Recovery-Oriented & Person-Centered Practice is the heart of behavioral health work. Recovery is not the absence of symptoms but a person's journey toward a meaningful, self-directed life. Person-centered practice puts the client in the driver's seat of their own care, building on their strengths, goals, and choices. This course covers what recovery means, the principles of recovery-oriented care, person-centered planning, hope and strengths-based practice, cultural responsiveness, supporting self-determination and dignity of risk, and the language we use. It applies across ARMHS, CTSS, and other behavioral health settings. The throughline: people recover when they have hope, choice, and support that treats them as the expert on their own life. Your role is to walk alongside, not to take over.