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About the recovery model
- Recovery vs. rehabilitation
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The key points of the recovery model
- Employment/Meaningful Activity
- Supports (Peer and Family)
- Consumer-centred clinical care
- Empowerment
- Reduction of Stigma
- Community Involvement
- Access to Resources
- Education
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Terminology
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Recovery implies cure
- False Hope
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Isn't everyone on the road to "recovery"?
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Most people strive for many of the key points of the recovery model
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Many strive for meaning and happiness for their whole lives.
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Is it fair to give people with 'mental illness' false hope?
- They are trying to achieve something that most people cannot achieve.
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Can we change the medical profession?
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Changing the expectations of psychiatrists and mental health professionals.
- Met with a lot of resistance.