"This book takes a lofty vision of "recovery" and of "a life in the community" for every adult with a serious mental illness promised by the U.S. President's 2003 New Freedom Commission on Mental Health and shows the reader what is entailed in making this vision a reality. Beginning with the historical context of the recovery movement and its recent emergence on the center stage of mental health policy around the world, the authors then ..."
"Larry Davidson, Michael Rowe, Janis Tondora, Maria J. O'Connell, Martha
Staeheli Lawless. Roy Oriented Practice Tools for Larry Davidson Transforming o
Mental Maria J. O'Connel Health Care Martha Staeheli Lawless A Practical Guide
to RecoveryOriented Practice A Practical Guide to. Front Cover."
"... with fewer than 15% being competitively employed at any given time (Anthony,
1994; Kirsh, 1996; Marrone, Gandolfo, Gold, & Hoff, 1998). Even among those
individuals who have access to supported employment, many find that their jobs
do not last beyond an initial, brief period, with little if any opportunity for
advancement. Finally, despite the fact that the staggering costs of lost productivity
and direct treatment expenditures ..."