eCPR
(Emotional CPR)
National Coalition of MH
Consumer/Survivor Organizations
www.ncmhcso.org
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eCPR emerged from these 6 elements:
a. Consumer/survivor recovery movementÕslived experience:
empowerment
b. Ten co mponents of recovery developed by SAMHSA
c. Crisis counseling following disasters: psychological first aid
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eCPR is based on the values of a healthy community
a). Respectful, trusting relationships
b). Recovery is possible for everyone, centrality o f hope
c). Self-determination (dignity of choice) is vital especially for
persons in crisis
d). Connecting on a mutually respectful emotional level
e). Validity o f emotional expression
f). Cultural attune ment and inclusion across diverse groups
g). Every citizen is appreciated as a healthy pe rson ins ide who
has encountered trau ma
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C=Connecting
 Connecting is the most challenging of
the 3 elements
 Connecting is a matter of trust,
sensitivity, and focused attention
 In practice, connecting looks a lot like
listening
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C=Connecting
 Communicating with the person at an emotional level
 Listening with your heart, empathetically, with
concern
 Tuning in nonjudgmentally
 Showing and feeling genuine concern, hope, and
compassion
 Encourage persons to express feelings
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P = emPowerment
As the individual in emotional crisis begins to feel safe
and is able to speak it is important that they begin
planning for a return to life in the community.
 Surviving emotional crisis resembles recovery
from illness in many ways
 The personÕslife is dramatically disrupted for a
period
 Sooner or later things return to something like
ÒnormalÓ
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P = emPowerment
ItÕscrucial that the planning stage be focused on
specifics. Ask the person to consider:
 What do I want my life to look like?
 What can I do to take good care of myself?
 WhatÕs ht e next important thing I can do now?
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What we bring to helping
people recover from e-crisis
is our interior experience.
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