Digest This: Recovery-based approach to mental health care
Thursday, December 10th, 2009
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Locally, I have yet to meet a provider who doesn't assert that all treatment and outcomes reflect the principles of recovery yet when I inquire further they can't provide evidence of the same. Too often after being pressed I am told an interesting anecdote, "Let me tell you the story of Billy (or Suzy or some other adult name rendered childlike) …. " or find that that which existed has simply been renamed, ex. day programs now called Recovery Centers, Drop-in Centers renamed Self Help Centers, clients (nee' recipients, nee' patients) now called consumers. This is hardly the type of evidence that could lead one to believe that the words and deeds are intersecting broadly.
There are seminars, publications, colloquia, trainings, and conferences on recovery but has our nation's mental health system really "transformed" to one predicated on the principles of recovery or has it merely adopted the language? I had hoped for better sixteen years past Anthony's seminal work. Naturally, the burden and the blame for failing to recovery in a system which putatively affords every opportunity to recover will fall to those who are receiving services. The same occurred in earlier eras, ex. The Era of Psychosocial Rehabilitation, The Era of Evidence Based Practices.
I sorry I missed this discussion. I am very impressed with all the work discussed. I wanted to share with you what we have done here at the Mental Helath Center of Denver to promote recovery transformation. Such sharing of information I feel is critical to move recovery practice forward nation wide. If you go to http://www.reachingrecovery.org you will see breif desciptions of the research instruments we've created that track and report consumer's progress in recovery overtime. The recovery outcomes have greatly aided our center in our transformation.
David, Hedwig House in Montco has some employment programs you might be interested in. Also, call the county office of mental health and specifically ask for "supported employment" programs.
Thank you for the info, much appreciated.
Is there a Recovery-based approach to mental health program with a focus on employment that I can get involved in? I am currently am a patient of Dr. Andrew Smolar who practices on the Main Line in Bryn Mawr.
David,
That would be a great question to ask our panel of guests tomorrow during our web chat at noon. Please join us if you can!