Table 2 Overview of themes and subthemes
From: Professional perspectives on providing recovery-oriented services in Taiwan: a qualitative study
Themes/Subthemes (numbers of quotations) | Definitions of subthemes |
|---|---|
1. Recovery-oriented services implementation (214) | |
Enabling clients to set their own goals and make decisions (46) | Professionals create opportunities for clients to select, plan, and take actions in their lives based on their needs and expectations. Clients learn and grow from the decision-making process. |
Using a strengths-based approach (18) | Professionals acknowledge clients’ strengths and promote clients’ use of their unique capabilities, which can help them develop hope for their future. |
Establishing partnerships with clients (31) | Professionals interact and discuss matters with clients as if they are friends. |
Improving individuals’ self-acceptance (13) | Professionals help clients gain a better understanding of mental illness and the concept of recovery in order to accept their own situation and redefine themselves. |
Encouraging community participation (28) | Professionals encourage clients to interact with the community and gain more life experiences. |
Seeking family, peer, and organizational support (44) | Professionals seek support and resources from various sources, including families, peers, and organizations. |
Building team collaboration (34) | Professionals reach a consensus on recovery-oriented services and exhibit consistent attitudes toward clients. |
2. Problems with implementing recovery-oriented services (159) | |
Limited policy and organizational support (46) | Policies and organizations have insufficient support for recovery-oriented services. |
A lack of understanding of recovery among professionals (20) | Professionals have a limited understanding of and practice with recovery-oriented services. |
Stigma (30) | Stigma on mental illness impedes professionals from promoting recovery-oriented services. |
Clients’ lack of motivation or self-confidence in their own ability to achieve recovery (36) | Clients’ low motivation or self-confidence hinder the implementation of recovery-oriented services. |
Passive or overprotective family members (27) | Families with unsupported attitudes restrain the implementation of recovery-oriented services. |
3. Strategies to resolve implementation problems (82) | |
Policy changes and organizational support (27) | Support from policy and organization level boosts the implementation of recovery-oriented services. |
Improving the recovery competence and confidence of professionals (32) | Strengthening professionals’ recovery competence and confidence is beneficial for implementing recovery-oriented services. |
Family and public education (23) | Education to improve attitudes of families and the public is critical for implementing recovery-oriented services. |