“Something feels different..” delivering skills from dialectical behaviour therapy in a recovery college
Mental Health and Social Inclusion
ISSN: 2042-8308
Article publication date: 4 August 2021
Issue publication date: 16 November 2021
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to explore why a course with similar content feels different when delivered in a Recovery College as compared to an NHS therapy.
Design/methodology/approach
It is offered as a case study based on reflections from several perspectives.
Findings
This novel approach emphasises predictable factors such as the educational and recovery focussed environment. It also contributes further to thinking around how relationships are differently navigated and developed in Recovery Colleges compared to NHS settings.
Originality/value
The reflections are offered to act as a stimulus to promote wider conversations about how Recovery Colleges effect change, with an emphasis on comparing how relationships and power are influenced for those involved. This paper considers this in relation to the Mechanisms of Action identified in Toney et al., 2018 paper.
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Acknowledgements
With thanks to Dr Sara Meddings and Dr Thomas Richardson who encouraged the completion of this paper. The authors received no financial support for the research, authorship or publication of this article.
Citation
King, T., Dawson, J., SmilleyAnderson, F. and Taylor, R. (2021), "“Something feels different..” delivering skills from dialectical behaviour therapy in a recovery college", Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Vol. 25 No. 4, pp. 378-384. https://doi.org/10.1108/MHSI-06-2021-0030
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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