Welcome to the 21st WCP Virtual Congress Program Scheduling

Allowing people with severe and persistent mental illness to enjoy a fulfilling life in the community implies a shift from the disease-centered approach to a person-centered approach. The recovery-based model's goal is to accompany people with severe and persistent mental illness in developing the emotional, social, and intellectual skills necessary to live, learn, and work, with the least amount of professional support. Two strategies promote a recovery-oriented model. The first strategy focuses on developing individual skills to interact in a stressful environment; the second aims to develop resources and protect a society that promotes social inclusion and reduces stigma. All persons suffering from a serious and persistent mental illness require a professional team trained in the model and willing to work from the individual and the community. This Symposium offers the attendee an update on psychiatry's recovery perspective focused on medical education.