Collaborative recovery: an integrative model for working with individuals who experience chronic and recurring mental illness.
OBJECTIVE
Recovery is an emerging movement in mental health. Evidence for recovery-based approaches is not well developed and approaches to implement recovery-oriented services are not well articulated. The collaborative recovery model (CRM) is presented as a model that assists clinicians to use evidence-based skills with consumers, in a manner consistent with the recovery movement. A current 5 year multisite Australian study to evaluate the effectiveness of CRM is briefly described.


CONCLUSIONS
The collaborative recovery model puts into practice several aspects of policy regarding recovery-oriented services, using evidence-based practices to assist individuals who have chronic or recurring mental disorders (CRMD). It is argued that this model provides an integrative framework combining (i) evidence-based practice; (ii) manageable and modularized competencies relevant to case management and psychosocial rehabilitation contexts; and (iii) recognition of the subjective experiences of consumers.
Oades
Lindsay
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Illawarra Institute for Mental Health, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia. loades@uow.edu.au
Deane
Frank
F
Crowe
Trevor
T
Lambert
W Gordon
WG
Kavanagh
David
D
Lloyd
Chris
C
D002908:Chronic Disease; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D008960:Models, Psychological; D016896:Treatment Outcome