{"id":47648,"date":"2025-10-27T04:13:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T02:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/niemikoti.fi\/?p=47648"},"modified":"2025-10-26T05:49:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T03:49:17","slug":"recovery-orientation-brings-hope-also-for-families","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/niemikoti.fi\/en\/recovery-orientation-brings-hope-also-for-families\/","title":{"rendered":"Recovery Orientation Brings Hope \u2013 Also for Families"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Recovery orientation is an approach to thinking and working that emphasizes every person\u2019s potential to recover and find meaning in life \u2013 even when mental health challenges are part of everyday life. At Niemikotis\u00e4\u00e4ti\u00f6, recovery orientation is a key guiding principle, and it can also offer new perspectives and hope to the loved ones of those in recovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Satu Rintala and Hanna Korhonen from Niemikotis\u00e4\u00e4ti\u00f6\u2019s Recovery Orientation Working Group at FinFami Uusimaa.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Visit to FinFami Uusimaa<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Two members of Niemikotis\u00e4\u00e4ti\u00f6\u2019s recovery orientation working group, together with an expert by experience, visited the open group for loved ones aged 65+ organized by FinFami Uusimaa. During the meeting, they presented Niemikotis\u00e4\u00e4ti\u00f6\u2019s activities, services, and especially the principles of recovery orientation \u2013 how they are reflected in daily life and interactions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The visit was experienced as an inspiring and enlightening event by both the working group and the participants. The family members raised many important observations and questions prompted by the presentation. Many reflected on their own role in their loved one\u2019s recovery and how they could support both the person recovering and their own wellbeing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Loved Ones Should Know<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In recovery orientation, the idea is that recovery is an individual process influenced by many factors \u2013 but where the support of loved ones can play a meaningful role. At the same time, it is important that family members also receive support, information, and opportunities to process their own feelings and experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A loved one can act in the spirit of recovery orientation by, for example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n