Recovery Identity & Self-Compassion / GRP733
Culture and Recovery Identity — Scenario Card Exchange
Map chosen cultural connections and areas where services need to adapt.
30 minutes · 3–12 people · Adults with trained group facilitation
Facilitator PDF · Fillable participant PDF · Open activity / add to session
UNDERSTAND THE IDEA
Accountability can be specific without being shaming.
A person can acknowledge consequences and responsibility while rejecting a global label about their worth. More precise language can make repair and reconnection easier to discuss. Compassion is compatible with limits and changed behavior.
Facilitation lens: Translate a self-condemning statement into an event, impact, need, and next step. Do not require forgiveness or a positive identity statement.
Explore the conceptual background · Broad background, not validation of this original exercise.
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Fictional example
A member wants recovery support that respects language and community.
Open with choice — 3 minutes
Explain the purpose, privacy limits, and the option to observe, use fiction, adapt, or pass. Check access needs and group readiness; do not promise absolute confidentiality.
Meet the fictional case — 4 minutes
A member wants recovery support that respects language and community. Ask what is known, what is assumed, and what the person in the case wants.
Practice: Card sort — 16 minutes
Map chosen cultural connections and areas where services need to adapt. Using only the fictional case, make cards for the goal, a contextual barrier, an available support, an alternative, and a possible next step. Sort them into what is known, what needs checking, and what requires outside help; discuss cards that can fit more than one place.
Reflect and compare — 4 minutes
What should the service learn rather than assume? Ask what fits, what does not, and what external conditions or supports affect the options. No personal disclosure is required.
Close and integrate — 3 minutes
Invite an optional observation, support request, or small next step. Passing is welcome. Agree how to revisit questions and seek appropriate help outside the exercise.
Practice output
A card arrangement showing facts, questions, and support needs.
Scope and adaptation
Use ordinary or fictional examples, not graphic substance-use stories or cue exposure. No competitive abstinence scoring, forced disclosure, or required pathway. These plans do not manage intoxication, overdose, withdrawal, or medication changes; follow individualized care and appropriate medical assessment.
Offer reading aloud, typing, drawing, pointing, or observation. Avoid mandatory movement, eye contact, touch, and body focus.
Original AI-assisted educational draft; independent clinical review pending.
Conceptual background
References inform broad principles and do not validate or endorse this original plan.