Feasibility of embedding 'Recovery Approaches' in Home Treatment Teams
Research type
Research Study
Full title
How feasible is it to embed Recovery - Oriented Approaches in a Home Treatment Team?
IRAS ID
156972
Contact name
Carmel Clancy
Contact email
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
N/A, N/A
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 6 months, 0 days
Research summary
The promotion of the recovery approach has become the new philosophy and the key organising principle and practice in mental health nursing. Recovery ideas emerged in the 19th century from lived personal experiences of people with mental health problems, but have only begun to gain attraction within the mental health field in the past 10 years. Recovery from a service user's perspective is about re-building a meaningful, satisfying, hopeful and contributory life, despite challenges or limitations posed by mental illness. The guiding principle is hope; the belief that it is possible to reclaim those aspects of life, usually taken for granted and may have been compromised by mental instability.
Historically mental health professionals (MHP) have focused the concept of recovery around a reduction or cessation of symptoms and restoring social functioning i.e. clinical recovery.
Mental health (MH) services are now seeking to support the 'broader definition of recovery' and align with the service user perspective, this includes providing an environment that promotes and facilitates recovery. The goal is to instill hope and empower service users to take control and be actively engaged with decisions about their personal life including treatment options.
Hence the recovery approach has demanded a shift by both MHP and MH Services to move from the traditional/historical approach (e.g.authoritative and expert) to a personal coach and partnering role.
The study explores the extent this 'shift' has happened, by investigating with staff and services users within a Home Treatment Service (HTT) in London, which introduced the concept/model of 'recovery' approximately 3 years ago, their experiences of the model/approach. The journeys' of service users and the complexities of putting personal recovery at the heart of services will be examined. The study aims to explore what changes (if any) occurred in the relationship between service users and staff as a recovery oriented model was introduced.
REC name
North East - York Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
15/NE/0082
Date of REC Opinion
27 Feb 2015
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion