Changing the font size on recovery: a co-produced dialogue between service user and psychologist

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1108/MHSI-10-2018-0037
Pages47-52
Published date12 February 2019
Date12 February 2019
AuthorMeg Barrett,Ruth Lewis-Morton
Subject MatterHealth & social care,Mental health,Social inclusion
Changing the font size on recovery:
a co-produced dialogue between service
user and psychologist
Meg Barrett and Ruth Lewis-Morton
Abstract
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to co-produce the meaning of the word recovery and highlight the
challenges to recovery in a secure inpatient setting.
Design/methodology/approach A conversational narrative between a service user and psychologist
focussed on the topic of recovery.
Findings It is a reflective account, therefore no findings are required.
Originality/value This is a co-produced paper highlighting a service users and psychologists
perspectives on recovery.
Keywords Mental health, Coproduction, Recovery
Paper type Viewpoint
Introduction
This joint venture between a service user and a psychologist comprises the following aims: to
attempt to co-produce a meaning of the word recoveryand highlight the challenges to recovery
within a secure inpatient setting. This co-produced paper aims to capture the dialogue between
a service user and a psychologist to allow a true reflection of the similarities and differences
between their perspectives. Throughout this piece, there will be an ongoing dialogue and the
names of service user and psychologist co-authoring this piece will be included at the start of
each section of text for clarity purposes.
Meg: Ill start with my name I guess. Hi Im Meg and I have embarked on a mission. I didnt want
to initially write about my past because I feel there have been plenty of people with the same sort
of dramas. I wanted to create something that would generate an understanding of how I feel
contained in a service yet on my own personal mission to recover. The aim on my part is to do
this through my own experiences and have a different way of writing than Ruth. Therefore,
creating an interesting balance of explanation in each of our views. Im the fun one! As a brief
disclaimer, I will be using examples such as the act of a person self-harming to reiterate my point
of what its like to live in an environment like this.
Ruth: As a clinical psychologist, keen to co-produce and disseminate meaningful research, I
have felt enthused by the idea of collaborating with Meg over a viewpoint piece. I think Megs
natural style is to be inspiring and imaginative and we hope this piece has captured her creative
flair whilst also holding relevance for practitioners and service users alike.
Meg and I embarked up on this viewpoint pi ece following a disc ussion where we both
felt passionate ab out co-producing id eas and co-authorin g to capture our perspe ctives
of recovery within in patient settings. O ur target audience is ot her service users and
practitioners who have an interest in what it means to recoverparticularly within such a
challenging envir onment.
Meg Barrett and Ruth
Lewis-Morton are both based
at Ludlow Street Healthcare,
Llantrisant, UK.
DOI 10.1108/MHSI-10-2018-0037 VOL. 23 NO. 1 2019, pp. 47-52, © Emerald Publishing Limited, ISSN 2042-8308
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