ASC5007 Recovery principles
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
ASC5007 Recovery principles is a level 5, 12-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences. It isn't offered in 2021. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 12
- Offered in 2021
- Not offered
- Assessment
- No exam
- 4 tasks
This is the 2021 handbook entry. See the 2024 entry.
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Requisites
Before ASC5007
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After ASC5007
No unit lists ASC5007 as a prerequisite in the 2021 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Overview
Recovery is a new area of research within the fields of addiction and mental health but one that has gained considerable policy and practice debate in the US, UK and Australia, and that is closely linked to the desistance movement in criminal justice. This unit explores what is known so far, what the key issues are in this area, and arguments around the definition of recovery, and the merits of a recovery approach, with its origins in positive psychology, mutual aid and the patient empowerment movement. The aim of the unit is to introduce the concepts and philosophy of recovery, the evidence base as it stands to date and the challenges it poses to current interpretations of existing models, in particular expert-driven treatment.
Students completing this unit should be able to argue for their own conceptualisation of recovery in light of available evidence, and apply their view of recovery to current policy and practice. They will also be able to critically appraise the risks and benefits of a recovery model and be able to outline its impact for addiction, criminal justice and mental health policy and practice.
Offerings in 2021
The 2021 handbook lists no offerings for ASC5007.
Assessment
- Critical analysis (3,500 words)45%
- Essay (4,000 - 4,500 words)Threshold hurdle55%
- Participation in online discussion-
- Critical reflection - written (2,500 words)-
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Synthesise and critique the rationale and history of the recovery movement.
- 2
Critically review recovery definitions and summarise the strengths and weaknesses of each, from practice and policy perspectives.
- 3
Critically review the definitions of recovery that have been advanced and summarise the strengths and weaknesses of each, from a practice and from a policy perspective.
- 4
Analyse the role of mutual aid and peer empowerment in the recovery movement and offer a critical analysis of the evidence for mutual aid groups, in particular 12-step groups.
- 5
Critically review research methods and evidence models most appropriate within a recovery paradigm.
- 6
Describe the benefits and risks of the recovery movement to policy makers and implications for treatment service provision.
- 7
Critically appraise the evidence base for recovery as a viable paradigm and implications for recovery-oriented systems of care.
- 8
Summarise the criminology desistance movement and how it applies to addiction and mental health recovery movements.
Workload and teaching
Students enrolling in ASC5007 will be expected to contact the unit coordinator(s) regularly throughout the semester and participate in online discussions with fellow students and academic staff. Students should expect to spend around 24 hours a week of self-directed learning. This includes accessing online lectures, podcasts and resources as well as participating in forum discussions questions and quizzes via Moodle in addition to conducting offline independent study such as reading, research and writing activities.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Naomi Crafti
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Michael Savic
- Dr Anthony Barnett
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ASC5007?
ASC5007 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ASC5007 offered?
ASC5007 has no offerings listed in the 2021 handbook.
Does ASC5007 have an exam?
No. ASC5007 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.