{"id":350,"date":"2020-06-20T20:23:34","date_gmt":"2020-06-20T20:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myrecoveryplan.ca\/?page_id=350"},"modified":"2021-01-22T20:48:49","modified_gmt":"2021-01-23T00:48:49","slug":"the-science-of-recovery-capital","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.myrecoveryplan.ca\/the-science-of-recovery-capital\/","title":{"rendered":"The Science of Recovery Capital"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Recovery Capital is the breadth and depth of internal and external resources that can be drawn upon to initiate and sustain recovery1,2<\/span>. Attention to Recovery Capital focuses on fostering resiliency and encompasses the strengths and supports individuals and services integrate into the practice of lived recovery. It is linked to natural (unassisted) recovery, solution-focused therapy, strengths-based case management, recovery resilience and protective factors, and the ideas of hardiness, wellness, and global health<\/span>3<\/span>. <\/span><\/p>

At the core of Recovery Capital is the ideas of social capital \u2013strong therapeutic landscapes, emotional intelligence and the pivotal experience of a sense of belonging. All of which can support recovery if recovery networks are not stigmatized. Recovery Capital has four overlapping dimensions \u2013 personal, social, community and cultural capital. The Recovery Capital Conference goals are to explore the components of community and cultural Recovery Capital by fostering dialogue and mobilizing strategic focuses to effectively impact and improve individual and community Recovery Capital.<\/span><\/p>

\"\"The quality and quantity of Recovery Capital determine the success or failure of natural and assisted long term recovery1,4,5,6<\/span><\/sup>.\u00a0 \u00a0Recovery Capital is not equally distributed, resources made available are vast and varied, and elements of Recovery Capital vary in importance within stages of recovery7<\/span>. Recovery-oriented systems of care from the policy level to the grassroots front-line efforts can either augment or nullify the quality and quantity of Recovery Capital for individuals seeking our help<\/span>8<\/span>. As such, Recovery Capital must involve more than short term clinical and medical interventions<\/span><\/p>

Enhanced attention to Recovery Capital is a shift in focus from the pathology of addiction to a focus on the assets required to initiate and sustain long-term recovery3<\/span><\/sup>. The international recovery day movement is a key example of this. It has increased the visibility of therapeutic landscapes, decreased ignorance towards the possibility of recovery and reduced social exclusion and discrimination9,10<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>

Building and sustaining Recovery Capital within systems of care is a complex undertaking. Stronger Connections = Stronger communities can enhance people\u2019s quality of life in long-term recovery and reduce the social stigma of recovery11<\/span><\/p>

  1. Granfield, R., & Cloud, W. (1999). Coming clean: Overcoming addiction without treatment. New York: New York University Press.<\/li>
  2. Cloud, W., & Granfield, R. (2004). A life-course perspective on exiting addiction: The relevance of Recovery Capital in treatment. NAD Publication (Nordic Council for Alcohol and Drug Research) 44, 185202.<\/li>
  3. White, W. & Cloud, W. (2008). Recovery Capital: A primer for addictions professionals. Counsellor, 9(5), 22-27.<\/li>
  4. Granfield, R., & Cloud, W. (1996). The elephant that no one sees: Natural recovery among middle-class addicts. Journal of Drug Issues, 26(1), 45-61.<\/li>
  5. Kaskutas, L. A., Bond, J., & Humphreys, K. (2002). Social networks as mediators of the effects of Alcoholics Anonymous. Addiction, 97(7), 891-900.<\/li>
  6. Moos, R.H., & Moos, B.S. (2007). Protective resources and long-term recovery from alcohol use disorders. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 86, 46-54.<\/li>
  7. Laudet, A. B., & White, W. L. (2008). Recovery Capital as Prospective Predictor of Sustained Recovery, Life satisfaction and Stress among former poly-substance users. Substance Use & Misuse, 43(1), 27\u201354. http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/10826080701681473<\/a><\/li>
  8. Dingle, Cruwys, & Frings (2015) Social Identities as Pathways into and out of Addiction. Frontiers in Psychology, 6, 1795<\/li>
  9. Wilton, R. and DeVerteuil, G. 2006: Spaces of sobriety\/sites of power: examining social model alcohol recovery programs as therapeutic landscapes. Social Science and Medicine 63, 649-61<\/li>
  10. Best, D., Lubman, D., Savic, M., Wilson, A., Dingle, G., Haslam, S. A., et al. (2014). Social and transitional identity: exploring social networks and their significance in a therapeutic community setting. Ther. Communities 35, 10\u201320. doi: 10.1108\/TC-04-2013-0007<\/li>
  11. Best, D. (2015). An unlikely hero? Challenging stigma through visibility and community action.<\/li><\/ol>

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