Recovery

We are committed to providing recovery focused mental health services that help recovery and social inclusion.

Our services are developed, provided and maintained to ensure that if you access our services you receive support and assistance at the right time and in the right place.

What is recovery?

Recovery is about seeing your self as an individual with strengths and gifts but who is currently experiencing some mental distress.

Recovery may at times be painful but can also be a process of self discovery, self renewal and transformation.

Recovery can be described as:

A process of personal discovery
Open ended
Constructing a pathway forward
Acceptance
Developing hope and a more satisfactory lifestyle whatever remains of the illness
Choice
Normalisation
Unique to the individual
Social inclusion

Our principles of recovery

The main aim in recovery is for you to take control, make choices, and develop a sense of self-worth and hope
Recovery is a unique process because everyone is different – it’s a personal journey
Recovery involves you accepting responsibility for your own wellness
Recovery is about engagement and inclusion, taking part in your community, engaging in vocational, educational and leisure interests and enjoying life
Recovery requires a holistic approach which considers your psychological, social, environment, spiritual and physical needs.

Download

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Recovery in the Trust

Contact one of the Trust Recovery Leads to find out more about Recovery in your area.

Gregory House, St Martins, Canterbury
Tel: 01227 812337

Elizabeth Raybould Centre, Dartford
Tel: 01322 622078

Medway Maritime Hospital Hospital, Medway
Tel: 01634 833732

Trevor Gibbens Unit, Maidstone
Tel: 01622 723125

Implementing Recovery Organisational Change Project (ImROC)

The Implementing Recovery Organisational Change Project (known as ImROC) is being led by the NHS confederation. The project aims to assist member organisations to implement recovery focused practice.

KMPT has joined this network, giving us the opportunity to attend a series of learning sets to gain support with implementing change, share our good practice and learn from the work taking place in other organisations.

A steering group has been formed to implement this learning across the mental health economy in Kent and Medway, including service users, carers, commissioners, and KMPT staff. This group will take a lead role in ensuring that learning from the project leads to changes in practice and culture in our local services. There will be many opportunities for other people to become involved in planning and delivering these changes.

If you would like to find out more, or to get involved, please contact Tracey Robinson, Project Manager on 01732 520422 or tracey.robinson@kmpt.nhs.uk.

ImROC Group photo

Photo from left to right: Louise Jessup, expert by experience and service user recovery lead; Dr Joanne Ross, community redesign mental health programme lead, NHS Medway; Dawn Milakovic, carer representative; Linda Stocker, AHP professional lead, Community Recovery service Line; Ashleigh Rockhill, unit manager, the Grove inpatient rehabilitation unit; John Hughes, Strategic lead for Recovery and Director of Community Recovery service line; Tracey Robinson, project manager, Service Development Team; Amanda Godley, service user representative; Lucie Duncan, senior practitioner occupational therapist, Shepway Recovery Team. Not pictured: Nick Dent, PALS manager.