title: The work of recovery on two assertive community treatment teams.
abstract: The compatibility of recovery work with the Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) model has been debated; and little is known about how to best measure the work of recovery. Two ACT teams with high and low recovery orientation were identified by expert consensus and compared on a number of dimensions. Using an interpretive, qualitative approach to analyze interview and observation data, teams differed in the extent to which the environment, team structure, staff attitudes, and processes of working with consumers supported principles of recovery orientation. We present a model of recovery work and discuss implications for research and practice.
authors.affiliation: VA HSR&D Center on Implementing Evidence-Based Practice, Roudebush VAMC and Regenstrief Institute, Inc, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA. mpsalyer@iupui.edu
authors.forename: Michelle P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Salyers
authors.forename: Laura G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Stull
authors.forename: Angela L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Rollins
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hopper
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001242:Assertiveness; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000592:standards*; D036301:Qualitative Research