title: The Recovery Knowledge Inventory: assessment of mental health staff knowledge and attitudes about recovery.
abstract: In order to assess knowledge of and attitudes toward recovery-oriented practices among providers of mental health and substance abuse treatment and rehabilitation services throughout the state of Connecticut, an instrument named the Recovery Knowledge Inventory (RKI) was developed and administered. The items that comprise the instrument are based on the emerging literature on recovery in psychiatric and substance use disorders, and assess four different domains of understanding, namely: 1) roles and responsibilities in recovery, 2) non-linearity of the recovery process, 3) the roles of self-definition and peers in recovery, and 4) expectations regarding recovery. This paper describes the instrument and its preliminary psychometric properties, and provides an example of its utility in assessing the training needs of staff who increasingly are being expected to deliver recovery-oriented care.
authors.affiliation: Yale University.
authors.forename: Luis E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Bedregal
authors.affiliation: Yale University.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: O'Connell
authors.affiliation: Yale University.
authors.forename: Larry
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Davidson
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003237:Connecticut; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008605:Mental Health Services; D020380:Needs Assessment; D010379:Peer Group; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D025341:Principal Component Analysis; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012380:Role; D020377:Self Efficacy; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D016896:Treatment Outcome