An example of a recovery-oriented approach is to focus on which of the following?

• A. Promoting professionals as main access to information
• B. Focusing on wellness, ability and choice
• C. Promoting clinical stability to manage illness
• D. Focusing on deficits

Answer: (B)

Recovery-oriented care centers on helping people live meaningful, self-directed lives. It emphasizes wellness, what a person can do (abilities), and the choices they make about goals and supports. This reflects a strengths-based, person-centered approach that aims for meaningful participation in the community, not just symptom reduction. Therefore, focusing on wellness, ability, and choice best fits recovery principles.

Seeing care as primarily driven by professionals, or emphasizing clinical stability as the main goal, or concentrating on deficits, shifts away from empowerment and personal goals. Those paths can limit autonomy and overlook the person’s hopes and everyday functioning.