N.J. Admin. Code § 10:37F-1.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 10:37F-1.2 - Guiding principles

(a) The following concepts of recovery and wellness shall serve as the guiding principles in the delivery of partial care services:

1. Consumers should have a basis to expect that, as a result of their involvement with this program, they will be able to better manage their illness and improve the quality of their life;

2. Partial care programs shall identify and build upon each recovering individual's strengths and areas of health in addressing his or her needs;

3. The environment in which partial care services are delivered shall encourage hope and emphasize individual dignity and respect;

4. As recovery is most often a process, not an event, the provider shall address the needs of people over time and across different levels of disability;

5. Recovery principles shall be applied to the full range of engagement, intervention, treatment, rehabilitation and supportive services that a person may need;

6. As a recovery-oriented system, the partial care program shall offer a high degree of:

i. Accessibility; and

ii. Sustainable effectiveness in engaging and retaining persons in care such that they can achieve the highest degree of stability and recovery over a long period of time;

7. Whenever possible, the services shall be provided within the person's own community setting, using the person's natural supports; and

8. The service system shall help the person achieve an improved sense of mastery over his or her condition and shall assist the person in regaining a meaningful, constructive sense of membership in the community.

(b) The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM) is incorporated by reference, as amended and supplemented, into this chapter. Copies of the DSM may be obtained from the American Psychiatric Association, 800 Maine Ave., SW, Ste. 900, Washington D.C. 20024.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10:37F-1.2

New Rule, R.2006 d.389, effective 11/6/2006.
See: 38 N.J.R. 1990(a), 38 N.J.R. 4694(b).
Former N.J.A.C. 10:37F-1.2, Definitions, recodified to N.J.A.C. 10:37F-1.3.

Amended by 53 N.J.R. 1842(a), effective 11/1/2021