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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Elements define the essential outcomes
2. Identify and build resilience and capacity in the person’s care network and community of choice
   • Work collaboratively to identify the scope and membership of the person’s care network and their community of choice
   • Work with the person with mental illness to clarify the roles and importance of members of the care network and determine their potential to positively impact the life of the person
   • Work collaboratively with the person to identify the potential to expand or strengthen the care network, or increase their participation in their community of choice
   • Provide support, information or other actions to assist the person to uphold their rights, build resilience and capacity in their network, as required
3. Develop and maintain effective working relationships with other services and programs
   • Establish networks and local contacts to maximise availability of service options so a person’s needs can be holistically met
   • Gather and review information about local services to identify benefits and limitations of available service options and their possible contribution to the recovery process
   • Clarify scope of collaborative approaches and work within individual, team and multi-disciplinary work roles and structures
   • Establish, negotiate and document partnerships
   • Develop and maintain working relationships with local service providers, according to the person’s needs
   • Identify limits of own abilities, role or knowledge and after discussion with the person, make referrals to other services in accordance with organisation policies and available resources
4. Identify and build resilience and capacity in the person’s care network and community of choice
   • Work collaboratively to identify the scope and membership of the person’s care network and their community of choice
   • Work with the person with mental illness to clarify the roles and importance of members of the care network and determine their potential to positively impact the life of the person
   • Work collaboratively with the person to identify the potential to expand or strengthen the care network, or increase their participation in their community of choice
   • Provide support, information or other actions to assist the person to uphold their rights, build resilience and capacity in their network, as required
5. Develop and maintain effective working relationships with other services and programs
   • Establish networks and local contacts to maximise availability of service options so a person’s needs can be holistically met
   • Gather and review information about local services to identify benefits and limitations of available service options and their possible contribution to the recovery process
   • Clarify scope of collaborative approaches and work within individual, team and multi-disciplinary work roles and structures
   • Establish, negotiate and document partnerships
   • Develop and maintain working relationships with local service providers, according to the person’s needs
   • Identify limits of own abilities, role or knowledge and after discussion with the person, make referrals to other services in accordance with organisation policies and available resources