Recovery Focused Practice

Introduction

There have been remarkable developments in mental health care in the past decade. Mental health service provision is increasing and focusing more on the role of the primary care sector (Mental Health Drug and Alcohol Principal Committee, 2013). One particular mental health service is recovery-focused care - governments in many developed countries have suggested that mental health service systems should concentrate on the concept of recovery-focused practice (Cavanaugh, 2014). This essay will provide an overview and the rationale of the recovery-focused care approach for schizophrenia (a form of psychosis which needs more research and treatment (Torgalsbøen & Rund, 2010)), and will also assess the potential shortcomings and identify
It is about keeping patients cheerful and hopeful while there are limitations in their lifestyle as a result of mental health illness (Cavanaugh, 2014). The recovery process is complete once patients’ experiences contribute to both physical and emotional healing as well as positive changes in feelings, attitudes and self-esteem (Beebe, 2010). As stated by Raeburn et al. (2015), the recovery-focused approach means that healthcare professionals collaborate with schizophrenic patients to establish personalised treatment and an effective supportive environment relevant to the patient’s self-identified recovery
(2014) stated that recovery-orientated care ‘has been identified as essential to providing good quality services’. Nonetheless, a number of shortcomings of this principle still persist. The possible ambiguity toward the patient's hospital based care and treatments they are on is one of the drawbacks of the recovery-focused practice. This system should then involve; enabling the patient’s choices where suitable, providing patients with access to helpful information on treatments and their effects, and meaningful incorporation in decision-making. To assist the recovery model, patients should be given effective advice on their role in treatment so they can help develop planned targets and outcomes. Acute patients receiving care with the recovery approach should consider the potential conflict between recovery-focused nursing care and function-controlling care. Therefore, Baker et al. (2014) also highlighted that the success of this intervention depends on how nurses work with mental health clients. It is essential for carers to work in partnership with patients to work toward their social inclusion. This can be attained through specialised group activities designed to encourage social development of the