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habilitation:  The process of assisting an individual with achieving developmental skills when impairments have caused a delay or blocking of initial acquisition of these skills. 

reablement:  The active process of an individual regaining the skills, confidence and independence to enable them to do things for themselves, rather than having things done for them

recovery: A deeply personal, unique process of changing one’s attitudes, values, feelings, goals skills and roles.  It is a way of living a satisfying, hopeful and contributing life even with limitations caused by the illness

For sources see https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/rehabilitation-comms-guid-16-17.pdf