Get 20M+ Full-Text Papers For Less Than $1.50/day. Start a 14-Day Trial for You or Your Team.

Learn More →

Recovery College influences upon service users: a Recovery Academy exploration of employment and service use

Recovery College influences upon service users: a Recovery Academy exploration of employment and... The purpose of this paper is to provide an exploration of Recovery Academy influences upon employment and service use amongst individuals with lived experience of mental health difficulties.Design/methodology/approachThe study utilised a questionnaire design over a nine-month period. Participants’ baseline and follow-up data were analysed to explore the influence of course attendance upon employment and service use.FindingsAt follow-up, there was a significant association between participants attending Recovery Academy courses and paid or self-employment (p<0.05). However, there were also no significant differences in service use over time between those who attended courses and those who did not attend any courses.Research limitations/implicationsFurther research is required to explore the cost-effectiveness of the Recovery Academy. As participants were all enroled onto the Recovery Academy findings may not be generalisable to other Recovery Colleges. There is a need for more robust research such as a randomised controlled trial (RCT) to evaluate multiple Recovery Colleges and establish definitive conclusions as to their economic implications.Social implicationsThere may be value in the Recovery Academy as a gateway to employment, speaking to the transformative powers of Recovery Colleges. The Recovery Academy may serve as a vehicle to support service users to obtain paid or self-employment, and thus promote community reintegration.Originality/valueThis paper offers an important contribution to the Recovery College literature, which remains limited in evaluative evidence, particularly regarding associated economic factors, such as employment and service use. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Journal of Mental Health Training, Education and Practice Emerald Publishing

Recovery College influences upon service users: a Recovery Academy exploration of employment and service use

Download PDF
8 pages

Loading next page...
 
/lp/emerald-publishing/recovery-college-influences-upon-service-users-a-recovery-academy-IBNgBgSJOz
Publisher
Emerald Publishing
Copyright
© Emerald Publishing Limited
ISSN
1755-6228
DOI
10.1108/jmhtep-06-2018-0038
Publisher site
See Article on Publisher Site

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to provide an exploration of Recovery Academy influences upon employment and service use amongst individuals with lived experience of mental health difficulties.Design/methodology/approachThe study utilised a questionnaire design over a nine-month period. Participants’ baseline and follow-up data were analysed to explore the influence of course attendance upon employment and service use.FindingsAt follow-up, there was a significant association between participants attending Recovery Academy courses and paid or self-employment (p<0.05). However, there were also no significant differences in service use over time between those who attended courses and those who did not attend any courses.Research limitations/implicationsFurther research is required to explore the cost-effectiveness of the Recovery Academy. As participants were all enroled onto the Recovery Academy findings may not be generalisable to other Recovery Colleges. There is a need for more robust research such as a randomised controlled trial (RCT) to evaluate multiple Recovery Colleges and establish definitive conclusions as to their economic implications.Social implicationsThere may be value in the Recovery Academy as a gateway to employment, speaking to the transformative powers of Recovery Colleges. The Recovery Academy may serve as a vehicle to support service users to obtain paid or self-employment, and thus promote community reintegration.Originality/valueThis paper offers an important contribution to the Recovery College literature, which remains limited in evaluative evidence, particularly regarding associated economic factors, such as employment and service use.

Journal

The Journal of Mental Health Training, Education and Practice – Emerald Publishing

Published: Apr 26, 2019

Keywords: Employment; Evaluation; Recovery College; Service use; Recovery; Recovery outcomes

References

  • Implementing recovery: a new framework for organisational change
    Boardman, J.; Shepherd, G.
  • An evaluation of service use outcomes in a recovery college
    Bourne, P.; Meddings, S.; Whittington, A.
  • Client socio-demographic and service receipt inventory – European Version: development of an instrument for international research -EPSILON Study 5
    Chisholm, D.; Knapp, M.R.; Knudsen, H.C.; Amaddeo, F.; Gaite, L.; Van Wijngaarden, B.
  • Recovery Colleges; how effective are they?
    Ebrahim, S.; Glascott, A.; Mayer, H.; Gair, E.
  • Recovery and economics
    Knapp, M.; McDaid, D.; Park, A.
  • Recovery in psychosis: a Delphi study with experts by experience
    Law, H.; Morrison, A.P.
  • Recovery colleges: quality and outcomes
    Meddings, S.; McGregor, J.; Roeg, W.; Shepherd, G.
  • The recovery college: a unique service approach and qualitative evaluation
    Newman-Taylor, K.; Stone, N.; Valentine, P.; Hooks, S.; Sault, K.
  • CNWL recovery & wellbeing college annual report
    Rennison, J.; Skinner, S.; Bailey, A.
  • Implementing recovery a methodology for organisational change
    Shepherd, G.; Boardman, J.; Burns, M.
  • Making recovery a reality
    Shepherd, G.; Boardman, J.; Slade, M.
  • Recovery Colleges – safe, stimulating and empowering
    Windsor, L.; Roberts, G.; Dieppe, P.
  • Exploring the impact of the recovery academy: a qualitative study of Recovery College experience
    Zabel, E.; Donegan, G.; Lawrence, K.; French, P.