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"A passionate and well-presented guide to recovery for practitioners and everyone else.Watkins provides a vibrant and coherent vision to revitalise the tools professionals already have, showing how to use these to support and enable people's recovery journeys.I recommend this book as the most powerful philosophic, poetic and practical introduction to the recovery vision to emerge in the UK.?
"Jan Wallcraft, Mental Heath Today, May 2008"
"Jan Wallcraft, Mental Heath Today, May 2008"
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In this book the author charts the journey of recovery from severe and disabling mental health problems. The book's optimistic tone challenges the prevailing notion that recovery is an outcome open only to a minority. It describes the necessary transformation of mental health services into a recovery culture. At the heart of the book are five recovery stories which are a testament to the indomitable nature of the human spirit that enables us to rise above adversity. It is these themes that mental health professionals must engage with if they are to be guides and companions to people on their recovery journeys.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a book that explores recovery from mental health problems as a personal journey of discovery and meaning.
The humanity of the author and the experiences of people who share their stories as part of the book, give me hope and a direction in my work. I feel that recovery has in some parts of mental health work been hijacked as management speak, and justification for reducing caseloads. This book re-focuses the thought and discussion on recovery back to the reality of peoples lives.
I would highly recomend this book to anyone interested in mental health.
The humanity of the author and the experiences of people who share their stories as part of the book, give me hope and a direction in my work. I feel that recovery has in some parts of mental health work been hijacked as management speak, and justification for reducing caseloads. This book re-focuses the thought and discussion on recovery back to the reality of peoples lives.
I would highly recomend this book to anyone interested in mental health.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is by far the most helpful text I have found to really enable practitioners to understand the concept of recovery, particularly from the perspective of the client. It contains some deeply moving personal accounts of recovery journeys that encourage those working in the field to think beyond the traditional medical, psychological and social approaches to care to consider interventions that value individual creativity and alternative perspectives. The writers own rich personal experiences of working in the field suffuse this text and a clear belief in personal growth, hope and optimism. In answer to other reviews yes, there may be those that explore social inclusion more thoroughly but they may fail to capture the essence of recovery that will enable practitioners to form more meaningful relationships with their clients. I recommend this as a key text to all my pre registration mental health nurses to help them to grasp this much debated concept.
Gail Bennett
Senior Lecturer Mental Health
University Campus Suffolk
Gail Bennett
Senior Lecturer Mental Health
University Campus Suffolk
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I would highly recommend this book to mental health workers, carers and those who have or do experience mental distress.
The book provides a refreshing angle on a subject that has become dominated by clinical perspectives. Recovery is a deeply personal experience and this book provides the essential research evidence for the subject matter - narrative, personal experience and an abilty to 'think outside the box'. An essential for the Recovery journey and clinical practice.
The book provides a refreshing angle on a subject that has become dominated by clinical perspectives. Recovery is a deeply personal experience and this book provides the essential research evidence for the subject matter - narrative, personal experience and an abilty to 'think outside the box'. An essential for the Recovery journey and clinical practice.
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The essence of recovery
This book is a fine exploration of recovery from the experts viewpoint, the person experiencing mental health difficulties! Read more
Published on 10 Nov 2009 by S. Williams
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if you are looking for a book on recovery do not choose this one social inclusion and recovery is a much more comprehensive text and is much easier to read
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Published on 28 April 2008 by Kf Dunne
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