Personal Recovery and Mental Illness: A Guide for Mental Health Professionals (Values-Based Practice) - Softcover

Slade, Mike

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521746582 ISBN 13: 9780521746588

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2009

Synopsis

Recovery is a concept which has emerged from the experiences of people with mental illness. It involves a shift away from traditional clinical preoccupations such as managing risk and avoiding relapse, towards new priorities of supporting the person in working towards their own goals and taking responsibility for their own life. This book sets an agenda for mental health services internationally, by converting these ideas of recovery into an action plan for professionals. The underlying principles are explored, and five reasons identified for why supporting recovery should be the primary goal. A new conceptual basis for mental health services is described - the Personal Recovery Framework - which gives primacy to the person over the illness, and identifies the contribution of personal and social identity to recovery. These are brought to life through twenty-six case studies from around the world.

About this title

Book Description:

This book sets an agenda for mental health services internationally, by converting ideas of recovery into an action plan for professionals. The principles are explored, and five reasons identified for why supporting recovery should be the primary goal. These are illustrated by twenty-six case studies from around the world.

About the Author:

Mike Slade is a Reader in Health Services Research, Health Service and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0521746582
• ISBN 13: 9780521746588
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288