%0 Journal Article
%T The Effects of Recovery
%A Daniel F. K. Wong
%A Priscilla Ip
%A Viola Chan
%A Xiao Yu Zhuang
%J Research on Social Work Practice
%@ 1552-7581
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/1049731517732837
%X Hope and meaning in life are essential components of personal growth and happiness. Built on the recovery model, this study attempted to evaluate the effects of a recovery-oriented cognitive¨Cbehavior approach (CBA) in enhancing hope and meaning in life among a group of people with severe mental illness in Hong Kong. A matched-pair comparison approach was adopted. Twenty-seven experimental group participants received recovery-oriented CBA, while 25 participants received standard counseling services. Assessments were administered at preintervention and at 6 and 12 months of intervention. Repeated measures analyses of covariance indicated that the recovery-oriented CBA was more effective than the control condition in improving the mental health recovery process (basic functioning, finding new potentials, and spirituality) and a sense of hope (planning in achieving goals). Given these initial positive results, more vigorous studies and refinement of this recovery-oriented CBA are needed to ascertain the effectiveness of this combined intervention approach
%K recovery model
%K cognitive¨Cbehavior approach
%K quality of life
%K hope
%K trapped self and liberated self
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1049731517732837