A recovery focused approach is the contemporary best practice approach to supporting people with mental ill-health. If you have mental ill-health or are supporting people with mental ill-health, you need to know about a recovery focused approach. A complimentary module that is a perfect partner to the 'Introduction to mental ill-health' module.

Approximate time to complete module: 20 minutes (not including time spent looking at additional resources)

On completion of this module, you will be able to
• Define a recovery focused approach
• Articulate the key concepts underpinning a recovery oriented approach
• Recognise the alignment between a person-centred and recovery focused approach
• Identify further resources about a recovery oriented approach.

This module is for: People with lived experience of mental ill-health | Families and carers | Support workers and direct care workers | Positive behaviour support practitioners | Support co-ordinators, case managers and planners | Frontline and customer service staff | Allied health professionals | Others interacting with and supporting people with mental ill-health.

Sectors: Disability | Mental health | Health and Community Services | Forensic | Justice | Clinical Health | Other – entities that are striving to be more inclusive.

Level: Foundational

Emphasis is on knowledge, values and attitudes.