I try and make providers accountable for their practice. If they are saying they are “recovery” focused then they need to demonstrate this, several years ago I was involved developing a benchmark for “recovery” orientated services. It’s using the weapon of “evidence base” which services claim to be beholden to, and finding recovery based evidence, and it is out there.
As someone who identifies as being a “survivor” of mental health services in the UK, I was initially enthused by the talk of “recovery” I do believe the word has now out lived its usefulness as there are too many interpretations.
An article that may be of interest is http://www.ono.ac.il/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Uses-and-Abuses-of-recovery.pdf
I try and make providers accountable for their practice. If they are saying they are “recovery” focused then they need to demonstrate this, several years ago I was involved developing a benchmark for “recovery” orientated services. It’s using the weapon of “evidence base” which services claim to be beholden to, and finding recovery based evidence, and it is out there.
As someone who identifies as being a “survivor” of mental health services in the UK, I was initially enthused by the talk of “recovery” I do believe the word has now out lived its usefulness as there are too many interpretations.
An article that may be of interest is
http://www.ono.ac.il/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Uses-and-Abuses-of-recovery.pdf