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... > governance > crisis management > issues in crisis management > recovery > rational recovery

... > governance > crisis management > issues in crisis management > recovery > rational recovery

... > counseling and psychotherapy > counseling programs > substance abuse treatment > recovery > rational recovery

Preferred term

rational recovery

Definition

Rational Recovery is an alcohol and substance addiction recovery program that was founded in the late 1980s by Jack Trimpey, a licensed social worker who is a recovered alcoholic. The program formally began in 1986, and in 1988 Trimpey published The Small Book, detailing the rationale and principles of the Rational Recovery approach to alcohol and substance abuse recovery. [Source: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Alcohol: Social, Cultural, and Historical Perspectives; Rational Recovery]

Broader concept

recovery

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/rational_recovery

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