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RECOVERY MODEL
                                           
    ANGUISH     AWAKENENING     INSIGHT   ACTION PLAN   DETERMINED COMMITMENT   WELL-BEING/ EMPOWERMENT
    Experience of despair due   Awareness that things   I understand change is   I must do something to   TO BECOME WELL   I can have a sense of well-being,
    to being labelled as mentally ill   can change   possible   make things better   I will recover   I am empowered to help myself
                                        and others
                                           
I   C Cognitive- Negative thoughts   C Recognition of anguish     C Insight that there     C Searching for what   C Recognition that I am capable of     C Positive self-regard- best use of
N           and what cause anguish       is something better       will work/intellectual     making own decisions. I have       intellectual power
T                           search/study     self-efficacy, self-determination,        
E                                 self-knowledge, self-worth        
R                                          
N   E Emotional- Hopelessness   E Realization that change     E Positive self-talk     E Learning to cope with   E I am hopeful, the future looks     E Acceptance of ups and downs
A           can take place       "I can do it"       difficult feelings     promising       and not being disabled by them
L                   "I will try today"                      
                    Beginning of hope                      
                                           
    S Spiritual- No meaning/purpose   S Recognizing that the     S Seeking help from a     S Finding spiritual   S My life has meaning and value     S Compassion for self and others
            pain of staying where       "higher power"       satisfaction           Acceptance of other's
            you are is greater then       Possibility of meaning                     compassion
            the pain of changing                             Connectedness
                                           
    P Physical- Pain/Dysfunction   P Realization that it will     P Recognition that you     P Learning basis for   P I am committed to respecting my     P Taking care of physical being
            take physical and       can start with physical       physical pain     body and taking care of it        
            emotional effort to       activity- Hurting for                      
            change       a reason                      
                                           
E   A Activity- Limited/Constrained   A Listening, watching, and     A Purposeful movement     A Searching for   A Complex activity- increasing     A Meaningful work- paid,
X     Loss of competence     learning       Experimenting- taking       meaningful activities,     competence, movement toward       volunteer, hobbies
T     Excessive/Disruptive             small steps       social activism, etc.     work, positive behavioral change        
E                                          
R   SC Self-care- Lack of physical,   SC Expressing the need for     SC Starting to care for self     SC Learning about ways   SC Attending to nutrition, getting     SC Integrated in everyday activities
N     emotional, and     self-care. Asking for       in 1 or 2 dimensions       to care for self better     medical and mental health       Assuring physical, emotional,
A     spiritual care     assistance                     care       and spiritual aspects are given
L                                         attention
                                           
    SR Social Isolation   SR Accepting     SR Wanting social     SR Searching for   SR Establishing meaningful contacts     SR Interaction with others by choice
      Relations- Alienation     encouragement       interactions       meaningful social     with friends, family, co-workers       Advocating for things important
                          interactions with             to you
                            those who understand              
                                           
    SS Social Homelessness   SS Learning that there may     SS Learning about what     SS Asking for help you   SS Safe living arrangements,     SS Stability in housing, financial
      Supports- Poverty     be a way out of       social supports can       want     housing, and financial supports       Capacity to maintain comfort
      Destitution     homelessness, poverty       help me                      
            destitution                             © Ruth O. Ralph, Ph.D., 1999

Last Updated on 8/19/99
By State Of Oklahoma