ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023
Consumer Views and Experiences of Secondary-Care Services Following REFOCUS-PULSAR Staff Recovery-Oriented Practices Training.
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- Recovery-Oriented Conversations in Psychiatric Care: An Integrated Systematic Review.International journal of mental health nursing · 2026Pooled it
- Recovery-oriented mental health training interventions: An integrative review.International journal of nursing studies advances · 2026Review
- Evaluation of a pro-recovery training intervention (REFOCUS-RETAFORM) in specialist mental health services across France: stepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trial protocol.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe use of recovery-oriented practice (ROP) can be challenging to implement in mental health services. This qualitative sub-study of the Principles Unite Local Services Assisting Recovery (PULSAR) project explored how consumers perceive their recovery following community mental health staff undertaking specific ROP training.
methodsUsing a qualitative participatory methodology, 21 consumers (aged 18-63 years) participated in one-on-one interviews. A thematic analysis was applied.
resultsFour main themes were extracted: (1) connection, (2) supportive relationships, (3) a better life, and (4) barriers. Connections to community and professional staff were important to support consumers in their recovery journey. Many consumers were seeking and striving towards a better life that was personal and individual to each of them, and how they made meaning around the idea of a better life. Barriers to recovery primarily focused on a lack of choice. A minor theme of 'uncertainty' suggested that consumers struggled to identify what their recovered future might entail.
conclusionDespite staff undertaking the ROP training, all participants struggled to identify language and aspects of recovery in their interaction with the service, suggesting a need for staff to promote open, collaborative conversations around recovery. A specifically targeted recovery resource might facilitate such conversation.
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