| Mental Health Recovery Is a FACT, even
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| | recovery is now becoming widely
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| though Mental Health Recovery as a
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| | recognised and, providing the basic
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| concept is still unheard of in many parts
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| | learning skills and confidence to go on
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| of the world. Recovery is a journey of
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| | to employment or further education should
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| healing and transformation for a person
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| | be regarded as a high priority. Basic
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| with mental health problems and the
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| | Maths, English and IT skills have become
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| process of mental health recovery is
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| | a modern day necessity.
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| complex and is different for each
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| | During an individual's Recovery journey s
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| individual.
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| | he will need to implement their own
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| "Recovery is a process not a place. It is
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| | personal recovery tools. Use of such
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| about recovering what was lost: rights,
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| | recovery tools will enhance wellness,
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| roles, responsibilities, decisions,
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| | enable empowerment and provide competency
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| potential and support. It is not about
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| | for recovery and for maintaining their
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| symptom elimination, but about what an
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| | ongoing wellness.
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| individual wants, how s/he can get there
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| | The Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP)
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| and how others can help/support them to
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| | was developed by Mary Ellen Copeland. It
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| get there. It is about rekindling hope
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| | is a major wellness planning tool which
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| for a productive present and a rewarding
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| | will enable individual users to identify
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| future - And believing that one deserves
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| | their own personal wellness resources
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| it. Recovery involves people having a
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| | (wellness toolbox) as well as identifying
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| personal vision of the life they want to
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| | individual's triggers, early warning
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| live, seeing and changing patterns,
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| | signs and "relapse signatures", thus
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| discovering symptoms can be managed and
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| | giving a means to monitor and manage
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| doing it, finding new ways and reasons,
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| | problems, symptoms and life in general,
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| doing more of what works and less of what
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| | as well as giving the opportunity to
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| doesn't. Recovery is about reclaiming the
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| | write advanced directives in case of a
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| roles of a "healthy" rather than a "sick"
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| | future, major relapse.
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| person. Recovery is about getting there"
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| | The adoption of Mental Health Recovery
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| - Laurie Curtis (1998).
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| | and the use of WRAPs should transform
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| As has been observed for many years, the
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| | many Mental Health Systems - and not
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| primary key to mental health recovery has
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| | before time! Comprehensive training of
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| been the individual's own desire for such
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| | mental health staff is essential to
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| a recovery. The Recovery Model
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| | implement the Recovery model and to
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| stimulates, harnesses and supports this
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| | assist consumers in creating and applying
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| desire.
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| | their Wellness Recovery Action Plans
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| The Mental Health Recovery Model of care
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| | (WRAPs).
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| focuses on the person, not the symptoms
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| | In many ways this may be looked on as a
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| or the illness. Instead of the narrow
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| | recovery of the Mental Health Services.
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| medical model, there is presented a model
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| | Hopefully this will allow many
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| for psychosocial rehabilitation. Since
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| | professionals to undergo a recovery of
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| first presented, professionals from all
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| | the dreams and ideals they had when they
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| four corners of the globe have begun to
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| | first came into the services and provide
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| express interest in this alternative
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| | them with a new vitality to put them into
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| model for mental health recovery: - A
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| | practice.
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| dream come true, a non-pathological,
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| | To conclude, while Mental Health Recovery
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| holistic approach for recovery. Surely
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| | is a compex journey and is different for
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| all mental health care systems will adopt
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| | each individual, it remains possible for
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| this model.
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| | anyone with the right information, desire
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| For many clients, an important part of
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| | and supports to achieve it. The goal of
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| mental health recovery is sharing
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| | Recovery is a full integration into all
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| experiences and coping-strategies and
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| | aspects of community life. The individual
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| Recovery Groups can provide a forum for
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| | may still experience symptoms but will
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| this. If professionals want to set up
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| | have the tools to manage these and manage
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| such groups they must be prepared to take
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| | life in general within the community, in
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| part as an equal member and must be
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| | much the same way that many a diabetic
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| prepared to relax some personal
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| | can manage their symptoms and lifestyle
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| boundaries, within the rules of
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| | without the need to be a hospital
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| confidentiality of the group.
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| | patient.
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| The role of employment in mental health
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