Making a Reality of Recovery

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Permalink Reply by Tessy Britton on January 27, 2010 at 15:36

William this is really interesting - thank you for posting. Do you have any more information you could post or link to on "Route Maps for Recovery'?

Permalink Reply by William Butler on January 27, 2010 at 15:44

Tessy - just uploaded 3 pdf files

Tessy Britton said:

William this is really interesting - thank you for posting. Do you have any more information you could post or link to on "Route Maps for Recovery'?

Permalink Reply by Tessy Britton on January 27, 2010 at 16:18

Thanks William - I will have a look at these!

Permalink Reply by Andy Gibson on January 27, 2010 at 16:23

Thanks William, nice to hear from you. Stand to Reason had an excellent conference about recovery a year or so ago, I still have quite a few notes somewhere which I'm happy to share.

I'm interested in how the 'recovery' model blends into everyday societal interventions, and particularly in universal services and concepts which work for those in recovery, but also work for the people around them. So recovery not as a service for a few, but as a structure for designing the world. (He says, grandly.)

Also, wondered if you had any thoughts on how the Mindapples '5-a-day for your mind' concept might be used in helping individuals good build habits and design their own recovery programme?

Permalink Reply by William Butler on January 28, 2010 at 8:49

Andy - I think the mindapples concept is certainly relevant in terms of supporting the development of helpful behaviours that enable individuals to take control of their own recovery. For example, the UK Drug Policy Commission (UKDPC) have produced a consensus statement 'A vision for recovery'. While this looks at the application of the concept (more fully developed in the mental health arena) to the substance misuse field, there are some common themes that chime with the mindapples approach - the focus on recovery as a 'process' rather than a single event that takes time and effort to maintain; the recognition that the time required will vary between individuals; and that Recovery "maximises health and well-being, encompassing both physical and mental good health as far as they may be attained for a person.."

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• UKDPC - A Vision of Recovery.pdf, 166 KB

Permalink Reply by Roger on September 24, 2010 at 12:43

William - I am a "newbie" here so have just been "watching" until now. I note that there have been several new people joining the group recently which is good - there didn't seem to be much activity before that.

I am interested in the "recovery" concept as I am currently involved with PTSD - I wonder if there is any synergy or if PTSD itself is of interest to anyone else in the group? I will search the site for the User Centred Services Project too - thanks!

Permalink Reply by David Chaisty on August 16, 2011 at 14:23

 

It is my view the recovery concept works best where the duty of care leans more towards voluntarily action. For example drug and alcohol services (as exemplified int he 12 step philosophy).

 

The drive to implement 'recovery' in mainstream mental health settings is complicated by issues of risk. No-one wants to end up in the Coroners Court dock being accused of not delivering their duty of care adequately. In turn the monitoring/surveillance and drive for compliance/insight can be said to frustrate the liberation sought by the notion of 'recovery'. However, there are those who would see these as the cornerstone of this particular philosophy and full agreement on the part of the 'client/patient/service user' key to their progress. Perhaps this is the bit where 'recovery' starts getting complicated.

 

For me the emphasis upon strengths rather than weaknesses is to be applauded. It remains to be seem if we currently have too much going on too soon though. Contemporary service restructuring could be setting many people up to fail and risks reinforcing traditional stereotypes.