“…This new understanding of recovery is consistent with models of positive health that advocate the association of mental health with a purposeful life and quality social connections (32, 33). Thus, the goal of the NAVIGATE program is recovery , defined by each individual in their own terms, including: the quality of role functioning (e.g., school, work), social/leisure functioning, and well-being (e.g., self-esteem, sense of purpose), all of which are important life goals of people with a recent first episode of psychosis (34). Furthermore, in order to counter pessimistic messages from the public, some treatment providers, and the experience of personal disempowerment, NAVIGATE embraces recovery-oriented services , including person orientation (i.e., interest in the individual as a whole person, including their strengths, resources, and talents, and not just as a “patient” with impairments and deficits), person involvement in program design and in guiding one’s own treatment, self-determination and choice informed by education to facilitate decision-making and reinforce a sense of self, and hope for the future to instill motivation for pursuing a rewarding life (35).…”