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Pathways to Recovery

Pathways to Recovery. Jon Royle CEO The Bridge Project. Aim. To identify the barriers between the professional community and NA and develop strategies for closer integration and cooperation resulting in increased numbers of drug users utilising NA as a resource.

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Pathways to Recovery

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  1. Pathways to Recovery Jon Royle CEO The Bridge Project

  2. Aim To identify the barriers between the professional community and NA and develop strategies for closer integration and cooperation resulting in increased numbers of drug users utilising NA as a resource

  3. Kelly J. F. & Yeterian, J. (2008). Mutual-help groups. In W. O’Donohue & J. R. Cunningham (Eds.), Evidence-based adjunctive treatments (pp. 61-106). New York: Elsevier. White, W. (2009). Peer-based Addiction Recovery Support: History, Theory, Practice, and Scientific Evaluation. Chicago, IL: Great Lakes Addiction Technology Transfer Center and Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Mental Retardation Services. Toumbourou, J.W., Hamilton, M., U’Ren, A., Stevens-Jones, P., & Storey, G. (2002). Narcotics Anonymous participation and changes in substance use and social support. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 23, 61- 66.

  4. Understanding the barriers Recovery focus groups Individual interviews Literature review

  5. Themes Ethical Ideological Professional disempowerment

  6. Ethical ‘I’m not referring vulnerable adults to an organisation that doesn’t run CRB checks on its members’ ‘People who’ve gone to NA have been psychologically damaged’

  7. Ideological ‘NA is a cult’ ‘It’s a religious organisation’ ‘Spirituality, 12 step programmes, what’s that, it sounds strange’

  8. Professional Disempowerment ‘They’re not professional’ ‘There is no liaison from NA’ ‘Its difficult to accept their claims of success’

  9. Positive comments ‘I’m in 12 step recovery – don’t tell my colleagues!’ ‘I refer clients to NA’ ‘I don’t know much about them – but I want to learn’

  10. Resistance Not referring clients to NA Presenting ideological/professional arguments against NA e.g. Literature is Americanised Discouraging/disparaging attendance Removing literature

  11. Formulation of attitudes Few workers attended NA meeting Negative client feedback loop

  12. Solution: Pathways to Recovery ‘The 4 Step Programme’

  13. Step 1: Leadership Steering Group Recovery Champions

  14. Step 2: Raise Awareness Training NA presentations NA attendance for staff

  15. Step 3: Build Links In-house NA meetings NA literature Recovery cafe

  16. Step 4: Evaluate Baseline assessment staff attitudes Repeat assessment post training Number of referrals to NA Growth in recovery communities

  17. Conclusions Talk about recovery Staff are ready for change Decide what you’re going to do about it

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