People experiencing serious mental illness are likely to suffer numerous losses; of family, jobs, stability and security. How can they be supported to identify their own goals and move towards accomplishing them, even if their condition cannot be fully managed? How do we maintain faith in their human capacity for change and growth within their own context? Psychiatrist William Tucker learned through his relationships with clients in the field that no matter what the diagnosis, they had goals and aspirations. His job, as he saw it, was to accept the person as is and listen carefully for what th
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