Recovery and Wellness

This informative book describes the Recovery Model for occupational therapy with mentally ill clients and shows how to use it most effectively. It examines the major constructs of the model, describes the recovery process, offers specific OT approaches to support recovery, and provides guidelines for incorporating wellness and recovery principles into mental health services.

Catana Brown

Introduction: Recovery and Wellness: Models of Hope and Empowerment for People with Mental Illness Part One: Consumer/Survivor Perspectives Recovery as a Self-Directed Process of Healing and Transformation Unique Eyes and Different Windows of Opportunity: The Consumer Provider Perspective Where the Rainbow Speaks and Catches the Sun: An Occupational Therapist Discovers Her True Colors Part Two: Philosophical Perspectives Life Experience Is Not a Disease or Why Medicalizing Madness is Counterproductive to Recovery Teaching Approaches and Occupational Therapy Psychoeducation Part Three: Application of Recovery Principles Recovery and Occupational Therapy in the Community Mental Health Setting What Is the Best Environment for Me? A Sensory Processing Perspective Wellness Recovery Action Plan: A System for Monitoring, Reducing and Eliminating Uncomfortable or Dangerous Physical Symptoms and Emotional Feelings Participatory Action Research: A Model for Establishing Partnerships Between Mental Health Researchers and Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities Index Reference Notes Included