CASD counters ideas about adherence with terms such as self-determination and personal empowerment. What do these terms mean?
is prominent in the recovery paradigm of serious mental illness. People in recovery report some sense of personal power or agency in their life. This means they have control over their life goals and the mental health services meant to help achieve them. Many people also report their recovery resulted from use of services outside the traditional mental health system and felt empowered to choose these service alternatives. Self-determination is the beliefs and behaviors that represent empowerment and recovery. In terms of the CASD, self-determination represents people’s choice and control over all conceivable treatment options.
