Access, Advocacy & Recovery Equity / GRP954
Access Is Part of the Plan — Cooperative Planning Workshop
Identify barriers involving cost, timing, transport, language, or disability access and a concrete service request.
40 minutes · 3–12 people · Adults with trained group facilitation
Facilitator PDF · Fillable participant PDF · Open activity / add to session
UNDERSTAND THE IDEA
An access barrier is not a motivation score.
Policies, costs, discrimination, language, digital access, housing, and transport can obstruct care. Naming a barrier accurately can shift a conversation from self-blame toward a concrete support request, service question, or advocacy step.
Facilitation lens: Separate individual actions from changes that require an organization or community response. Do not promise a service will grant a request.
Explore the conceptual background · Broad background, not validation of this original exercise.
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Fictional example
A member cannot attend the only available meeting time.
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 cannot attend the only available meeting time. Ask what is known, what is assumed, and what the person in the case wants.
Practice: Planning workshop — 26 minutes
Identify barriers involving cost, timing, transport, language, or disability access and a concrete service request. In pairs or small groups, create two possible plans for the fictional case. Compare access, effort, likely tradeoffs, and consent. Choose one reversible trial with a backup and a review point; allow an observing role.
Reflect and compare — 4 minutes
What would an accessible option require? 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 feasible plan with a support, a backup, and a review question.
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.