The Development of Recovery Oriented Practice: A Historical Perspective

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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................2
Task 1: Historical Perspective....................................................................................................2
1. Why did recovery oriented practice developed?...............................................................2
3. Discuss the role of people with lived experience and the role they and their family had in
developing recovery oriented practice...................................................................................3
4. Discuss the recovery approach and the role it had in developing recovery oriented
practice...................................................................................................................................4
Task 2: Capabilities and required skills.....................................................................................5
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................8
Reference....................................................................................................................................9

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Introduction
The National framework for recovery oriented mental health services describes about
the practice standards and capabilities which are required in the mental health workforce to
provide recovery approach (A national framework for recovery-oriented mental health
services, 2019). The framework was recommended by the Australian Health Minister’s
Advisory Council on 2013 (Australian Health Ministers' Advisory Council, 2019). It works as
a guide to the mental health practitioners to provide better treatment (Australian Health
Ministers' Advisory Council, 2019). This report broadly divided into two parts, the first part
describes the historical perspective of the framework and the second part describes the
necessary skills required by the nurses who are following the framework. The historical
perspective indicates that the development of the recovery approach was directly connected
with the consumer movement. The report is also highlighted the relationship between
recovery approach and Recovery Oriented mental Health Services.
Task 1: Historical Perspective
1. Why did recovery oriented practice developed?
Consumer movement refers to the organised activity of consumers in different
developed nations (Smith & McGurn, 2016). The movement begins on 1960. The time of
technological and economic change facilitates the movement. There were different factors
which influenced the consumer movement. Development of recovery oriented practice was
interconnected with the consumer movement. The recovery of the patients with physical or
mental illness was challenging during that time. Apart from that, the social acceptance of
those patients was not adequate. They lacks general civil rights and it hampers their quality of
living. This social crisis was mitigated by the involvement of different consumer movements

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during 1960’s and the concept of recovery oriented practice was introduced later to provide
adequate support and care to the patients with mental disability.
2. Discuss consumer movement and the role it had in developing Recovery
oriented practice.
Consumer movement has a direct impact on the development of the Recovery
approach. The development of recovery approach was based on the studies where it was
indicated that patients with mental disorders could be treated. The personalized treatment
plan in case of patients with mental illness plays a significant role in recovery. Several studies
highlighted the fact that, recovery of a mentally ill patient is depended on personalized
treatment plan. Apart from that, several studies indicated that treatment plan focusing with
only symptoms are not effective enough for recovery of a patient with mental disorder.
Disability right movement was an essential part of the consumer movement which influences
the development of recovery approach. The movement supported the mentally and physically
disabled patients and tried to strengthen the human rights of the patients. Therefore, the
beginning of the recovery approach was related to this movement. The movement supports
the patients with mental illness by providing specific treatment and care. Moreover, the
movement supported the socioeconomic condition of the patient so that they can improve
their quality of life. The patients were supported to access the opportunities of employment
which helped them to become independent.
3. Discuss the role of people with lived experience and the role they and their
family had in developing recovery oriented practice.
Recovery is a concept which was introduced to the individuals with mental disorder to
support their journey, experience and support their identity beyond the medical condition
(Jacob, 2015). The recovery approaches are considered as an alternative to the traditional