How do we understand person-centered care in relation to recovery-oriented services? : An example using Flexible Assertive Community Treatment
Borgh, Madeleine LU and Nilsson, Emmy LU
(2026)
The 2nd Global Conference on Person-Centered Care (GCPCC) 2026
p.323-324
- Abstract
- The Swedish specialist mental health services are striving to shift from a
biomedical to a recovery-oriented perspective. Recovery-oriented services
provide care and support that help persons in finding meaning in their lives
and within their communities, regardless of their mental health needs. It
entails a holistic approach towards persons with mental health needs, striving
for personal recovery through empowerment and personal growth.
Accordingly, the Flexible Assertive Community Treatment (FACT) model is
implemented into the Swedish specialist mental health services. FACT is a
recovery-oriented and team-based model that offers tailored care and
support and works in close collaboration with social... (More) - The Swedish specialist mental health services are striving to shift from a
biomedical to a recovery-oriented perspective. Recovery-oriented services
provide care and support that help persons in finding meaning in their lives
and within their communities, regardless of their mental health needs. It
entails a holistic approach towards persons with mental health needs, striving
for personal recovery through empowerment and personal growth.
Accordingly, the Flexible Assertive Community Treatment (FACT) model is
implemented into the Swedish specialist mental health services. FACT is a
recovery-oriented and team-based model that offers tailored care and
support and works in close collaboration with social services to achieve
recovery goals. In alignment with the person-centered approach, FACT strives to acknowledge persons with mental health needs as being capable.
However, person-centred care emphasises initiating and sustaining
partnership through listening to the persons narrative and by co-creating an
individual plan. While individual plans are an important aspect of FACT, the
co-creation of the plan, along with initiating and sustaining partnership is not
explicitly stated. Instead, FACT emphasizes team-oriented practices and
flexibility in care and support, which include the person with mental health
needs. We argue that FACT does not automatically lead to the delivery of
person-centered care but rather supports the service providers to develop a
person-centered approach. To conclude, we propose that the FACT manual
should explicitly incorporate the characteristics of person-centered care.
Doing so would enable service providers to fully understand the philosophy
behind person-centered practice and strengthen efforts to support persons
in achieving a meaningful life. (Less) - Abstract (Swedish)
- De svenska specialistpsykiatrin arbetar just nu för att gå från ett traditionellt biomedicinskt synsätt till ett mer återhämtningsinriktat perspektiv. Återhämtningsinriktade insatser handlar om att ge stöd som hjälper personer att hitta mening i sina liv och i sina sammanhang, oavsett vilka svårigheter de har. Det innebär ett helhetsperspektiv där målet är personlig återhämtning genom egenmakt och personlig utveckling.
Som en del av denna förändring införs modellen Flexible Assertive Community Treatment (FACT) i svensk specialistpsykiatri. FACT är en återhämtningsinriktad och teambaserad arbetsmodell som erbjuder individuellt anpassat stöd och som arbetar tätt tillsammans med socialtjänsten för att personer ska nå sina... (More) - De svenska specialistpsykiatrin arbetar just nu för att gå från ett traditionellt biomedicinskt synsätt till ett mer återhämtningsinriktat perspektiv. Återhämtningsinriktade insatser handlar om att ge stöd som hjälper personer att hitta mening i sina liv och i sina sammanhang, oavsett vilka svårigheter de har. Det innebär ett helhetsperspektiv där målet är personlig återhämtning genom egenmakt och personlig utveckling.
Som en del av denna förändring införs modellen Flexible Assertive Community Treatment (FACT) i svensk specialistpsykiatri. FACT är en återhämtningsinriktad och teambaserad arbetsmodell som erbjuder individuellt anpassat stöd och som arbetar tätt tillsammans med socialtjänsten för att personer ska nå sina återhämtningsmål.
I linje med ett personcentrerat arbetssätt utgår FACT från att personer med psykisk ohälsa har förmågor och resurser. Personcentrerad vård betonar dock något mer: att skapa och upprätthålla ett partnerskap genom att lyssna på personens berättelse och tillsammans utforma en individuell plan. Även om individuella planer ingår i FACT så betonas inte just detta gemensamma skapande, eller vikten av partnerskap, lika tydligt i modellen. I stället lyfter FACT fram teamarbete och flexibilitet i stödinsatserna, vilket visserligen inkluderar personen, men inte alltid i form av ett uttalat partnerskap.
Vi menar därför att FACT inte per automatik leder till personcentrerad vård. I stället ger modellen ett ramverk där personalen behöver utveckla ett personcentrerat förhållningssätt för att uppnå det.
Avslutningsvis föreslår vi att FACT-manualen bör förtydliga och integrera de grundläggande delarna av personcentrerad vård. Det skulle hjälpa personalen att bättre förstå filosofin bakom ett personcentrerat förhållningssätt och stärka möjligheterna att stödja personer i att skapa ett meningsfullt liv. (Less)
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- author
- Borgh, Madeleine
LU
and Nilsson, Emmy
LU
- organization
- alternative title
- Hur förstår vi personcentrerad vård i relation till återhämtningsinriktade insatser? – Ett exempel baserat på Flexible Assertive Community Treatment
- publishing date
- 2026-05-04
- type
- Contribution to conference
- publication status
- published
- subject
- pages
- 2 pages
- conference name
- The 2nd Global Conference on Person-Centered Care (GCPCC) 2026
- conference location
- Göteborg, Sweden
- conference dates
- 2026-05-04 - 2026-05-07
- project
- Participation and personal recovery outcomes of service users with complex and fluctuating mental health care needs who are provided Flexible Assertive Community Treatment (FACT)
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- a6ea9b87-d63d-4c67-942b-a4901a83c6af
- alternative location
- https://gcpcc.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GCPCC_8_ebok.pdf
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abstract = {{The Swedish specialist mental health services are striving to shift from a<br/>biomedical to a recovery-oriented perspective. Recovery-oriented services<br/>provide care and support that help persons in finding meaning in their lives<br/>and within their communities, regardless of their mental health needs. It<br/>entails a holistic approach towards persons with mental health needs, striving<br/>for personal recovery through empowerment and personal growth.<br/>Accordingly, the Flexible Assertive Community Treatment (FACT) model is<br/>implemented into the Swedish specialist mental health services. FACT is a<br/>recovery-oriented and team-based model that offers tailored care and<br/>support and works in close collaboration with social services to achieve<br/>recovery goals. In alignment with the person-centered approach, FACT strives to acknowledge persons with mental health needs as being capable.<br/>However, person-centred care emphasises initiating and sustaining<br/>partnership through listening to the persons narrative and by co-creating an<br/>individual plan. While individual plans are an important aspect of FACT, the<br/>co-creation of the plan, along with initiating and sustaining partnership is not<br/>explicitly stated. Instead, FACT emphasizes team-oriented practices and<br/>flexibility in care and support, which include the person with mental health<br/>needs. We argue that FACT does not automatically lead to the delivery of<br/>person-centered care but rather supports the service providers to develop a<br/>person-centered approach. To conclude, we propose that the FACT manual<br/>should explicitly incorporate the characteristics of person-centered care.<br/>Doing so would enable service providers to fully understand the philosophy<br/>behind person-centered practice and strengthen efforts to support persons<br/>in achieving a meaningful life.}},
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