and Outreach

Staff

Ida Jean Holman, Ph.D, Prevention, Education and Outreach Coordinator
Phone: (814) 452-4462 ext 44
Fax: (814) 452-6593
idaholman at mhanp.org

Mission

The role of the Prevention, Education & Outreach (PE&O) Coordinator is to assist members to seek a wellness focus and educate members about rights, responsibilities, illness and recovery. The PE&O Coordinator also develops educational materials and provides training with the goal of empowering consumers to make informed consumer choices.

Assistance to Family Members:

Provide hope for recovery
Help individuals navigate the local behavioral health or mental health system
Provide information about local behavioral health services
Identify community resources
Provide information on and referrals for Erie County support services
Provide information regarding services available for Health Choices members
Assist in locating appropriate support groups
Increase awareness for providers about the consumer perspective
Provide presentations on Health Choices and Recovery to consumer or family support groups or Human Service related organizations
Advocate for consumers and family members and encourage self advocacy
Empower consumers/family members with improved life self-help skills

Education and Outreach

Explain member rights & responsibilities
Prepare correspondence with and on behalf of the member
Identify and distribute educational resources
Assist with conflict resolution
Assist consumers and family members with Health Choices information so that they can make informed choices
Coordinate and facilitate informational meetings
Facilitate recovery activities and events

Recovery and Resiliency

Staff

Kathy Lutz, Recovery and Resiliency Specialist
Phone: (814) 452-4462 ext 27
Fax: (814) 452-6593
kathylutz at mhanp.org

Mission

The role of the Recovery and Resiliency Specialist is to advise members and their families about Health Choices behavioral health services. The specialist also provides assistance and/or information that can lead to informed consumer choices, empowerment, and recovery. The Recovery and Resiliency Specialist assists Health Choices members in discovering their own resiliency and path to recovery.

Assistance to Family Members:

Help individuals navigate the local behavioral health or mental health system
Provide information about local behavioral health services
Identify community resources
Provide information on and referrals for Erie County support services
Provide information regarding services available for Health Choices members
Assist in locating appropriate support groups
Increase awareness for providers about the consumer perspective
Provide presentations on Health Choices and Recovery to consumer or family support groups or Human Service related organizations
Advocate for consumers and family members and encourage self advocacy
Empower consumers/family members with improved life self-help skills

Education and Outreach

Explain member rights & responsibilities
Prepare correspondence with and on behalf of the member
Identify and distribute educational resources
Assist with conflict resolution
Assist consumers and family members with Health Choices information so that they can make informed choices
Coordinate and facilitate informational meetings
Facilitate recovery activities and events