... interaction type to foster collaboration. This approach provided a “supportive validation” that complements traditional clinical models by focusing on idiographic recovery processes. Research limitations/implications Findings were based on a convenience sample and role-play simulations, which may...

...Ingunn Myraunet; Heidi Moen Gjersøe; Anita Strøm Purpose The flexible assertive community treatment ( FACT ) model has rapidly gained ground in Norwegian mental health services. The interprofessional team aims to support all service users’ needs and work in a recovery-oriented way. The involvement...

...Karen Louise Bester; Anne McGlade; Eithne Darragh Purpose “Co-production” is a process in health and social care wherein service users and practitioners work in partnership. Recovery colleges (RCs) are educational establishments offering mental health education; a cornerstone feature...

...Grace Zeng; Donna Chung Purpose Previous studies have pointed the need for more research, which explores how peer provision brings about change associated with recovery. This study aims to test Leamy’s framework, which consists of five recovery processes: connectedness, hope, identity, meaning...

...Rebecca Sutton; Kate Lawrence; Elisabeth Zabel; Paul French Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide an exploration of Recovery Academy influences upon employment and service use amongst individuals with lived experience of mental health difficulties. Design/methodology/approach...

...Joanna Fox; Anne-Marie Smith; Lizzie Kenedler; George Evangelinos Purpose The purpose of this paper is to reflect on the development of a recovery-oriented training programme for mental health care-givers. It also considers the effectiveness of using participatory research methods that promote...

...Selma Ebrahim; Angela Glascott; Heidi Mayer; Elodie Gair Purpose Recovery Colleges are education-based mental health resources, utilising practitioner and lived experience expertise, promoting skills to enhance student independence. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the impact of engagement...

... and meaning in life, which are two of the core principles of recovery; arts engagement can, therefore, be a useful tool in recovery. The findings also show that the experience of visiting a museum was not always positive and depended upon the interaction with the museum educators. Originality/value...

...Rachael Collins; Tom Shakespeare; Lucy Firth Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide insights into the views and attitudes that psychiatrists have about recovery colleges (RCs). Design/methodology/approach Semi-structured interviews were conducted with ten psychiatrists from...

...Anne Felton; Theo Stickley Purpose The assessment and management of risk is central to contemporary mental health practice. The emergence of recovery has contributed to demands for more service user centred approaches to risk. The purpose of this paper is to examine the potential of narrative...

...Sally Crowe; Frank Deane Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationships between clinicians’ and managers’ risk aversion and a range of variables related to the implementation of the Collaborative Recovery Model (CRM). Positive risk taking is an integral component...

... to poor outcomes, such as suicide is very complex, occasionally appears contradictory, and caution is required in application. The paradigm of recovery provides a way forward in the assessment and management of risk that moves away from any pretence of future prediction and aims to engage with service...

...Jean Morrissey; Louise Doyle; Agnes Higgins Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the discourses that shape nurses’ understanding of self-harm and explore strategies for working with people who self-harm in a relational and a recovery-oriented manner. Design/methodology/approach Self...

...Fiona Donald; Cameron Duff; Jillian Broadbear; Sathya Rao; Katherine Lawrence Purpose Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a complex condition characterized by a number of psychosocial difficulties that typically involve considerable suffering for individuals with the condition. Recovery from...

... support for LEWs. Originality/value This is the first paper reporting the experience and impact of LEWs in a UK secure mental health service. © Emerald Publishing Limited 2017 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Recovery Mental ill-health Wellbeing Lived experience...

...’ recovery. The purpose of this paper is to describe the integration of the concept map within a tidal/recovery framework. The integration may assist psychiatric nursing students to effectively apply recovery principles to their individual nursing practices. Design/methodology/approach This paper...

...Fiona Donald; Cameron Duff; Katherine Lawrence; Jillian Broadbear; Sathya Rao Purpose Recovery is an important concept within mental healthcare policy. There is a growing expectation that clinicians adopt approaches that align with the recovery principles, despite significant disagreements about...

...Bianca A. Glajz; Frank P. Deane; Virginia Williams Purpose Recovery in mental health emphasises the empowerment of clients to discover and develop hope and a more satisfying life often in the presence of ongoing symptoms of mental illness. Work values that are incompatible with values...

...Mike Slade; Premila Trivedi; Ruth Chandler; Mary Leamy Purpose The purpose of this paper is to consider the process of working with a Lived Experience Advisory Group (LEAP) and its outcomes in REFOCUS, a large five-year programme of recovery research. Design/methodology/approach Narrative...

...Elisabeth Zabel; Grace Donegan; Kate Lawrence; Paul French Purpose – Recovery Colleges strive to assist individuals in their journey of recovery and help organisations to become more recovery focused. The evidence base surrounding Recovery Colleges is still in its infancy and further research...