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How Does Recovery Happen?
Recovery is a complex process that includes multiple elements for success.
The elements are delivered over time and phased in based on consumer readiness,
capacity, and wish--joined to the necessary professional competencies.
- High Level of Professional Competence
- Expertise in the Diagnosis and Management of Serious Mental Illness
- Extensive training and practice experience in the delivery of
evidence-based practices
- Capacity for forming compassionate mentoring relations with consumers
- Belief in recovery as the expected end point of treatment and
supports
- Clear Evaluation of the presenting disorder
- Understanding of the brain/biochemical disorders facing the individual
- Evaluation of the course and severity of the illness
- Knowledge of the disorder's impact (emotional/behavioral/social) on the
individual
- Appraisal of the consumer's experience and understanding of the
disorder
- Assessment of the individual's strengths (both personal and social)
- Engagement of the consumer
- Motivational Interviewing to engage the patient
- Personal Goals defined by the individual with the disorder
- Agreement on treatment and rehabilitation objectives
- Formation of a collaborative alliance targeted on assisting the
individual
- Provision of Community Treatment and
Rehabilitation
- Delivery of psychopharmacological regimen applicable to the
disorder/acuity
- Use of evidence-based Prescribing Algorithms
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- Delivery of Clinical Treatment
- Motivational Interviewing
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
- Adjunct Therapies (Group, Marital, Family)
- Consumer Skill Training
- Knowledge of Illness
- Understanding of Treatment
- Tools for Management of Cognitive Challenges
- Tools for Mood Regulation
- Tools for Crisis Management
- Tools for Resource Management
- Family/Friends Skill Training
- Knowledge of Illness
- Understanding of Treatment
- Tools for Management of Cognitive Challenges
- Tools for Mood Regulation
- Tools for Crisis Management
- Tools for Resource Management
- Referral for Rehabilitation Supports
- Housing
- Education
- Employment
- Recreational
- Income Maintenance
- Peer Support and Mentoring
- Monitoring of Treatment Efficacy
- Continuing measurement of perceived improvements by consumer and
therapist
- Continuing "hard" data reports on progress and achievement of outcomes
- Continuing revision of treatment approaches based on data evaluation
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