This is a worksheet from the Peer Professional Employer Toolkit. Print this worksheet to help your organization develop supportive recovery-oriented policies.
Recovery-oriented descriptions of services, supervision, and other operations support delivery of peer recovery support services through a “whole-of-organization” approach to implementation (Byrne et al., 2021). Recovery-oriented means policies are informed by recovery principles such as hope, person-centeredness, or recognition of lived experience as expertise (see SAMHSA’s 10 guiding principles of recovery (PDF)). Referencing recovery principles in the organizational vision or mission statement is associated with organizations that achieve successful implementation (Gagne et al., 2018).
Recovery-orientated policies
Determine whether each of the following list items are in place, partially in place, or not yet in place. Write your assessment after each item.
General organizational policies
- Descriptions of services reflect recovery principles:
- Descriptions of supervision reflect recovery principles:
- Descriptions of documentation reflect recovery principles:
Organizational vision and mission
- Written vision or mission statements clearly reflect recovery principles:
- Written vision or mission statements recognize lived experience as a form of expertise:
- Written vision or mission statements describe peer recovery support services in ways that promote its value and importance:
Action plan for recovery-oriented policies
Pick one policy that would be useful to develop, then identify next right steps (who will do what by when).
