Monday, September 21, 2009

NIne components of recovery - Part 3 - Community Blog - Practitioners - Wired In

 

I am reading another excellent book at the moment, A Practical Guide to Recovery-Oriented Practice by Larry Davidson and colleagues. Davidson has been a leading researcher at the forefront of the metal health recovery movement almost since it began.

In their book, Davidson and colleagues describe nine components of being in recovery from mental illness. I outlined the first three components in Part 1 and Part 2:…..

I now describe the last three components keeping close to Davidson’s description, but referring explicitly to addiction and serious substance use problems when necessary:

 

7. Assuming control….

 

8. Fighting stigma….

 

9. Being an empowered citizen…..

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