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Corporate Scholarship Presentations HOSPITAL AUTHORITY CONVENTION 2016

C1.4 Rehabilitation 10:45 Room 428

Psychiatric Rehabilitation: Sharing on Corporate Scholarship Programme of Recovery Training at Yale University
Chui YM
Department of Psychiatry, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong

Background

The recovery-oriented practice is based on the notion of recovery which is not a fad or practice required high technology
or advance skills. It is underpinned by individuality, self-management, personal goals and planning, and social inclusion.
It is different from the medical approach which is usually adopted by nowadays healthcare practices in Hong Kong. This
programme is a four-week training organised by the Yale Program for Recovery and Community Health (PRCH) of the Yale
School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Connecticut Mental Health Center, during which the concept of recovery
and recovery-oriented practices in cycles, as well as different practices with support of evidences were shared.

Objectives

(1) To learn the background in recovery, recovery-oriented treatment and services, and other recovery-related approaches
and supports; (2) to acquire skills and knowledge in the application of recovery-oriented principles to mental health and
psychosocial interventions, programmes and support; (3) to learn the recovery-oriented practice with evidence and
effectiveness in psychiatric adult care; and (4) to explore the nuts and bolts of peer support service

Training Activities Wednesday, 4 May

The main focus of the training was recovery-oriented care. It included didactic and interactional training session, site visits to
hospital and other healthcare settings, outreaching to community facilities, participation in patient and staff meeting, sharing
with peers and experts of different service providers about how recovery-oriented model has been putting into their practice.

Outcome and Experience Sharing

Traditional rehabilitation approach is deep rooted as safe and professional while recovery-oriented approach require time and
effort to cultivate the recovery atmosphere and concept. It would be understandable for staff feeling risky of allowing client
too much autonomy on determining their treatment plan, vice versa, service users are not ready for making decision in terms
of knowledge, confidence, attitude and support. Promotion and education become profoundly requisite. After the training,
our group members participated in:

(1) Promotion and cultivation of recovery culture.

(2) Development of hardware for recovery-oriented care by arranging staff training on skills and knowledge to fuel and
sustain transformation, refining practice guidelines, revamping work on treatment planning.

(3) Development of Peer Support Service.

(4) Development of evidence-based initiatives to support recovery-oriented care.

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