Scottish Recovery Network | 2015 Connecting Rights and Recovery Lucy Mulvagh | Network Manager

Scottish Recovery Network | 2015

Connecting Rights and RecoveryLucy Mulvagh | Network Manager


Presentation outline

Today I’m going to talk about:

•Mental health recovery and the human rights model of disability•PANEL and CHIME: theoretical frameworks•Realising rights and recovery in practice


‘It has been described as a “catalyst” and “pump primer”, a “bridge-builder”, “facilitator” and “collaborator”.’


What is recovery?

Recovery IS•A unique and individual experience•A journey for some; a destination for others•A good life: with or without symptoms•Focused on what can do, not what you can’t

Recovery ISN’T•Just about having a job•An excuse to cut services•An unrealistic dream or fad•A one size fits all model


Human rights model of disability

The human rights approach to disability… acknowledges persons with disabilities as subjects of rights and the State and others as having responsibilities to respect these persons. It treats the barriers in society as discriminatory and provides avenues for persons with disabilities to complain when they are faced with such barriers… [it] is not driven by compassion, but by dignity and freedom. It seeks ways to respect, support and celebrate human diversity by creating the conditions that allow meaningful participation by a wide range of persons, including persons with disabilities. Instead of focusing on persons with disabilities as passive objects of charitable acts, it seeks to assist people to help themselves so that they can participate in society, in education, at the workplace, in political and cultural life, and defend their rights through accessing justice.

United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

The human rights approach to disability… acknowledges persons with disabilities as subjects of rights and the State and others as having responsibilities to respect these persons. It treats the barriers in society as discriminatory and provides avenues for persons with disabilities to complain when they are faced with such barriers… [it] is not driven by compassion, but by dignity and freedom. It seeks ways to respect, support and celebrate human diversity by creating the conditions that allow meaningful participation by a wide range of persons, including persons with disabilities. Instead of focusing on persons with disabilities as passive objects of charitable acts, it seeks to assist people to help themselves so that they can participate in society, in education, at the workplace, in political and cultural life, and defend their rights through accessing justice.

United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights


Recovery and the human rights model of disability

• Paradigm shifts• Person centred and strengths-based• Strong focus on equality, autonomy, self-determination,

non-discrimination, inclusion and empowerment• Recognise people with lived experience as equals • Aimed at enabling full, equal and meaningful participation


PANEL Principles: a rights-based approach

P articipation

Everyone has the right to participate in decisions which affect them. It must be active, free, meaningful and give attention to issues of accessibility, including access to information in a form and a language which can be understood.

A ccountability

Effective monitoring of human rights standards and remedies for breaches. There must be appropriate laws, policies, institutions, administrative procedures and mechanisms of redress in order to secure rights.

Non-discrimination

All forms of discrimination in the realisation of rights must be prohibited, prevented and eliminated. Those in the most marginalised situations who face the biggest barriers to realising their rights must be prioritised.

E mpowerment

Individuals and communities should know their rights and be fully supported to participate in the development of policy and practises that affect their lives and to claim rights where necessary.

L egalityRights must be recognised as legally enforceable and linked to national and international human rights law.


CHIME framework: a recovery approach

Leamy, M., Bird, V.J., Le Boutillier, C., Williams, J. & Slade, M. (2011) A conceptual framework for personal recovery in mental health: systematic review and narrative synthesis. British Journal of Psychiatry, 199:445-452 www.researchintorecovery.com


PANEL and CHIME: mutually enhancing rights and recovery


PANEL and CHIME: Commonalities

Non-discrimination

Identity

Participation Connectedness

Empowerment Empowerment


PANEL and CHIME: strength through difference

Legality

Accountability

Hope & Optimism

Meaning & Purpose


Rights and Recovery

• Complement and enhance each other

• ≠ identical or competing approaches

• Can help to establish a common language and

unifying philosophy to support transformational

change

By supporting recovery we can help empower people to realise their rights; and the rights-based approach can help promote and realise recovery


Realising rights and recovery in practice

• Prevention and early intervention

• Wide range of community-based, peer-involved support

• Personalised care and support driven by self-set personal goals

• Co-production

• Strengths and assets-based approaches at the individual, service and community levels

• Supported decision-making and self-management approaches

• Integrated systems

• Rights-based and recovery oriented laws, policies and frameworks

• Greater accountability

• Skill-building and support in rights-based and recovery approaches and practice for everyone


Examples of rights and recovery working together in practice

• SRI 2: www.sri2.net • Peer support• WRAP (Wellness Recovery Action Planning)• Advance statements• Independent advocacy• WHO QualityRights Tool Kit• Care about Rights

http://www.sri2.net/


www.rightsforlife.org#rightsforlife


More information

CHIME framework for recovery: bit.ly/1w3lcbo, bit.ly/1AIRoMF

Models of disability: bit.ly/1wV6M8x, bit.ly/1aLs43O, bit.ly/1wV6SwL

Rights-based approach and PANEL Principles: bit.ly/1PkQEqX,

hrbaportal.org/faq

Scottish National Action Plan for Human Rights: bit.ly/1h2R0Ya, bit.ly/1EuVJvT

Scottish Recovery Indicator (SRI 2): www.sri2.net

Scottish Recovery Network: bit.ly/srnweb

United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities:

bit.ly/1UCS2rQ

World Health Organisation Global Mental Health Action Plan 2013-2020:

bit.ly/1Ff8zJD, and QualityRights Tool Kit: bit.ly/1MXbHhY

http://bit.ly/1AIRoMF

www.scottishrecovery.net

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Scottish Recovery Network | 2015 Connecting Rights and Recovery Lucy Mulvagh | Network Manager