Recovery Resources

Defining Addiction Recovery

• SAMHSA’s Working Definition of Recovery from Mental Disorders and Substance Use Disorders
• Betty Ford Institute Consensus Panel. (2007).  What is recovery?  A working definition from the Betty Ford Institute.  Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 33, 221-228.
• White, W. L. (2007). Addiction recovery:  Its definition and conceptual boundaries.  Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 33, 229-241.

What Does Science Say? Reviewing Recovery Research

• White, W. L. (2012). Recovery/remission from substance use disorders:  An analysis of reported outcomes in 415 scientific studies, 1868-2011. Chicago:  Great Lakes Addiction Technology Transfer Center; Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental disAbilites; Northeast Addiction Technology Transfer Center.
• White, W., & Kurtz, E. (2006).  The varieties of recovery experience.  International Journal of Self Help and Self Care, 3(1-2), 21-61.
• Addiction Recovery: A Selected Bibliography with an Emphasis on Professional Publications and Scientific Studies by William L. White

Defining Recovery-Oriented Systems of Care (ROSC)

• White, W. L. (2008).  Recovery management and recovery-oriented systems of care:  Scientific rationale and promising practices.  Pittsburgh, PA:  Northeast Addiction Technology Transfer Center, Great Lakes Addiction Technology Transfer Center, Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health & Mental Retardation Services.
• White, W. (2006). Sponsor, Recovery Coach, Addiction Counselor: The Importance of Role Clarity and Role Integrity. Philadelphia, PA: Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Mental Retardation Services.
• Philadelphia Behavioral Health Services Transformation Practice Guidelines for Recovery and Resilience Oriented Treatment

The History of Recovery in the United States and the Addiction Profession

• White, W. (2009).  The mobilization of community resources to support long-term addiction recovery.  Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 36, 146-58.
• White, W., Kelly, J. & Roth, J. (2012).  New addiction recovery support institutions:  Mobilizing support beyond professional addiction treatment and recovery mutual aid.  Journal of Groups in Addiction & Recovery, 7(2-4), 297-317.
• White, W. (1998). Slaying the dragon: The history of addiction treatment and recovery in America. Bloomington, IL: Chestnut Health Systems/Lighthouse Institute.

Using Recovery-Oriented Principles in Addiction Counseling Practice

• Conflict Resolution for Clients and Professionals free, 2-hour webinar by NAADAC
• Anda, R. (2012). The Health and Social Impact of Growing Up With Alcohol Abuse and Related Adverse Childhood Experiences: The Human and Economic Costs of the Status Quo.
• Sheedy C. K., and Whitter M., Guiding Principles and Elements of Recovery-Oriented Systems of Care: What Do We Know From the Research? (2009). HHS Publication No. (SMA) 09-4439. Rockville, MD: Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
• SAMHSA (2001.) A Provider's Introduction to Substance Abuse Treatment for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Individuals. HHS Publication No. (SMA) 01-3498.  Rockville, MD: Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

Understanding the Role of Peer Recovery Coaches in the Addiction Profession

• White, W. (2009).  Peer-based Addiction Recovery Support:  History, Theory, Practice, and Scientific Evaluation. Chicago, IL:  Great Lakes Addiction Technology Transfer Center.
• White, W. (2006). Sponsor, Recovery Coach, Addiction Counselor: The Importance of Role Clarity and Role Integrity. Philadelphia, PA: Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Mental Retardation Services.
• White, W., the PRO-ACT Ethics Workgroup, with legal discussion by Popovits R. & Donohue, B. (2007). Ethical Guidelines for the Delivery of Peer-based Recovery Support Services. Philadelphia: Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Mental Retardation Services.
• SAMHSA. (2011). Recovery Support Services: Peer Recovery Support Coaching.
• SAMHSA. (2012). Report of the Expert Panel, March 21-22, 2012, Equipping Behavioral Health Systems & Authorities to Promote Peer Specialist/Recovery Coaching Services.

Exploring Techniques to Support Long-term Addiction Recovery for Clients and Families

• Borkman, T. (1998). Is recovery planning any different from treatment planning? Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 15(1), 37-42.
• Pathways to Healing and Recovery: Perspectives from Individuals with Histories of Alcohol and Other Drug Problems, Abt Associates Inc. and Hart Research Associates, November 2010.
• Alexandre B. Laudet, PhD and William White, MA; What are your priorities right now? Identifying service needs across recovery stages to inform service development, Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. 2010 January ; 38(1): 51–59. doi:10.1016/j.jsat.2009.06.003.
• Laudet, Savage, and Mahmoud; Pathways to Long-Term Recovery: A Preliminary Investigation; Journal of Psychoactive Drugs; 34(3), 305-311; 2007.

Collaborating with Other Professions, Professionals and Communities

• Sample Confidentiality Release Form
• White, W. & Kurtz, E. (2006). Linking Addiction Treatment and Communities of Recovery: A Primer for Addiction Counselors and Recovery Coaches. Pittsburgh, PA: IRETA/NeATTC.
• White, W. (2002). The treatment renewal movement. Counselor, 3(1), 59-61.

Including Family and Community in the Recovery Process

• Laudet, A. B., & White, W. L. (2008). Recovery capital as prospective predictor of sustained recovery, life satisfaction and stress among former poly-substance users.  Substance Use and Misuse, 43(1), 27-54.
• White, W. L., & Cloud, W. (2008).  Recovery capital:  A primer for addictions professionals. Counselor, 9(5), 22-27.
• Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. Substance Abuse Treatment and Family Therapy. Rockville (MD): Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (US); 2004. (Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series, No. 39.) 

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