Recovery and Wellness : Models of Hope and Empowerment for People with Mental Illness

ISBN-13: 9780789019042 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 180 str.

Catana E. Brown; Catana Brown

Opis

Appearing simultaneously as Occupational Therapy in Mental Health volume 17, numbers 3-4 (2001), this book for occupational therapists provides theoretical and experiential perspectives on the Recovery Model and describes its effective use. Ten chapters examine the major constructs of the model, outline the recovery process, present specific approa

Spis treści

• 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

O autorze

Catana Brown