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Item A Clinical Translation of the Research Article Titled "Measuring the Recovery Oreintation of ACT"(2013) Salyers, Michelle P.; Brennan, Madeline; Kean, JacobItem Evaluating the Effects of NAMI's Consumer Presentation Entitled In Our Own Voice(2013-07-12) Brennan, Madeline; McGrew, John H., 1953-; Ashburn-Nardo, Leslie; Salyers, Michelle P.; Rand, Kevin L.Research suggests that misperceptions about the mentally ill and about their ability to recover and live productive lives are still commonly held by the public. Psychoeducation programs and direct contact can help both correct misperceptions and offer encouraging messages about recovery in those with and without mental illness. Consumer presentation programs, such as NAMI’s In Our Own Voice (IOOV), were designed in part for these purposes. This study examined archival IOOV audience evaluations (n = 599) from 2009 to better understand how audiences respond to IOOV in natural settings. Qualitative and quantitative analyses were conducted to examine: 1) viewers’ responses to the program, 2) differences between consumer and nonconsumer responses, and 3) whether the program satisfies program goals for audience members. Results indicate that the majority of viewers respond positively, in a variety of ways and to a variety of program elements not previously identified. Additionally, the program’s effects appear to generalize across consumers and nonconsumers equally well, with the exception that nonconsumers more frequently reported finding the program educational and consumers more frequently reported personally relating to presenters. Finally, results suggest that IOOV is indeed meeting its two stated program goals for audience members: educating the public and offering a hope-inspiring message of recovery. In conclusion, IOOV, as it is performed in the field, appears to be a valuable addition to educational and inspiring recovery-oriented programming available to the public.Item EXAMINING CONSUMER RACE, GENDER, AND AGE DIFFERENCES IN HOPE AND RECOVERY THROUGH NAMI’S IN OUR OWN VOICE PROGRAM(Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, 2012-04-13) Duerson, Charmayne A.; Brennan, Madeline; Salyers, Michelle P.The United States mental health system is in the process of transforming mental health care from treating and reducing symptoms to a relatively new focus on education, awareness, and optimal consumer recovery. The Nation-al Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) developed the In Our Own Voice (IOOV) program where consumers present their mental illness and recovery stories as a direct educational and indirect anti-stigma tool. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact that NAMI’s IOOV Program has on con-sumer hope and recovery attitudes. Questionnaires were distributed to four NAMI sites throughout the United States and given to consumers (n = 118) both before and after the IOOV program. The Recovery Expectations Scale, an adaptation of the Consumer Optimism Scale, was used to measure con-sumer recovery attitudes. The Snyder State Hope Scale was used to meas-ure state level hope, with agency and pathways subscales. After the inter-vention, we hypothesized that younger consumers, females, and Caucasians would report greater increases in their hope and expectations for recovery. Contrary to hypotheses, overall state-level hope remained the same throughout the program. Examination of gender differences in hope agency reveals trends, in which females decrease and males only slightly increase after viewing the program. Trends towards significance are also indicated in hope pathways, in which African Americans reported decreased pathways and Caucasians reported increased pathways. In addition, recovery expecta-tions, improved overall, with no significant differences in improvement among demographic variables. Implications of these findings and their im-portance for consumer recovery programs are discussed.Item IN OUR OWN VOICE (LIVING WITH MENTAL ILLNESS): EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF A CONSUMER-DELIVERED EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAM ON THE PUBLIC(Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, 2012-04-13) Brennan, Madeline; McGrew, John H.Psychoeducation programs can help correct misperceptions and offer hope about the ability of the mentally ill to recover. Consumer presentation programs, such as NAMI’s In Our Own Voice (IOOV), were designed in part for this purpose. The study used mixed methods to examine archival IOOV evaluations (n = 599) to understand: 1) viewers’ responses to the program in natural settings, 2) differences between consumer and nonconsumer viewers, and 3) the program’s ability to satisfy IOOV goals for audience members. Results indicate that the majority of viewers respond positively, with few differences between consumer and nonconsumer viewers. However, consumers more frequently reported personally relating to presenters while nonconsumers more frequently reported feeling educated by the program. Finally, IOOV is meeting its two program goals for audience members: edu-cating the public and offering a hopeful message of recovery. IOOV appears to be a valuable addition to recovery-oriented programming that is freely available to the public.Item Provider Expectations for Recovery Scale: Refining a measure of provider attitudes(2013) Salyers, Michelle P.; Brennan, Madeline; Kean, Jacob