Psychosocial Supports

1. The initial focus in the helping relationship is on the person's strengths, desires, interests, aspirations, experience, ascribed meaning, talents, knowledge, and resiliency, not on their deficits, weaknesses, problems, or needs as perceived by another.
2. Each person is responsible for his or her own recovery.  The participant is the director of the help efforts.  We serve as a caring community of living consultants.  The healing process takes place on many levels.
3. All human beings have the inherent capacity to learn, grow, and transform.  The human spirit is incredibly resilient.  People have the right to try, to succeed, and to experience the learning that accompanies falling short of a goal. 
4. The helping relationship becomes one of collaboration, mutuality, and partnership.  "Power with another, not power over another." 
5. Working with people in natural settings in the community is the preferred venue for helping.
6. The entire community is viewed as an oasis of potential resources, not as an obstacle.  Naturally occurring resources are considered first, before segregated formal social service or mental health programs.

You Me We Plus sets out to bring a strengths-based approach when working side by side with you. We work with you and your support circle to explore your resourcefulness and resilience - the exact opposite of concentrating on the weaknesses and shortcomings you may have been told you have. You will experience a culture of acceptance whereby you, free from the constraints of your diagnosis, are encouraged to be yourself.