contents of the workshop During the workshop participants will be introduced to a new model of recovery-oriented treatment that has been developed by the community mental health organisation GGz Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Central focus in this model is the development of a strong therapeutic alliance directed towards recovery. We distinguish three types of recovery: symptomatic recovery, societal recovery and personal recovery. One very important indicator of personal recovery is to have a regular job. It is therefore that the team focuses on actively supporting and guiding people to work and to help them keep their job. Another important aspect of the treatment is to create a working triad between the client, the family (network) and the mental health professionals. The relationship betweenclients and family is often deteriorated and families often feel burdened since the onset of the psychosis.
The team’s treatment attitude is focused on empowerment and shared decision making. Since the start of this special team in 2006 indicators of recovery have been recorded over time. Some results will be presented.
format Four short introductions will be held:
1. The recovery-oriented treatment model for early psychosis and results over the first four years.
2. Symptomatic recovery: the shared decisionmaking model.
3. Family matters: the triad between client, family and professionals.
4. Societal and personal recovery: the focus on getting clients into a regular job (again). The last part will be a discussion by participants of the workshop on the presented model, its working practice and the dilemma’s that will arise.
aim At the end of the workshop participants will be able to relate the presented model to a more traditional way of treating early psychosis and be able to relate it to their own practice.