Research Guides: SWK 502 Recovery Theory, Values and Skills: Weekly Readings & Resources

Required Text

Davidson, L., Tondora, J., Staeheli Lawless, M., O’Connell, M. J., & Rowe, M. (2009). A practical guide to recovery-oriented practice: Tools for transforming mental health care. Oxford University Press.

Week 1

Week 1 - Required readings & resources:

Textbook:

Davidson et al., Ch. 1

Readings:

Pick four of the following articles:

Brophy, L., Bruxner, A., Wilson, E., Cocks, N., & Stylianou, M. (2015). How social work can contribute in the shift to personalised, recovery-oriented psycho-social disability support services. British Journal of Social Work, 45, i98–i116. https://
Caughey, M. (2011). The value of uncovery. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 34(3), 255–256. https://doi.org/10.2975/34.3.2011.255.256
Chester, P., Ehrlich, C., Warburton, L., Baker, D., Kendall, E., & Crompton, D. (2016). What is the work of recovery oriented practice? A systematic literature review. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 25 (4), 270-285. https://doi.org
Deegan, P. E. (1997). Recovery and empowerment for people with psychiatric disabilities. Social Work in Health Care, 25(3), 11–24.
Topor, A., Denhov, A., & Andersson, G. (2018). The many dimensions of recovery: Definitions, problems, and possibilities. American Journal of Psychiatric Rehabilitation, 21(1-2), 141-166. https://muse.jhu.edu/article/759950

Pick two of the following articles:

Aadam, B., & Petrakis, M. (2020). Ethics, values, and recovery in mental health social work practice. In In R. Ow & A. W. C. Poon (Eds.), Mental Health and Social Work (pp. 23–43). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-6975-9_2
Aadam, B., & Petrakis, M. (2020). Ethics, values, and recovery in mental health social work practice. In R. Ow & A. W. C. Poon (Eds.), Mental Health and Social Work (pp. 23–43). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-6975-9_2
Atterbury, K. (2014). Preserving the person: The ethical imperative of recovery-oriented practices. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 84(2), 182–189. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0099362
Atterbury, K. (2014). Preserving the person: The ethical imperative of recovery-oriented practices. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 84(2), 182–189. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0099362
Lukens, J. M., & Solomon, P. (2013). Thinking through recovery: Resolving ethical challenges and promoting social work values in mental health services.
Lukens, J. M., & Solomon, P. (2013). Thinking through recovery: Resolving ethical challenges and promoting social work values in mental health services. Journal of Social Work Values and Ethics, 10(1), 61-71.

Videos and Multimedia:

Students should watch 5 of the stories from the following source for use in the synchronous session:

ASHA International. (2020). You can recover project. https://myasha.org/you-can-recover/

Listen:

Myrick, K. (2021, July 7). Unapologetically Black unicorns - Recovery is a journey, not a destination with Dr. Curly Bonds. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cv8Z8J5jIkc

Week 2

Week 2 - Required readings & resources:

Textbook:

Davidson et al., Ch. 2

Readings:

Cary, B. (2011, October 11). A high-profile executive job as defense against mental ills. New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/23/health/23lives.html
Jackson, V. (2002). In our own voice: African-American stories of oppression, survival and recovery in mental health systems. The International Journal of Narrative Therapy and Community Work, 2002(2), 11–31.
Ingram, R. E., & Luxton, D. D. (2005). Vulnerability-stress models. In B.J. Hankin & J. R. B. Azela (Eds.) Development of Psychopathology: A vulnerability stress perspective (pp. 32–46). Sage.
Magon, E. (2019). Infiltrating the mental health industrial complex: On being a mental health patient-professional.
Magon, E. (2019). Infiltrating the mental health industrial complex: On being a mental health patient-professional. In L. D. Green & K. Ubozoh (Eds.), We’ve been too patient: Voices from radical mental health: Stories and research challenging the biomedical model (pp. 97–113). North Atlantic Books.

Additional Support Resource:

NASW Code of Ethics.
National Association of Social Workers. (2021.) Code of ethics. https://www.socialworkers.org/About/Ethics/Code-of-Ethics/Code-of-Ethics-English

Videos and Multimedia:

Review the interviews with Keris Myrick on the course page, then watch the additional videos below.

Supplemental:

Week 3

Week 3 - Required readings & resources:

Textbook:

Davidson et al., Ch. 3 & 4

Readings:

Chamberlin, J. (1984). Speaking for ourselves: An overview of the ex-psychiatric inmates’ movement. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 2, 56–63.
Wusinich, C., Lindy, D. C., Russell, D., Pessin, N., & Friesen, P. (2020). Experiences of Parachute NYC: An integration of open dialogue and intentional peer support. Community Mental Health Journal, 56(6), 1033–1043. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597
Fusar-Poli et al., 2023 - The lived experience of depression: A bottom-up review co-written by experts by experience and academics
Fusar-Poli, P., Estradé, A., Stanghellini, G., Esposito, C. M., Rosfort, R., Mancini, M., Norman, P., Cullen, J., Adesina, M., Jimenez, G. B., da Cunha Lewin, C., Drah, E. A., Julien, M., Lamba, M., Mutura, E. M., Prawira, B., Sugianto, A., Teressa, J., White, L. A., ... Maj, M. (2023) The lived experience of depression: A bottom-up review co-written by experts by experience and academics. World Psychiatry, 22(3). 352-365. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/wps.21111

Karter, J. (2023, September 22). Collaborative study challenges traditional views of depression, enriches understanding. Mad in America. https://www.madinamerica.com/2023/09/collaborative-study-challenges-traditional-views-on-depression/?fbclid=IwA

Week 3 Videos and Multimedia

Watch the third part of the interview with Keris Myrick and the interview with Vanessa Jackson (and see the slides on The Healing Questions). Then watch the remaining videos.