SAMHSA definition of recovery - ANS_Recovery is a process of change through which individuals
improve their health and wellness, live self-directed lives, and strive to reach their full potential.
SAMHSA's elements of recovery - ANS_Hope, person-driven, many pathways, holistic, peer support,
relational, culture, addresses trauma, strengths/responsibility, respect
Resiliency - ANS_the ability to adapt effectively and recover from disappointment, difficulty, or crisis
Differing ideas about recovery in substance use disorders - ANS_abstinence vs. harm reduction
Families are integral to recovery for children - ANS_true, support system, advocates, environmental
change
medical model vs. recovery model of care - ANS_medical: languages are overly clinical, disempowering,
do not promote hope. Recovery: language and practices that are person centered and promote hope
and other recovery concepts
Person First Language - ANS_Placing the individual ahead of the challenge. Power with. Model this.
Strengths based. No jargon.
Two ways peer supporters support recovery - ANS_Inspire hope and possibility. Support peers to get in
touch with their own inner wisdom. Working with, not giving to, not doing for. Not sage on the stage but
guide on the side. share your own story of hope and overcoming challenges, support choice and
empowerment, encourage opportunities for additional support
, hope is essential for recovery - ANS_the turning point when we start to have the smallest belief that our
lives can improve. The belief that a positive outcome or better situation lies ahead.
Peer partner skills - ANS_listen actively, support engagement, ask recovery supported questions. SOLER,
seat towards peer, open posture, lean toward peer, eye contact, relax
Listen to meaning, feeling, values - ANS_quietly without judgement, lean in with curiosity, check your
bias and your story, pay attention to feeling and nonverbal cues
Demonstrating understanding - ANS_paraphrasing, reflecting feeling, responding to meaning
Orienting - ANS_what's going to happen, why (what's in it for peer, why do it), how the process happens
types of questions - ANS_open ended, direct, clarifying
Recovery story - ANS_focus on hope, share only when relevant, ask permission, just the salt and pepper
Supporting peers / trauma resiliency - ANS_safety, trustworthiness/transparency, peer support,
collaboration and mutuality, empowerment voice and choice, cultural historical and gender issues
short stories - ANS_share the message not the mess
approaching conflict - ANS_acknowledge there is a problem, emphasize ground rules, look for areas of
agreement, affirm value of different opinions, listen to everyone's point of view, define conflict early,
create solutions, choose a solution
improve their health and wellness, live self-directed lives, and strive to reach their full potential.
SAMHSA's elements of recovery - ANS_Hope, person-driven, many pathways, holistic, peer support,
relational, culture, addresses trauma, strengths/responsibility, respect
Resiliency - ANS_the ability to adapt effectively and recover from disappointment, difficulty, or crisis
Differing ideas about recovery in substance use disorders - ANS_abstinence vs. harm reduction
Families are integral to recovery for children - ANS_true, support system, advocates, environmental
change
medical model vs. recovery model of care - ANS_medical: languages are overly clinical, disempowering,
do not promote hope. Recovery: language and practices that are person centered and promote hope
and other recovery concepts
Person First Language - ANS_Placing the individual ahead of the challenge. Power with. Model this.
Strengths based. No jargon.
Two ways peer supporters support recovery - ANS_Inspire hope and possibility. Support peers to get in
touch with their own inner wisdom. Working with, not giving to, not doing for. Not sage on the stage but
guide on the side. share your own story of hope and overcoming challenges, support choice and
empowerment, encourage opportunities for additional support
, hope is essential for recovery - ANS_the turning point when we start to have the smallest belief that our
lives can improve. The belief that a positive outcome or better situation lies ahead.
Peer partner skills - ANS_listen actively, support engagement, ask recovery supported questions. SOLER,
seat towards peer, open posture, lean toward peer, eye contact, relax
Listen to meaning, feeling, values - ANS_quietly without judgement, lean in with curiosity, check your
bias and your story, pay attention to feeling and nonverbal cues
Demonstrating understanding - ANS_paraphrasing, reflecting feeling, responding to meaning
Orienting - ANS_what's going to happen, why (what's in it for peer, why do it), how the process happens
types of questions - ANS_open ended, direct, clarifying
Recovery story - ANS_focus on hope, share only when relevant, ask permission, just the salt and pepper
Supporting peers / trauma resiliency - ANS_safety, trustworthiness/transparency, peer support,
collaboration and mutuality, empowerment voice and choice, cultural historical and gender issues
short stories - ANS_share the message not the mess
approaching conflict - ANS_acknowledge there is a problem, emphasize ground rules, look for areas of
agreement, affirm value of different opinions, listen to everyone's point of view, define conflict early,
create solutions, choose a solution
