Impact of Recovery-Oriented Training on Working Behavior of Family & Youth Recovery Coaches
Introduction
The recovery expert network was established to advance recovery-oriented practices. To actualize the recovery vision across all divisions, the expert network collaborated with peer experts and other stakeholders to design the training program 'Recovery: From Paper to Practice.' The ambition of the expert network is to deliver this training to all teams. The Youth & Family Division took the lead among the three divisions and trained recovery coaches within all their teams with the goal of catalyzing the recovery movement throughout the entire division. The objective was to assess the impact of the recovery training on coaches' work practices and to understand the factors that facilitate or impede coaches from adopting different approaches in their practice.
Methods
The Success Case Method was applied to measure the impact of the training, which involves making changes in work practices, leading to tangible and valuable outcomes. After the training, recovery coaches completed a questionnaire regarding their work behavior and participated in interviews discussing factors contributing to the impact.
Results
Almost all recovery coaches shared impact stories, citing specific changes in their work practices. The variations primarily lied in the extent of tangible results achieved by each participant and whether these changes were predominantly at an individual or team level.
Discussion
The operational goals of the division have not been fully realized; however, through the division-wide training of recovery coaches, a movement has been set in motion to advance the development of recovery-oriented work within the Youth & Family Division.
The recovery expert network was established to advance recovery-oriented practices. To actualize the recovery vision across all divisions, the expert network collaborated with peer experts and other stakeholders to design the training program 'Recovery: From Paper to Practice.' The ambition of the expert network is to deliver this training to all teams. The Youth & Family Division took the lead among the three divisions and trained recovery coaches within all their teams with the goal of catalyzing the recovery movement throughout the entire division. The objective was to assess the impact of the recovery training on coaches' work practices and to understand the factors that facilitate or impede coaches from adopting different approaches in their practice.
Methods
The Success Case Method was applied to measure the impact of the training, which involves making changes in work practices, leading to tangible and valuable outcomes. After the training, recovery coaches completed a questionnaire regarding their work behavior and participated in interviews discussing factors contributing to the impact.
Results
Almost all recovery coaches shared impact stories, citing specific changes in their work practices. The variations primarily lied in the extent of tangible results achieved by each participant and whether these changes were predominantly at an individual or team level.
Discussion
The operational goals of the division have not been fully realized; however, through the division-wide training of recovery coaches, a movement has been set in motion to advance the development of recovery-oriented work within the Youth & Family Division.