The components of the Common Ground program used in a DSC session are all created, reviewed, and updated by the client. Peer staff provide assistance and guidance. The Common Ground program, the peers and the prescribers all support client voice and client choice.

Is individualized medicine that is not in a pill or chemical form. Personal Medicines aid in the recovery of each client. They are activities, techniques and tools that enhance wellness. They are developed by the client and regularly reviewed and updated in the DSC.

Help a client focus on their goals and what is important to them, and helps convey that goal to staff. Power Statements also help give clarity to the client’s overall recovery, wellness and life priorities. They are generated by the client and regularly reviewed and updated in the DSC.

Help give a client awareness regarding their wellness, their thoughts, their feelings and symptoms, and can be shared with the prescriber. Comparisons of past health reports can illustrate areas of concern, patterns, as well as areas of growth and stability, that both client and staff can view.

Ensures that a decision will be mutually agreed upon between a prescriber and a client. Shared Decisions help put the client on equal footing with the prescriber and CMSU staff.

a library of vetted and approved health information, worksheets, tip sheets, Personal Medicine cards, and helpful videos, are available to the client and staff at any time.