An evaluation of the first Recovery College in Slovakia: a revolutionary approach to mental health care
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result on the web
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DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.32725/kont.2025.004" target="_blank" >10.32725/kont.2025.004</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
An evaluation of the first Recovery College in Slovakia: a revolutionary approach to mental health care
Original language description
This paper evaluates the first Recovery College in Slovakia, a revolutionary approach to mental health care based on the recovery concept. These colleges offer comprehensive educational programs led by individuals with personal and/or professional experience in mental health care. The main goal is to help individuals become experts in their own care; instead of prevalent paternalistic care of patients and clients who need to be told how to manage their mental health problems; it brings about a paradigm shift in the way people who experience mental illness are viewed. We used mixed research. We utilized the standardized Recovery Assessment Scale questionnaire (measuring the effect of courses on subjective recovery rates) and semi-structured interviews with staff and students of the first Recovery College in Slovakia. Interviews were focused on fulfilling the goals and principles of Recovery Colleges (Education, Co-production, Strengths-based approach, Progress and empowerment, Inclusion, Community focus and Person-centered approach). Both tools demonstrate positive changes in the lives of staff and students of the first Recovery College in Slovakia, especially when it comes to self-stigma reduction, the increase of self-responsibility, and recognizing personal strengths. The article provides a unique insight into the newly established Recovery College. It could serve as a source of inspiration.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
30304 - Public and environmental health
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
KONTAKT – Journal of nursing and social sciences related to health and illness
ISSN
1212-4117
e-ISSN
1804-7122
Volume of the periodical
27
Issue of the periodical within the volume
1
Country of publishing house
CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC
Number of pages
6
Pages from-to
62-67
UT code for WoS article
001460453600011
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105000107068