Evaluation Of A Recovery Oriented Practitioner

It should be noted service users do not necessarily associate recovery with being symptom free. Rather, it involves coping with distress and living well. Rachel Perkins (Unit 21, pg

Mental health is a complex phenomenon that consists of a range of diagnoses, treatments and outcomes. Recovery from such experiences has historically meant to completely remove all symptoms of illness, but is now currently thought of as regaining a sense of control over and development of a new meaning and purpose in one’s life, rather than feeling defined by the illness. Each individual understands it in their own personal way, likened to a journey towards self-determination, choice, and empowerment.

In mental health the concept of recovery is a contrast to the medical context to which we are accustomed to. Individuals experiencing mental illnesses have expressed recovery to be “elusive, not perfectly linear… erratic, we flatter, slide back and regroup…establish a sense of integrity and purpose” (Roads to recovery, n.d.), which reflects

First, the recovery model prioritizes individual life goals, which are developed by the person seeking treatment, not the provider. On the other hand, the medical model is focused narrowly on treatment goals which are developed by the provider or treatment team. The recovery model encourages high goal-setting. They facilitate hope through providing resources and education, and help to develop steps to achieve personal goals, whereas the medical model has low expectations of the client and does not facilitate positive outcomes that will increase one’s quality of life. While the recovery model is holistic and sensitive to the issues that encompass stigma, the medical model is reductionistic and identifies individuals by their illness. The recovery model is strengths based, which is focused on improving self-efficacy, whereas the medical model is focused on symptom management; the overall goal is to reduce symptoms and stabilize the client. The recovery model recognizes that relapse does exist, whereas the client would be considered non-compliant if treated under the medical model. The medical model is focused on systematic processes, undervalues the therapeutic relationship, and is less focused on the individual. With the recovery model, providers understand the importance of a strong therapeutic relationship and encourage clients’ self-direction and right to make decisions regarding treatment. Recovery based therapy values the impact that hope and empowerment can have on individual treatment. The provider maintains a facilitator role with the client, which helps to encourage and foster positive change. With the medical model, providers control all aspects of treatment and client involvement is not as stable as it may be in recovery based treatment. (National Association for Social Workers West Virginia,

The recovery model comes from the medical model, and has been improved upon and redefined for many years. One of the many definitions that had been agreed upon state that “people can be

Throughout the many years, there have been many negative public perceptions of Schizophrenia, which is known by majority of the public as an indication of mental illness. This disorder is most of the time perceived by the public as caused by psychological factors. People with this mental illness are considered to be unpredictable and threatening (Angermeyer & Matschinger, 2003, p. 526). Most patients have a behavioural dysfunction. Victims, families and society carry a substantial burden due to this illness (Wood & Freedman, 2003).

The recovery principles address that, this will be achieved by promoting a culture of hope, promoting self-autonomy and self-determination. Collaborative partnerships and engagement, focus on strength. Holistic and personalised care, engaging family, carers, supporting people and significant others, responsiveness to diversity, lastly, reflection and learning. (Cockram, 2011).

In the world today, there are many illnesses and disorders that affect people each and every day. One illness in particular that is very big in the US and all around the world is Schizophrenia. It is also the most researched topic. A person who is diagnosed with Schizophrenia lives a very different lifestyle than someone who is not. Many people would consider a person with schizophrenia to be “crazy.” Sadly enough, people with this illness do posses symptoms that might come off as crazy or insane. There are many different causes that come along with schizophrenia. A person who is diagnosed may not know it at first but they do later realize that they have some interesting thoughts, depending on the type of symptoms they posses while having this illness. Although the symptoms may be very brutal and causes cannot be controlled, there still is hope and treatments for individuals who have schizophrenia.

Contemporary mental health care is a changing and developing field. Traditional practices of understanding and caring for those with mental illness are being challenged (Trenoweth, 2017). Personal recovery is not a new concept. Although it is significantly different to the biomedical model, it has been well written about in literature, putting a significant influence on policies and the delivery of care within today’s practices. When people with a lived experience of mental illness started to challenge the biomedical model of care, recovery orientated health care began to grow (Barkway, 2013). Before further exploring both personal recovery and the biomedical approach, we will look at what recovery is. Slade (2009) outlines a two part definition

Throughout the mental health literature, there is not one set definition of the concept of recovery as there are many interpretations of what it is, and what it entails (Jacobson & Greenley, 2001).

In the Mental Health treatment we can distinguish two different approaches to patient treatment, this is known as models of treatment, firstly we have a medical model, and secondary we a using person recovery model.

(Szasz,1982, p.4, p.29) In 1900, the term schizophrenia, now used worldwide, was used to describe the condition that one out of every hundred people had. This statistic remains the same today. Through research and years of study, the world has a better understanding of schizophrenia, its forms, characteristics, symptoms, types, possible causes, and treatments, if any. ( Pierce, 1990. p.263 )

Schizophrenia is a universal mental illness which is both complex and devastating. Schizophrenia generally begins in the early stages of life and may lead to lifelong disabilities (Moritz, 2010). The context of this paper shall include an introduction on schizophrenia as well as the reasoning this discipline was chosen. It will include a critiqued research study that will explain how the research was presented. The primary focus on the research study will be a literature review, the methods used, the results found, and a presented discussion.

According to the United Kingdom’s Mental Health foundation (2015) the concept of recovery is about ‘the individual staying in control of their life despite experiencing a mental health problem.’ The aim of the

Psychosocial rehabilitation models the ultimate patient-centered interventions; it effectively supplements the individual’s recovery. Recovery is deeply