ABSTRACT

Discovery Through Activity provides a compendium of ideas, resources and practice evaluations that will inspire practitioners to be even more imaginative and to customise their own Recovery Through Activity programmes to meet the specifi c needs of participants.

The original Recovery Through Activity handbook offers a flexible programme that is widely used in adult mental health settings. This accompanying and complementary resource shows how the intervention has been extended, adapted and applied service-wide. The resource showcases the work of a growing community of practitioners who have successfully facilitated Recovery Through Activity programmes to provide a forum for people to refl ect on their occupational lives and discuss and practise lifestyle choices that will enable them to improve their health and wellbeing.

It includes:

• an extended range of flexible ideas and resources to meet the needs of participants in Recovery Through Activity sessions

• examples of how to apply Recovery Through Activity in one- to- one sessions and virtual groups

• encouragement to adopt Recovery Through Activity across your services with confidence.

With contributions illustrating the effective application of Recovery Through Activity in a range of settings and situations, this is a valuable resource for occupational therapists and other practitioners in mental health settings.

chapter |10 pages

Introduction

part 1|14 pages

Adopting Recovery Through Activity across services

part 2|34 pages

Applying Recovery Through Activity in a variety of settings

part 4|148 pages

Extending the content of Recovery Through Activity

chapter 1|10 pages

Leisure activities

chapter 2|12 pages

Creative activities

chapter 3|10 pages

Technological activities

chapter 4|10 pages

Physical activities

chapter 5|13 pages

Outdoor activities

chapter 6|9 pages

Faith activities

chapter 7|17 pages

Self-care activities

chapter 8|9 pages

Domestic activities

chapter 9|11 pages

Caring activities

chapter 10|10 pages

Vocational activities

chapter 11|9 pages

Social activities

chapter 12|9 pages

Community activities