Hope for recovery – how clinicians may facilitate this in their work

Hope for recovery – how clinicians may facilitate this in their work

Abstract

Journal of Mental Health, April 2012 21(2): 145–154 © 2012 Informa UK, Ltd. ISSN: 0963-8237 print / ISSN 1360-0567 online DOI: 10.3109/09638237.2011.648345 Hope for recovery – how clinicians may facilitate this in their work MIA HOBBS1 & MARTYN BAKER2 1 Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK and 2Department of Clinical Psychology, University of East London, London, UK Abstract Background: The importance of having hope for recovery has been highlighted in numerous qualitative studies of recovery. It is identified as a vital part of this process, and guidelines suggest that service providers should therefore facilitate hope in their clinical work; however, they do not indicate how this guidance can be operationalised. Aims: To identify the sources of hope for recovery based on the accounts of people with experience of recovery; to ascertain how these accounts show service providers can facilitate such hope in their therapeutic work. Method: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight people with experience of recovering from mental health problems. A grounded theory analysis was undertaken. Results: A model conceptualising the role of hope in recovery was developed with three categories: “influence of others on hope”, “personal hope” and “doing recovery”. The model