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Establishing a Recovery-Focused Rehabilitation Unit: A Case Example

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 October 2015

Narinder Panesar ,
Iveta Valachova ,
Warren Lynch  and
Nagesh Pai
Narinder Panesar*
Affiliation:
Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit Shellharbour Hospital, Shellharbour, Australia. narinder.panesar@sesiahs.health.nsw.gov.au
Iveta Valachova
Affiliation:
Braeside Hospital, Prairiewood, Australia.
Warren Lynch
Affiliation:
Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit Shellharbour Hospital, Shellharbour, Australia.
Nagesh Pai
Affiliation:
Graduate School of Medicine, University of Wollongong, Australia.
*
*Address for correspondence: Dr Narinder Panesar, Consultant Psychiatrist and Clinical Director of Mental Health Rehabilitation Services Southern Network, Shellharbour Hospital, Shellharbour, NSW.
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Abstract

This study highlights lessons learnt from establishing a new recovery-focused inpatient rehabilitation unit in a typical regional city of New South Wales. We have learnt that the most important aspects are recruitment, retention and training of dedicated staff and a belief that recovery is possible. Strategies employed to meet the challenges of integrating a recovery-based practice into this type of setting may be transferable to other new services or existing services of a similar nature. We have provided a summary of standard outcome measures reflecting the performance of the unit for the first 2 years of functioning.

Keywords

rehabilitationrecoverymental healthinpatient
Type
Articles
Information
The Australian Journal of Rehabilitation Counselling , Volume 17 , Issue 1 , 01 June 2011 , pp. 46 - 53
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010

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