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Recording Recovery College 2024
On Wednesday, March 20th, for the second consecutive year, a recovery symposium took place at Ghent University. The aim was to make recovery more visible and open for discussion, while providing valuable experiences and insights to individuals in recovery, their loved ones, and practitioners.
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Recovery among persons with a migration background
Person with a migration background who use drugs can find themselves in a vulnerable position for various reasons. Hence, in recent years, the research group on recovery and addiction has conducted several studies to examine substance use recovery and accessibility to quality care for persons with a migration background.
Aline Pouille defended her doctoral thesis titled "Recovery from problem substance use among persons with a migration background and ethnic minorities: an analysis of lived experiences” in September 2023. This research qualitatively explored recovery capital among individuals with a migration background (mainly 1st and 2nd generation) in Flanders, examining how it can be affected by personal, social, and community factors, as well as identifying which recovery capital can support addiction recovery and how these strengths can be better addressed in treatment. This was done through the exploration of scientific literature, the lived experiences of a diversity of persons with a migration background, and a co-creative research with an experiential expert on the continuum of care for people with an Islamic migration background.
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Recovery College with prof. Mike Slade
On Wednesday the 20th of March 2024, the second annual Recovery College will be held at Ghent University. This event aims to make recovery from addiction and mental health issues more visible, placing a strong emphasis on experiential work.
This edition will feature Professor Mike Slade, a pioneer in research on recovery in individuals with mental health problems. Professor Slade is affiliated with the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom where he holds the position of Professor of Mental Health Recovery and Social Inclusion.
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Global Position Paper on Recovery
The Global Position Paper on Recovery (GPPR) is a collaborative effort that aims to further advance the science, practice and policy of addiction recovery. You can support the initiative by signing the paper.
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Book by Pete Tomlinson
Peter Tomlinson, who works, among other roles, as a researcher in the Department of Orthopedagogy, presented his book 'Beyond Madness' on November 9. Peter is an expert by experience in psychosis and addiction, applying this knowledge as a peer support worker in mental health care. Additionally, he is a voluntary academic affiliate at Ghent University, where he publishes on recovery, psychosis, and experiential expertise.
Between 2013 and 2015, Peter experienced a complete psychosis: extreme emotions, associative thoughts, hallucinations, and delusional beliefs took hold of him. Now that his life is back on track, surprisingly, he is rarely asked how it actually feels to be psychotic.
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Publication on substitute addiction Deborah Louise Sinclair.
Recently, the research on substitution addictions by our colleague Deborah Louise Sinclair was discussed in the prestigious 'Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly.'
In her study with participants from Narcotics Anonymous (NA) in South Africa, participants highlighted the importance of more support to ensure that substitution behavior does not become an addiction.
Read the full article below.
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Doctoral defense of Aline Pouille
On the 18th of September 2023 at 10 am, Aline Pouille's public defense will take place. Her research explores recovery from substance use issues in individuals with a migration background through an analysis of lived experiences.
The defense will be held at the Dr. Guislain Museum, followed by a reception. The event will be conducted in English. Those who wish to attend can register until the 11th of September using the following link: Registration Link
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