Reflections on Co-production, Lived Experience and the Shared Learning Environment within the Development and Early Delivery of a Recovery College.
Ali, Imran, Benkwitz, Adam, McDonald, Paul, Allen, Katherine and Glover, Anne (2022) Reflections on Co-production, Lived Experience and the Shared Learning Environment within the Development and Early Delivery of a Recovery College. Journal of Recovery in Mental Health, 5 (2). pp. 19-33. ISSN 2371-2376
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Abstract
Objective: This study sought to explore and value the experiences of the service users, staff, carers, and volunteers who were involved in the development and early establishment of a recovery college in a large mental health Trust in the United Kingdom. Research Design and Methods: This qualitative study used Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) to explore the experiences of 25 participants who were involved in the design, development, and early delivery phases of the recovery college. Data were collected using face-to-face semi-structured interviews. Results: The findings discuss a number of key features relating to participants’ experiences of the development of the recovery college, with the central themes of 1) co-production; 2) lived experience; and 3) the shared learning environment. Conclusions: Key recommendations for those seeking to develop their own recovery college include: i) co-production is essential, but there are both philosophical and practical considerations; ii) lived experience is valuable, but it needs to be valued and supported within both the recovery college and the host organization; and iii) the shared learning environment and educational approach of the college is vital and needs equity of opportunity between the service users, staff, carers, and volunteers involved.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of of Arts, Society and Professional Studies > Department of Health and Behavioural Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Ms Hazel Barham |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Oct 2022 09:08 |
| Last Modified: | 05 Oct 2022 09:08 |
| URI: | https://newman.repository.guildhe.ac.uk/id/eprint/17329 |
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