Recovery programmes for intervention about substances abuse disorders: european good practices

a) Introduction: addictive behaviours recovery-oriented programmes have advanced from
traditional therapeutic communities to actual interventions integrated in social and health networks
and developed by multidisciplinary professional staff. This evolution has not been systematic until
XXIst century, with the beginning of “Science of Recovery”. b) Aims: to analyse the development
of recovery programmes, especially the theoretical models and good practices actually in
development into European programmes. c) Development of the topic: they have been analysed
four theoretical models and two good practices about recovery, from a scientific perspective and
experiences previously documented. d) Conclusions: the “Science of Recovery” is advancing to
validated, replicable and measurable models and programmes. It´s still necessary to adapt recoveryoriented
programmes to needs and particularities of people under treatment and specific groups.

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Authors

  • Antonio Jesús Molina Fernández - Departamento de Psicología Social, del Trabajo y Diferencial; Universidad Complutense de Madrid/UCM

  • Jesús Saiz Galdós - Departamento de Psicología Social, del Trabajo y Diferencial; Universidad Complutense de Madrid/UCM

  • María Luisa Cuenca Montesino - Departamento de Psicología Social, del Trabajo y Diferencial; Universidad Complutense de Madrid/UCM

  • Francisco Gil Rodríguez - Departamento de Psicología Social, del Trabajo y Diferencial; Universidad Complutense de Madrid/UCM

  • Banesa Mena García - Departamento de Psicología Social, del Trabajo y Diferencial; Universidad Complutense de Madrid/UCM

  • Gisela Hansen Rodríguez - Universidad de Barcelona

Keywords:

Good practices, Recovery, “Science of Recovery”, Theoretical models, European programmes

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