Domains of recovery-oriented practice and service delivery In 2013 Health Ministers from all states and territories in Australia endorsed national ‘A framework for recovery-oriented mental health services for practitioners and providers’, which lists five key domains of recovery-oriented practice, underpinned by 17 capabilities. Capabilities for recovery-oriented practice and service delivery encompass underlying core principles, values, knowledge, attitudes and behaviours, skills and abilities. Individuals, teams and organisations need these capabilities in order to support people with mental health issues to live a meaningful and contributing life in their community of choice (Commonwealth of Australia, 2013, p. 4). Domain 1: Promoting a culture and language of hope and optimism (overarching domain) The culture and language of a recovery-oriented mental health service communicates positive expectations, promotes hope and optimism and results in a person feeling valued, important, welcome and safe. Domain 2: Domain 3: Domain 4: Domain 5: Person and Supporting personal Organisational Action on social Domains holistic recovery commitment and inclusion and the workforce social determinants development of health, mental health and wellbeing Supporting social Holistic and Promoting Recovery vision, inclusion and person-centred autonomy and commitment and advocacy on social service culture determinants Responsive to Focusing on Challenging Acknowledging, Aboriginal and strengths and stigmatising valuing and learning Torres Strait personal attitudes and from experience Islander people responsibility discrimination Responsive to people from Collaborative Recovery-promoting Partnerships with immigrant and relationships and service partnerships communities refugee reflective practice backgrounds Responsive to Workforce gender, age, development and Capabilities culture, spirituality planning and other diversity Responsive to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people Responsive to families, carers and support people
Domains of recovery-oriented practice and service delivery In 2013 Health Ministers from all states and territories in Australia endorsed ‘A national framework for recovery-oriented mental health services for practitioners and providers’, which lists five key domains of recovery-oriented practice, underpinned by 17 capabilities. Capabilities for recovery-oriented practice and service delivery encompass underlying core principles, values, knowledge, attitudes and behaviours, skills and abilities. Individuals, teams and organisations need these capabilities in order to support people with mental health issues to live a meaningful and contributing life in their community of choice (Commonwealth of Australia, 2013, p. 4). Domains Domain 1: Promoting a culture and language of hope and optimism (overarching domain) The culture and language of a recovery-oriented mental health service communicates positive expectations, promotes hope and optimism and results in a person feeling valued, important, welcome and safe. Domain 2: Person and holistic Domain 3: Supporting personal recovery Domain 4: Organisational commitment and workforce development Domain 5: Action on social inclusion and the social determinants of health, mental health and wellbeing Capabilities Holistic and person-centred service Promoting autonomy and Recovery vision, commitment and culture Supporting social inclusion and advocacy on social determinants Responsive to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people Focusing on strengths and personal responsibility Acknowledging, valuing and learning from experience Challenging stigmatising attitudes and discrimination Responsive to people from immigrant and refugee backgrounds Collaborative relationships and reflective practice Recovery-promoting service partnerships Partnerships with communities Responsive to gender, age, culture, spirituality and other diversity Workforce development and planning Responsive to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people Responsive to families, carers and support people
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