• Presented by people with lived experiences
AIMS
• Introduce you to the concept of
Recovery
• Explore the principles and practice
of Recovery
• Invite you to join The Big Recovery
What does recovery mean to you?
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Recovery is a unique journey – a
meaningful mystery tour to
reclaim/recover past skills and
dreams and discover new
possibilities, dreams and sense of
self
(Group of Worcestershire service users)
Deegan – ‘Recovery is a process, a way
of life, an attitude, and a way of
approaching the day’s challenges. It is
not a perfect linear process. At times
our course is erratic and we falter, slide
back, regroup and start again.
“You cannot organise a recovery
around a vacuum- You cannot
organise Recovery around
nothingness”
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The values we need to embrace....
Choice
Hope
Inclusion
Empowerment
Partnership
Choice
Without meaningful choices individuals are
bound by what service’s already provide.
Choice gives people control.
Hope
Without hope individuals may accept a more
limiting way of being; they may feel they have
little to reach for, hope gives people goals,
aspirations and ultimately vision of what can be
Inclusion
Without being part of local communities the
individual can feel isolated and apart from the
rest of society. Inclusion supports people to
maintain their links and forge new ones.
Empowerment
Without empowerment people can become
dependent on services and staff and less able to
take control of their lives. Empowerment gives
people that sense of self.
Partnership
Without working in true partnership peoples own
recovery journey could be pretty lonely, slower
and more emotionally painful process. Most
people need people they can trust, confide in are
honest and are confident in their abilities and
skills.
THE BIG RECOVERY
Top 10 challenges for Psychiatrists working in the
Recovery Model
Positive Risk Taking
People with lived experience as trainers
Recovery Focused Conversations
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People will forget what you said
People will forget what you did
But people will never forget how
you made them feel