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Best and Promising Practice Fact Sheet: Illness Management and Recovery (IMR)
October 19, 2022
Northeast & Caribbean MHTTC
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Mental Health Professional (Social Worker, Psychologist, Counselor, MFT)
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Researcher
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Recovery Specialist
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Administrator
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Addictions Counselor
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Educator
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Illness Management and Recovery (IMR) is an 11-module manualized program designed to support people living with severe mental health conditions effectively manage mental health symptoms and achieve personally meaningful goals. The program uses psychoeducational, cognitive behavioral, and motivational interventions and techniques to support persons diagnosed with mental health conditions to set and achieve recovery goals (Mueser, 2013).