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A 3-day course for 6-16 people.
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Day One: The History and Philosophy.
• The Recovery Model came largely from service users. More recently, professionals have
made a takeover bid, but we need to know that the model is ‘public property’ rather than
solely the stuff of journal articles.
• Definition and Description. Recovery may be seen as more of a philosophy than a model,
requiring that "we regain personal power and a valued place in our communities.”
• Some concerns that have been raised about recovery models.
• The Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health document: Making Recovery a Reality.
• Components of the process of recovery. Having hope; Re-establishment of a positive
identity; Building a meaningful life; Taking responsibility and control.
• Social Inclusion. “Increasingly, services aim to go beyond traditional clinical care and
help patients back into mainstream society, re-defining recovery to incorporate quality of
life – a job, a decent place to live, friends and a social life.”
• Part Three: Professional Qualities Required. All the sophisticated concepts, and all the
literature in the world, are as nothing unless the professional has the right personal
qualities.
• The importance of optimism.
• The relationship. Roberts & Wolfson (2004) have characterised this as a shift from staff
who
are seen as remote, in a position of expertise and ‘authority’, to someone who
behaves more like a personal coach or trainer: “On tap, not on top.” Repper & Perkins 2003.
• Borg & Kristiansen’s (2004) key characteristics: Openness; Collaboration as equals; A
focus on the individual’s inner resources; Reciprocity; A willingness ‘to go the extra mile’.
• Andresen et al’s five stages of recovery.
• The importance of work and employment.
• Shepherd’s ten top tips, 2007.
• ‘Standard’ criticisms of the Recovery philosophy and their rebuttals.
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Day Two: ‘Operationalising’ the Recovery model … techniques to make it happen.
• Positive questions. A positive question has two key qualities: It focuses on positive
behavior, not negative. So long as you can answer it, the answer will necessarily
eliminate the negative behavior.
• Radical Validation Plus. Validation is a key skill which is widely misunderstood or simply
not understood. People who are good at validating are liked by their friends and influential
with their clients. The ‘Plus’ means that you don’t only validate, you also move on either to
reassure, or ask a question that helps the person examine their responses.
• Socratic Dialogue. Asking questions that help a person to think things through the way
they want to.
• Planning and achieving a good Future. We need not be so perturbed about our past that
it disturbs our present, nor so wrapped up in the present that we neglect our future. The
RAID Ladder of Achievement. Why we sometimes need to talk about the past. How do we
talk about the future? Case study.
• Decisional Balance. Helping the person to decide what they want, and to act on their
decision. Putting forward your own suggestions. Encouragement and support. The
two traps.
• The role of a written action-plan.
• Practical Support. Advice, ‘sounding-board’, and emotional support are all very good and
helpful, but so is practical support. And service users usually value it very highly in their
recovery.
• Noticing and acknowledging Progress. “Catch people out doing things right.” Noticing
positive behavior is good but not good enough. We also need to know what to do to
make it happen again, and again …
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Day Three: Applying the Knowledge: Constructing a full Recovery care plan and measuring progress and results.
• Measures of Recovery. Recovery is more than philosophy, it is about results. And
those results have to be measurable. To have clear evidence of progress helps both the
service-user and the professional.
• In this section we review four measures: WRAP (Wellness Recovery Action Planning);
DREEM (Developing Recovery Enhancing Environments Measure); The Recovery Star;
and APT’s Manhattan Recovery measure.
• Producing a Recovery-Oriented Care Plan. Applying the Recovery principles to producing
a Care Plan for a prepared case example.
• Producing a Recovery-Oriented Care Plan, 2. Applying the Recovery principles to
producing a usable Care Plan for a service-user you know.
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The course contains: lecture input; discussion exercise; practical exercises; case presentation; and video material.
The course is suitable for: all those who work professionally with people who have mental health or substance misuse problems, especially if they are severe and long term in nature.
Past delegates’ average rating of the presentation quality of this course, where 1 is low and 7 is high: 6.7.
Past delegates’ average rating of the relevance of this course, where 1 is low and 7 is high: 6.8.
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Download printable Microsoft Word information Sheet
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A 3-day course for 6-16 people.
We bring the training to you for an all-inclusive fee of £4,165 plus VAT.
We are happy to provide our courses anywhere in the world for the standard UK fee plus the cost of one business class return airfare from the UK to the location of the course.
Target Training Day also available on this topic – see Targeted Training Days.
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“I enjoyed the course greatly. It was excellently presented in an open and unpressured atmosphere. It helped me reflect on my current practice and gave me skills and knowledge that I believe will enhance my practice and improve the quality of the care I deliver.”
Brian Prendergast, Clinical Nurse Manager
“While I was already in the mind-frame for engaging in recovery orientated practise and aware of the concepts, I have been exposed to new methods of delivering on this concept in my field of practise. It has also validated my thoughts and feelings on the way in which I have chosen to engage with service users.”
Imelda Maguire, Acting Clinical Nurse Manager
“Enjoyable learning experience. Good balance of information giving, supported by exceptional learning exercises.”
Martin Doolan, Psychologist
“I loved every aspect of the course - very relevant to my work and how I wish to see it progress - it's an exciting time for mental health practitioners - promoting a new way to address "healing". Thank you very much for your energy, inspiration and workforce presentation. Please arrange a review course soon!"
Eve Bellis, Social Worker
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