MassPRA Strategic Plan
2007-2009 

Mission:  MassPRA is a collective of individuals and organizations promoting full access to the highest quality psychiatric rehabilitation services in support of recovery from mental illnesses.

Three priority areas:
	Membership development
	Education and training/workforce development
	Advocacy and system change

Membership Services and Development Goals:
	To increase the visibility and influence of MassPRA within provider organizations, families, funders, service users, the legislature and persons in recovery
	Determine the need and viability of hiring a paid staff to oversee the operations of the chapter
	Develop a plan to increase the diversity of the board in terms of cultural, ethnic, geographic as well as family involvement

Specific goals to be generated through a Membership Committee
Education and Training/Workforce Development
	Increase the visibility and utilization of the CPRP credential, through marketing, collaborations, and training, reaching out to culturally diverse populations as well
	Finalize the PSR curriculum, design a curriculum to reach a more experienced workforce and market
	Explore hiring a permanent trainer

Specific goals to be generated through an Education/Workforce Development Committee
Advocacy and System Change
	Partner with individuals and organizations that hold MassPRA’s values and can influence system change
	Expand the knowledge base of the MassPRA board
	Facilitate positive experience of system change in provider system through exposure, training and support – through annual conference, active outreach, regional conversations, advocacy for curriculum implementation and training and select priority areas.

Specific goals to be generated through an Advocacy Committee
Present Activities the board is engaged in:
	Completed pilot introductory PSR training for 25 people – 14 weeks/session at three hours each with homework between
	Negotiating revision of PSR curriculum for TAY (transition age youth) provider and DMH staff, training to begin January 08
	Pet Nemec developed and will revise and deliver   First paid staff initiation for Ma Chapter   DMH is the sponsor of the initiative and will be a direct beneficiary of the training
	MassPRA hosts several regional conversations around the state to engage membership and provide trainings, updates on activities, spur discussion of psych rehab issues and topics
	We have an annual conference and an annual meeting (fall and spring, respectively).  We have had growth in our annual meeting each of the last two years and try to hold the annual meeting at the statehouse.
	We provided assistance and advisement to the Mass Council of Human Service Providers for their development of an E-Learning Introduction (they call it an MH credential).