What is the goal of the wellness-focused approach?

The goal of a wellness-focused approach is to concentrate on the individual when they are at their best, emphasizing their strengths and capabilities rather than their limitations or past challenges. This perspective supports an individual's journey towards recovery by fostering resilience, self-efficacy, and potential for growth. It encourages people to visualize their lives in terms of wellness and recovery, highlighting their inherent abilities and the positive aspects of their experiences.

This approach contrasts with focusing on past illnesses, which can lead to a deficit-oriented view; prioritizing medications, which might reduce the holistic understanding of a person's recovery; or establishing community control over resources, which pertains more to systems and structures rather than the individual self-empowerment that the wellness-focused approach champions.