Mental health recovery, goal setting and working alliance in an Australian community-managed organisation

Grenville Rose*, Lorraine Smith

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Abstract

This article examines the relationships between goal setting and achievement, working alliance and recovery in an Australian mental health community-managed organisation. The study gathered data over a 14-month period after the introduction of routine outcome measures. Both goal achievement and the strength of the working alliance were shown to have a positive effect on the personal recovery of the clients in the study. Both working alliance and goal achievement are robustly supportive at whatever point a person is on in the recovery journey. The brief goals card used is a useful adjunct to other tools.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-9
Number of pages9
JournalHealth psychology open
Volume5
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2018
Externally publishedYes

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Keywords

  • goal setting
  • mental illness
  • recovery
  • self-efficacy

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