Conclusion

A QUICK GLANCE ON THE TIDAL MODEL

• Tidal Model of mental health recovery has been recognized and practiced in several different countries. Recovery is possible and change is inevitable. 
• Patients know themselves best, the nurse is the helper. 
• The Tidal Model assumes that nurses should only do what is absolutely necessary to meet the person’s needs. This emphasis on ‘doing what needs to be done’ might help avoid fostering dependence or otherwise institutionalizing people (Barker, 2000).
• Nurses need curiosity to be a lifesaver during crisis. 

This reminds us that recovery is not a ‘thing’ and certainly is not a destination - it is something we do in our lives. We cannot become ‘recovered’. We try to become wiser in dealing with the problems that life throws at us. Once we have ‘solved’ one problem, life will doubtless throw us another. This is far from easy and many people do not wish this responsibility. However, people have told us that this helps them make sense of their pain and distress. It also helps professionals reclaim their vocation – recalling why they wanted to help people in the first place, and what this might say about them as persons. (Barker, P. 2001) 

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Jack's Story Phil Barker's holistic assessment




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“The golden rule is that there are no golden rules”

 (George Bernard Shaw)