Collaboration for Recovery
Expert Mental Health Worker Experiences with the Recovery Assessment Scale – Domain and Stages (RAS-DS)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8907159 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Helen Lam (0000-0002-3369-8658, The University of Sydney, corresponding author), Hiu Yan Lam, Anne Honey (0000-0001-5918-0454), Justin Newton Scanlan (0000-0002-5639-6476, The University of Sydney), Justin Scanlan, Nicola Hancock (0000-0002-6877-9239, The University of Sydney) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 1378-1389 |
| Publication date | 2025-06-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Community Mental Health Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0010-3853 • E-ISSN: 1573-2789 |
| Publisher | Springer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10597-025-01476-7 |
| PMID | 40465157 |
| OpenAlex | W4411017632 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 67 |
The Recovery Assessment Scale - Domains and Stages (RAS-DS) was designed as a tool to promote collaboration between mental health workers and consumers. However, many workers use it solely for its other purpose-as an outcome measure - and lack knowledge and confidence to use it collaboratively. The purpose of this study was to gain an in-depth understanding of the strategies adopted by mental health workers who successfully utilize RAS-DS to facilitate collaborative recovery planning. Using a qualitative descriptive design, semi-structured interviews were conducted with expert collaborative RAS-DS users and analysed using qualitative content analysis. Participants described implementing a range of strategies to facilitate collaborative practice when using RAS-DS. These included strategies to both encourage consumers to complete RAS-DS in a meaningful way and to facilitate discussions about the results for consumer-driven goals and interventions. Findings provide guidance for mental health workers seeking to use RAS-DS collaboratively to support recovery
Medical education · Mental health · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Qualitative research · Scale (ratio · Applied Psychology · Medicine · Mental Health and Patient Involvement · Nursing · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Psychiatric care and mental health services · Psychology
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |