Asset Based Community Recovery Mark Gilman, North West NTA Regional Manager

Treatment - Recovery - ABCD Commissioned Treatment Recovery Includes AA, NA, CA SMART ABCD Asset Based Community Development

Recovery Community Treatment Community Recovery Oriented Integrated Systems (ROIS) bridge the gap… …and the bridge takes you both ways to and fro...

Treatment Workforce and Recovery Physician Heal Thyself Treat yourself first You can’t give away something that you haven't got Experience ‘recovery’ for yourself We want people to change their behaviour, will we change ours? (Managers know which workers understand and promote recovery – respond and reward accordingly)

Mapping the recovery journeys of former drinkers in recovery (Professor David Best UWS)

Physical Recovery Psychological Recovery Social Recovery Environmental Recovery Personal Recovery spreads from the Physical to Environmental

Quality of life by recovery group (Professor David Best UWS)

Personal recovery Family Recovery Community Recovery ‘Recovery Community’ Recovery & “Tipping Points” from the Personal to Recovery Communities

“The Power of Recovery” (Personal communication with Phillip Valentine, Executive Director, CCAR, Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery ) Time Potential “Normal People” “Recovering People” “Long Term Recovery” “Better than well” “A grateful addict/alcoholic” “Model citizens” “Early Recovery” “5 years+ In recovery”

Asset Based Community Development +

Recovery meets ABCD Recovery from Drugs + Alcohol Asset Based Community Development ABCD (John McKnight)

Individually focused - Clinical, Medical, Psycho-Social Interventions Substitute Medication CBT Counselling RET Key working Intuitive Recovery

Community Focussed Solutions and Outcomes “I can’t but we can” (and we will challenge each other) NA CA AA SMART Recovery Recovery Communities

Voluntary actions of Associations (often unpaid) Associations Mapping voluntary action undertaken by Associations

Statutory Bodies work with Associations and Mutual Aid associations statutory bodies Supporting voluntary action

Communities have deficiencies Communities and it’s citizens have capacities and assets Glass Half Empty or Half Full?

Deficit Based Approach Asset Based Approach WeaknessesStrengths Outside InInside Out Dependence on outside ProfessionalsDependence on each other Consumers of servicesPartners in provision of services Silo provisionCollaboration DisabilitiesAbilities & capacities ClientCitizen Passive victim of problemsActive participant in solutions

COMMUNITY NEEDS MAP (Glass Half Empty) UNEMPLOYMENTTRUANCY HOMELESSNESS EARLY SCHOOL LEAVERS DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILIES WELFARE DEPENDANCE ALCOHOLISM DRUG ABUSE CRIME & CRIMINALS CHILD ABUSE BULLYING MENTAL HEALTH GRAFFITI ILLITERACY TEENAGE PARENTS OBESITY

COMMUNITY ASSETS MAP (Glass Half Full) BUSINESSSCHOOLS HOSPITAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES CLUBS CHURCHES SPORTING TEAMS SENIOR CITIZENS YOUNG PEOPLE ARTISTS ALL RESIDENTS LABELLED PEOPLE LOCAL COUNCIL LOCAL INSTITUTIONS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS GIFTS OF INDIVIDUALS FACILITIES

Challenges  Economic climate?  The strength of communities to help themselves – is it possible?  Big cultural differences between US and UK.  Governance, self appointed providers, ISA, volunteers etc?  How do current providers reconfigure their delivery models?  Personal responsibility – is it really possible to get beyond victim identities and welfare dependency as a lifestyle?