Recovery Innovations

It is a joy to share the experience of our organizational transformation that began in 1999. It began with a recreation of our mission, from "crisis stabilization" to "creating recovery opportunities and environments that empower people to recover." Then transformation continued as we,

• Shifted from clinical interventions to education (creating the Recovery Education Center)
  
• Began to teach self-help skills using Wellness Recovery Action Planning (WRAP), Wellness and Empowerment in Life and Living (WELL), and a variety of self-directed planning tools
• Developed peer support as a core service by creating a well trained peer workforce that provided a range of peer-run services
• Created a recovery culture in all our services by integrating Peer Support Specialists in complimentary roles on all our teams

The following writings describe some of our journey. Please feel free to give us your feedback, share your own experiences, or contact our Recovery Opportunity Center for more information and technical assistance.

• Overview of recovery, programs and supports

  • Recovery Innovations of Arizona Programs
  • Mental Health Recovery (Module Two from Peer Employment Training Workbook)
  • Recovery Coaching
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  "Tools for Transformation." Lori Ashcraft of our Recovery Opportunity Center and Bill Anthony of the Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation at Boston University co-author a monthly column in Behavioral Healthcare. Here’s a sampling:
  
  • A Story of Transformation: An Agency Fully Embraces Recovery: April 2005
  • A Treatment Planning Reality Check: February 2006
  • Transformation Can Happen Anywhere: July 2006
  • Factoring In Structure: August 2006
  • A Weekly Dose of Recovery Information: February 2007
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  Education
  • A CEO’s Comments on Implementing WRAP
  • Transforming from Day Treatment to a Recovery Education Center
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  Employment
  • Employment as a Path to Recovery (from Module Ten, Peer Employment Training Workbook)
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  Crisis Services
  • Peer Services in a Crisis a Crisis Setting; The Living Room
  • Eliminating Seclusion/Restraint in Recovery Oriented Crisis Center
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  Peer Support Training
  • A Brief History of the Peer Employment Training Class
  • Peer Employment Training Program FAQ