Using the recovery knowledge inventory (RKI) to assess the effectiveness of a consumer-led recovery training program for service providers.
OBJECTIVE
This Australian study was designed to assess the effectiveness of a consumer-led recovery training program.


METHODS
A non-equivalent control group study design was used to assess changes in recovery knowledge and attitudes pre-training, immediately post-training, and at 6 months post-training.


RESULTS
Relative to the comparison group, those receiving training demonstrated significant gains in knowledge at follow-up.


CONCLUSIONS
A consumer-led training program was able to improve provider knowledge of recovery based practice. While the RKI was developed in the USA, it proved to be a useful measure of change in an Australian sample.
Meehan
Thomas
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Psychiatry, University of Queensland and The Park Centre for Mental Health, Richlands, Queensland, Australia.
Glover
Helen
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D003256:Community Participation; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D011361:Professional Competence; D020127:Recovery of Function; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013663:Teaching