STRENGTHENING LEADERSHIP:

1. STRENGTHENING LEADERSHIP: A Campaign for Self & Others Kathy Muscari, Ph.D. ~ Director, CONTAC Campaign for Recovery ~ Charlottesville, Virginia September 19, 2008

2. Self Leadership is an art – a performing art – and the instrument is the self. Kouzes and Posner, 2003 Structure a personal system with supports for maintaining your own wellness and recovery. “Follow the action plan you have designed.” M. E. Copeland, 2002 Campaign For Recovery ~ Charlottesville, VA

3. Others Leadership is the art of mobilizing others to want to struggle for shared aspirations. Kouzes 2008 Campaign for Recovery! Campaign For Recovery ~ Charlottesville, VA

4. About the Presenter • Director, CONTAC of WVMHCA • Nat’l Self-Help Technical Assistance Center • Originally funded by CMHS of SAMHSA • KM Consulting • Organizational Development • Sagebrush Studio • Academic Experience • Human Services: Nonprofit Management • Counseling, Art Education, School Media • Personal Expertise • Poverty/Family Addiction/Anxiety/Trauma/ Physical Illness • Miracles Happen! Recovery is Possible! K. Muscari, PhD Campaign For Recovery ~ Charlottesville, VA

5. Campaign for RecoveryTough Questions from Region Ten… Where are you in your recovery journey? What excites you about: life, growth, learning, wellness, recovery? What interests you now? What have you recently learned from others? Campaign For Recovery ~ Charlottesville, VA

6. Consensus Conference on Recovery The concept of recovery began with consumers. Over time, with effective consumer advocacy, the concept rippled outward to the national level. There is one constant—recovery is always consumer driven…recovery always focuses on addressing the holistic needs and choices of consumers. Recovery is possible and is certainly an expectation. A. Kathryn Power Director, CMHS Campaign For Recovery ~ Charlottesville, VA

7. National ConsensusStatement:RECOVERY Mental health recovery is a journey of healing and transformation enabling a person with a mental health problem to live a meaningful life in a community of his or her choice while striving to achieve his or her full potential. Campaign For Recovery ~ Charlottesville, VA

8. Foundation of LeadershipCREDIBILITY • Leaders must stand for something, believe in something, and care about something. • Leaders passionately believe they can make a difference. • The work of leaders is change. • Leaders know they can’t do it alone. • Leaders recognize contributions by showing appreciation for individual excellence. Kouzes and Posner, 2003 Campaign For Recovery ~ Charlottesville, VA

9. STRENGTHENING LEADERSHIPCampaign for Recovery! • Inspirational Rally • Firewalkers • Keynote Speakers • Executives ~ Commissioners ~ VIPs • Banners, Buttons, Posters • Campaigners ~ Supporters • Celebration Campaign For Recovery ~ Charlottesville, VA

10. Muscari Study • Leadership Practices in Statewide Mental Health Advocacy Networks • Multi-Site Descriptive Survey Study • Midwest, Northeast, South, West • 14 Network Leaders, 62 Observers Campaign For Recovery ~ Charlottesville, VA

11. Statewide Consumer Network Leaders A statewide consumer network leader directs an established or emerging statewide peer-run organization, represents tenets of the self-help movement, and advocates on behalf of people with mental illness. Kathy Muscari, 2007 Campaign For Recovery ~ Charlottesville, VA

12. Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI) Demographic Interview: What has leading a mental health consumer advocacy network been like? Years of overall leadership experience Length of current role Size of staff Size of network Gender Racial-ethnic diversity Educational background Age Instruments Used Campaign For Recovery ~ Charlottesville, VA

13. Consumer Network Leaders Say: “The journey of leadership has its joys, setbacks, and at times, sorrows, but I cannot imagine doing anything else.” “This is the best and finest thing I have ever done with my life, and I am thankful every day for the opportunity to carry on.” “Let me just start by saying its been the most rewarding experience in my life.” Quotes from network leaders In Muscari, 2007 Campaign For Recovery ~ Charlottesville, VA

14. Five Leadership Practices When at their personal best, leaders: • Model • Inspire • Challenge • Enable • Encourage Source: The Leadership Challenge by James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner. Copyright 2002 Campaign For Recovery ~ Charlottesville, VA

