practice based evidence kuladharini director scottish recovery consortium
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Practice based evidenceKuladhariniDirector Scottish Recovery Consortium
Five years of Recovery“The Power of Recovery”(Personal communication with Phillip Valentine, Executive Director, CCAR, Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery)
“Normal People”
“Recovering People”
“Long Term Recovery”
“Better than well”
“A grateful addict/alcoholic”
“Model citizens”“Early Recovery”
“5 years+
In recovery”
Time
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Effective treatment. Changing lives
Acute/ Model recovery model
Chaos ofAddiction
Initiation Into Recovery
Establish Recovery
Sustaining Recovery
Stable Recovery
Acute Model Goal: Prevent early death / spread of disease
Acute Model Qualities: Heavy on experts by qualification, training High cost interventions focussed on chaos of addiction / recovery initiation Problem focussed, crisis driven
Recovery Model Goal: Initiate excellent recovery journeys – Sustain longterm recovery in the community
Recovery Model Qualities: Contribute across all areas equally Asset, strength, solution focussed Heavy on lived experience in staff and processes Low cost intervention across first five years
Contributions to first year of recovery
Initiation
Establish 6-12 months Establish 3-6 months
Sustain
Assertive Case managementStrength based assessment toolsMutual AidWITR
What is your vision of recoveryConnect with lived experience of recoveryThe BasicsChoice of ModelMutual AidWITR
Recovery programmesStructureMutual AidWITR
Steps to excellence9 dimensions of recoveryRAFT/ ARC/ SWAN/ PAST etc.Mutual AidWITR
Recovery Support groupsRehab GradsSustain programmeAfter care- SERAG/ CCRecovery CollegesRecovery networksMutual Aid
Chaos
a dynamic charge in the treatment system
No need to wait for permission
System based approaches
New world, new relationships
The individual matters!
Recovery
Never doubt thata small group of committed, thoughtful individuals can
change the world
Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has!M. Mead