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Review
. 2007 Dec;43(6):619-41.
doi: 10.1007/s10597-007-9088-5. Epub 2007 May 21.

ACT and recovery: integrating evidence-based practice and recovery orientation on assertive community treatment teams

Michelle P Salyers  1 , Sam Tsemberis
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Review

ACT and recovery: integrating evidence-based practice and recovery orientation on assertive community treatment teams

Michelle P Salyers et al. Community Ment Health J. 2007 Dec.

Abstract

We examine whether Assertive Community Treatment (ACT), a widely implemented and rigorously studied practice, can successfully incorporate a recovery-oriented approach while continuing to retain program fidelity. We briefly review the effectiveness of ACT as an evidence-based practice, with a focus on adaptations to changing populations and contexts. We explore philosophical similarities and differences between ACT and recovery and examine how fidelity standards, a widely used indicator of how ACT teams operate, support or interfere with the adoption of a recovery-oriented practice. Finally, we provide recommendations on how best to incorporate a recovery orientation into existing ACT teams.

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