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NURS11163 Recovery Approach to Mental Health

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Recovery Approach to Mental Health (NURS11163)

   

Added on  2020-04-15

NURS11163 Recovery Approach to Mental Health

   

CQUniversity Australia

   

Recovery Approach to Mental Health (NURS11163)

   Added on 2020-04-15

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Running head: MENTAL HEALTH- NURSINGClinical recovery and mental health challengesName of the StudentName of the UniversityAuthor Note
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1MENTAL HEALTH- NURSINGIntroduction- Mental health recovery can be defined as the journey which involvestransformation and healing of a person with mental health problems, thereby enabling him tolead a peaceful life in the community, while striving to achieve full potential. A recovery frommental disorder therefore helps these people to improve their health and wellness (Dihoff &Weaver, 2012). It also provides an opportunity to live a self directed life. Stigma and socialattitudes to mental disorders impose restrictions on people who experience ill health (Mead &Copeland, 2000). Key concepts- There are certain fundamental concepts that facilitate easy recovery of mentalpatients. Several internal and external conditions such as hope, healing, connection,empowerment, positive culture of healing help in ensuring that the services are supportingrecovery of the consumers. The key elements are as follows:Hope- Mental health recovery provides the concerned patients with a motivating andessential message that helps them dream of a better future (Tew et al., 2012). Themessage helps them hope that he will be successful in overcoming the barriers andlimitations can that they confront in daily life. Learning and unconscious assimilationinfluence hopes (Mead & Copeland, 2000). However, it can also be fostered by family,peers, friends, healthcare providers and other members of the community. Thus, hopeacts as a catalyst in accelerating the recovery process.Responsibility- It acts as one of the key concepts in mental recovery. It involves takingactions that help the person to take control of their lives and gives them the authority toselect from a range of options that help in their recovery. They take responsibility of theirself-car and recovery journey (Mead & Copeland, 2000). It requires enormous courage to
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2MENTAL HEALTH- NURSINGwork towards their goals. They strive to learn coping strategies that accelerates thehealing process.Education- It acts as a vehicle that focuses on interconnectedness of the spirit, mind, bodyand the community. They accelerate the recovery process by broadening the social,intellectual and emotional horizons of the mentally challenged people (Slade et al., 2014).They provide opportunities to expand the knowledge and skills. Education services helpthe concerned people to engage in mutual relationship with good learning outcomes(Geenen et al., 2015). They also work towards abolishing any prejudice or discriminationassociated with mental illness.Self-advocacy- It is defined as the empowerment of individuals who suffer from mentalhealth problems. It provides them with the authority to select treatment methods from arange of options and also allows them to participate in the decision making process(Pickett et al., 2012). The people acquire the ability to join other consumers and are ableto speak for themselves about their desires, wants, needs and aspirations (Sklar, Groessl,O'Connell, Davidson & Aarons, 2013). This empowerment helps gain control of theirfate.Support- Mutual support focuses on sharing of experiential skills and knowledge that arerelated to social learning (Chinman et al., 2014). This support plays a crucial role in therecovery process. The consumers are encouraged to engage other patients or mentallydisabled people in the recovery process and they provide each other with a feeling ofbelonging (Corrigan, Kosyluk & Rüsch, 2013). The family also provides the muchneeded support to people living with mental illness and assists those people to live andwork successfully in the community.
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