Illness Management and Recovery / IMR-A19-1
Recovery Goal Action Plan — Concept brief
Understand the idea behind recovery goal action plan and consider whether it fits your context.
8 minutes · Handout · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Casey wants to return to art group and plans to ask about accessibility.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. A long-term recovery goal can be supported by a small near-term action.
The idea
A long-term recovery goal can be supported by a small near-term action.
An ordinary example
Casey wants to return to art group and plans to ask about accessibility.
What this can look like
Link a chosen goal to a manageable step, support, barrier plan, and review time.
Check the fit
What is small enough to attempt before the next meeting? You may disagree with the framing, use fiction, or decide that this approach is not useful today.
A useful distinction
A personal recovery goal and a symptom-management strategy serve related but different purposes; the person defines what a meaningful life includes.
Prompts for this resource
- What part of this idea makes sense to me?
- What is small enough to attempt before the next meeting?
Conceptual background
Illness Management and Recovery Evidence-Based Practices KIT — SAMHSA
Background on the approach only. Original exercises and wording are by More Than Therapy with AI assistance; the source does not validate or endorse these materials.