15. Model the Way Find your voice by clarifying your personal values Set the example by aligning your actions with shared values. Source: The Leadership Challenge by James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner. Copyright 2002 Campaign For Recovery ~ Charlottesville, VA

16. Challenge the Process Search for opportunities by seeking innovative ways to change, grow, and improve Find a better way of doing things – experiment • Source: The Leadership Challenge • by James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner. Copyright 2002 Campaign For Recovery ~ Charlottesville, VA

17. Inspire a Shared Vision Envision the future by imagining exciting and ennobling possibilities Enlist others in a common vision by appealing to shared aspirations Source: The Leadership Challenge by James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner. Copyright 2002 Campaign For Recovery ~ Charlottesville, VA

18. Enable Others to Act Foster collaboration by promoting cooperative goals and building trust Strengthen others by sharing power and discretion Source: The Leadership Challenge by James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner. Copyright 2002 Campaign For Recovery ~ Charlottesville, VA

19. Encourage the Heart Recognize contributions by showing appreciation for individual excellence Commit to celebrate the values and victories by creating a spirit of community Source: The Leadership Challenge by James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner. Copyright 2002 Campaign For Recovery ~ Charlottesville, VA

20. Consumer Leadership One of the most significant outcomes of the consumer/survivor self-help moment has been the development of mental health consumer/survivor-operated programs … services that are planned, delivered, and evaluated by consumers/survivors themselves. Van Tosh, L. and del Vecchio, P. Consumer-Operated Self-Help Programs: A Technical Report. U.S. Center for Mental Health Services, 2000 Campaign For Recovery ~ Charlottesville, VA

21. Shared vision Live by key values Empower Centralize by mission and decentralize by operations Train to make vision a reality Use information for change Have exemplary performers Relate constructively to employees Anthony & Huckshorn (2008) Principled Leadership inMental Health Systems and Programs Campaign For Recovery ~ Charlottesville, VA

22. Leaders in Recovery People who become leaders don’t always seek the challenges they face … challenges also seek leaders. Kouzes and Posner, 2003 Campaign For Recovery ~ Charlottesville, VA

23. STRENGTHENING LEADERSHIPRemember Recovery is Possible! • Traumatic and troublesome things happen • Difficult and debilitating emotions arise • Hope and supportive helpers inspire change • Turning points and taking action enable change • Labor, learn, love, live, lead one day at a time • The journey of recovery becomes real! • You are the evidence! • You are the inspiration! Campaign For Recovery ~ Charlottesville, VA

24. Effective Leadership Leadership is a relationship, founded on trust and confidence … without trust and confidence, people don’t take risks. Without risks, there’s no change. Without change, organizations and movements die. Kouzes and Posner (1999) Campaign For Recovery ~ Charlottesville, VA

25. Campaign for Recovery! “I challenge you to make your life a masterpiece … I challenge you to join the ranks of those people who live what they teach, who walk their talk.” Anthony Robbins Campaign For Recovery ~ Charlottesville, VA

26. THANK YOU! Anthony, W.A. & Huckshorn, K.A. (2008). Principled leadership. Boston: Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation. Copeland, M. E. (2001 revised). Wellness Recovery Action Plan. Dummerston, VT: Peach Press.Kouzes, J.M. & Posner, B.Z. (2002). The leadership challenge. (3rd ed.). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. Muscari, K.M. (2007). Examining Kouzes and Posner’s five leadership practices in statewide mental health consumer advocacy networks: A multi-site descriptive survey study. UMI 3278156 Ann Arbor, MI: ProQuest New Freedom Commission on Mental Health (2003, July 22). Achieving the promise: Transforming mental health care in America. Final Report. DHHS Pub.No SMA-03-3832. Rockville, MD: DHHS National consensus statement on mental health recovery. (2004). Brochure. Rockville, MD: DHHS Van Tosh, L. & del Vecchio, P. (2000). Consumer/survivor operated self-help programs: A technical report. U.S. Center for Mental Health Services, Rockville, MD Campaign For Recovery ~ Charlottesville, VA