Monday, November 9, 2009

God Stole My Boyfriend: Spiritual Care and the Recovery Model in Mental Illness

 

…….That means two things, for me, in the context of this reflection. 1) We have finally realized that the distinction between "professional" and "patient" is an unhealthily hierarchical construct that does not optimize a person's healing. 2) Spiritual care, because it focuses on unlocking and affirming a person's sense of meaning and purpose, and on connecting them to community and affirming their values, can be a catalyst in the sense of agency so essential to the recovery process…….
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God Stole My Boyfriend: Spiritual Care and the Recovery Model in Mental Illness

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