Introduction to Recovery and Recovery-Oriented Practices

This online course presents an introduction to recovery and recovery-oriented care.

At the conclusion of this course, learners should be able to:

Appreciate that as many, if not more, people recover from serious mental illnesses as those who live with illnesses for a prolonged period of time.

Understand the difference between the two meanings of recovery in relation to serious mental illness.

List the core components of recovery-oriented care.

Describe the changes that need to be made to conventional clinical care for it to become oriented to promoting recovery.