Who tends to do best?
Experience has shown us that a number of factors are associated with success at PT and beyond. While a person’s diagnosis is not one of them, we have found that one’s readiness is very important. This awareness is a vital resource that helps a person invest in and sustain healing and restoration. Other success-promoting factors are supportive family members and the ability to get along with others – even in the presence of strong emotions and previous treatment failures. With regard to the day-to-day experience of being a member at PT, the following actions support positive outcomes: • Giving and receiving peer/staff support • Increasing levels of participation in program activities • Willingness to learn and practice skills related to coping and self-management, independent living, socialization, work, and fun. • Keeping up with prescribed meds (this includes knowing their effects and side effects) • A gradually increasing interest in maintaining overall wellness: diet, exercise, and
