Feasibility and usefulness of the peer-run course ‘‘Recovery Is Up to You’’ for people with addiction problems: A qualitative study
van Gestel-Timmermans,J.A.W.M. Brouwers,E.P.M.
van Gestel-Timmermans,J.A.W.M.
Brouwers,E.P.M.
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“Recovery Is Up to You,” a 12-week peer-run group experience for persons with major psychiatric problems, has had positive effects on important elements of recovery: empowerment, hope, and self-efficacy beliefs. Determining if such an experience would be equally efficacious for persons with addiction problems is the focus of this study. The 12-week course was experienced by eight groups of persons with addiction problems and the outcome, measured in terms of the response of participants and of the group leaders, was a favorable one as the course was found to be supportive of the recovery process, providing the participants and peer group leaders alike with new perspectives on meaningful living. Keywords: Peer-run course, recovery, addiction, addiction care
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2014
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van Gestel-Timmermans, J A W M & Brouwers, E P M 2014, 'Feasibility and usefulness of the peer-run course ‘‘Recovery Is Up to You’’ for people with addiction problems : A qualitative study', Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, vol. 32, no. 1, pp. 79-91. https://doi.org/10.1080/07347324.2014.856228
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