What is Recovery?
Recovery from Mental Disorders and Substance Use Disorders is a process of change through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live a self-directed life, and strive to reach their full potential. SAMHSA, 2011
Four Dimensions that Suport Life in Recovery:
Health: overcoming or managing one’s disease(s) as well as living in a physically and emotionally healthy way;
Home: a stable and safe place to live;
Purpose: meaningful daily activities, such as a job, school, volunteerism, family caretaking, or creative endeavors, and the independence, income and resources to participate in society; and
Community: relationships and social networks that provide support, friendship, love, and hope.
SAMHSA, 2011
Recovery to Practice Initiative:
A Collaborative Effort of American Psychiatric Association and
the American Association of Community Psychiatrists
The Recover to Practice Initiative works to further the understanding and use of recovery-oriented services in psychiatry This project is part of a larger, multidisciplinary SAMSHA initiative.
Recovery Essays from Psychiatrists
The following are from APA member psychiatrists written as part of the Recovery to Practice Project.
Peer Support for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Transgender (LGBT) Individuals
Ronald E. Hellman, M.D., FAPA, Director
LGBT Affirmative Program of South Beach Psychiatric Center
Sewing a Mental Health Recovery Banner
Mark Ragins, M.D.
Medical Director, MHA Village
Twelve Aspects of Staff Transformation
Mark Ragins, M.D.
Medical Director, MHA Village
Mind the Gap
Mariam C. Tepper, M.D.
Instructor in Psychiatry, Cambridge Health Alliance
Culturally Sensitive Recovery
Annelle Primm, M.D., M.P.H.
Deputy Meidcal Director, American Psychiatric Association
Lost and Found
Wes Sowers, M.D.
Medical Director, Office of Behavioral Health, Allegheny County
The Power of Hope and Potential for Recovery
John M. Oldham, M.D., M.S.
Senior Vice President and Chief of Staff, The Menninger Clinic, Baylor College of Medicine
President, American Psychiatric Association
Resources:
SAMHSA Frequently Asked Questions about Recovery and Recovery Oriented Practice
Wellness - fact sheet
Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders - fact sheet
SAMHSA Recovery to Practice Resources (newsletters, webinars, etc.)
SAMHSA Illness Management and Recovery Evidence-Based Practice Kit
Presentation at APA 2011 Annual Meeting: Recovery from Mental Health: How
to Transform Your Clinical Practice Effectively and Efficiently,
Shirish Patel, M.D.
PowerPoint Presentation
Outline, Literature References, and Websites
Selff-assessement questions
Self-assessment answers
Recovery to Practice: Multidisciplinary Effort
American Psychiatric Nurses Association
American Psychological Association
Council on Social Work Education
National Association of Peer Specialists
Summary of Situational Analyses of all 5 RTP Groups
Recovery to Practice Joint Working Statement
For more information, email: dcohen@psych.org
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