Coach M Power presenting at the 2020 USQ Professional Studies Conference her thesis and body of work, entitled: A Qualitative Study: Collaborative Peer Recovery Coaching and Recovery Capital Resources (RCR) in Participants with Substance Use Disorders (SUD). Presented by: Maria Power (MPH, BPsyc/Phil, Cert IV TAE)

1. A Qualitative Study:
Collaborative Peer
Recovery Coaching
(CPRC)
and
Recovery Capital Resources
(RCR)
in participants with
Substance Use Disorders
(SUD)
Presented by: Maria Power - University of Southern Queensland
Doctorate of Professional Studies Research (DPRS)

2.  Understand the landscape of SUD or addiction issues in Australia
 Understand the 13 Principles for Treatment Success (NIDA, USA)
 8 Barriers to Successful Treatment Outcomes in Australia
 Recovery-orientation, peer-work, addiction-recovery coaching
for Australian AOD practitioner application
 Give insider-researcher perspective as CPRC Practitioner (n=1)
 WBL Artefact: Principle-Centred Recovery Resource (PRR) Index
 CPRC Dimensions: Collaborative Peer Recovery Coaching

6.  Insider-Research in WBL
 Learner within the Doctoral Studies
 IR or Insider Researcher
 CPRC – Collaborative Peer Recovery Coach
 WBL Founder / CEO of work place
 Design: Qualitative
 Participants (n=18) and recruitment process
 CPRC Procedures and mention of work artefact
(Principle-Centred Recovery Resource Index or PRRI)
 Data Collection (216x 1-hr videos, 3000+ pages of
transcripts, RCR graphs) & Data Analysis

7. Source: Developed for this study
Recovery Capital
Resources (RCR)
# times
Improved
90/90
Overall Ranking
RCR 7: HOUSING AND SAFETY 59 1st
RCR 2: PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH
56 2nd
RCR 10: QUALITY OF RECOVERY
53 3rd
RCR 1: SOBRIETY
48 4th
RCR 5: SOCIAL
48 4th
RCR 4: COMMUNITY
45 6th
RCR 6: MEANINGUL ACTIVITIES 44 7th
RCR 9: COPING & LIFE FUNCTIONING
42 5th
RCR 3: PHYSICAL HEALTH
41 9th
RCR 8: RISK TAKING
33 10th

8. Source: Developed for this study
Recovery Capital Resource (RCR) ITEM
# times
IMPROVED
18/18
Overall
Ranking
RCR 2.2: I am coping with stresses in life
17 1st
RCR 9.4: I look after my health & wellbeing
15 2nd
RCR 5.2: I am satisfied with my family
involvement 15 2nd
RCR 1.4: I have had no recent periods of
intoxication 14 3rd
RCR 7.5: My living space helps me drive my
recovery 14 3rd
RCR 3.5: I sleep well most nights
13 4th
RCR 7.2: I am free from harm/threat in my
home 13 4th

9. Source: Developed for this study
Recovery Capital
Resources (RCR) ITEM
# times
IMPROVED
18/18
Overall
Ranking
RCR 1.2: I feel I’m in control of my using/drinking 12
5th
RCR 1.5: There are more important things than ‘using’ 12
5th
RCR 2.3: I am happy with my appearance 12
5th
RCR 4.5: My identity doesn’t revolve around ‘using’ 12
5th
RCR 5.1: I have a special person in my life to share with 12
5th
RCR 8.2: I have the resources to make future decisions 12
5th
RCR 9.3: I eat regularly & have a balanced diet 12
5th
RCR 10.2: I’m making good progress in my recovery 12
5th
RCR 10.3: I engage in activities that support my recovery 12
5th
RCR 10.4: My network of people, support my recovery
12 5th

11. PSEUDONYM PRESENTING
ISSUES GOAL # 1
%
Achieved GOAL # 2
%
Achieved GOAL # 3
%
Achieved
1 Michael
Co-dependence,
Pathological lying,
barred from
counselling practice
Career /
Financial
70% Creativity 85% Social /
Friends
90%
2 Angela
Child of alcoholic
parents, past DV, use
of alcohol/marijuana
Emotional 100% Family 70% Business 80%
3 Mala
23 years in DV
marriage, emotional
eating, co-dependent
Living
Environment
100% Fitness 60% Nutrition 70%
4 Michelle
20+ years injecting
meth, sexually
molested by brother in
childhood
Family 100%
Health/
Nutrition 70% Fitness 80%
5 Janet
Depression, anxiety,
emotional eating,
medication and
alcohol addiction
Living /
Financial
100% Health /
Fitness
65% Community 60%
6 Sandra
Co-dependent,
medication addiction
fibromyalgia
Fitness /
Emotional
70% Business 85% Career 80%

12. PSEUDONYM
PRESENTING
ISSUES GOAL # 1
%
Achieved
GOAL # 2 %
Achieved GOAL # 3
%
Achieved
7 Lina
Past AOD use, teen
child is meth addict
(co-dependent)
Financial 90% Travel 60% Emotional 90%
8 John
Past AOD, anger
management,
violent past
behaviour
Relationship 80% Health 70% Financial 90%
9 Karina
Own sexual abuse as
kid, own daughter
suffered sexual
abuse by own Father
in childhood.
Income 80% Creativity 70% Family 90%
10 Betty
Grew up in foster
care, gang-raped,
past heavy heroin
use. Current
alcohol- use high.
Career 75% Community 85% Emotional 70%
11 Donna
Parents were heavy
drinkers, in DV
relationship, also
heavy drinker
Fitness
100% Education 80% Emotional
95%
12 Melissa
Teen truant,
juvenile delinquent.
Strong meth use. 70% Health 65% Social 60%

13. PSEUDONYM PRESENTING
ISSUES GOAL # 1
%
Achieved GOAL # 2
%
Achieved GOAL # 3
%
Achieved
13 Nancy
Adult children of
alcoholic parents, past
DV issues, heavy
drinking and chronic
back pain.
Health
/Fitness
80% Family 50% Emotional 70%
14 Ayako
Porn addiction, spiritual
dissent Emotional 90% Spiritual 100% Financial 100%
15 Duong
Internet and porn
addiction, heavy
procrastination
Career 50% Emotional 50% Education 80%
16 Rachel
Alcoholic, PTSD and
post-natal depression
Emotional
100% Relationship 95%
Spiritual
95%
17 Patricia
Marijuana / meth use,
pathological lying
Health /
Fitness 70% Creativity 70%
Education
70%
18 Cassie
Injects meth – heavy
user, obesity and
emotional eating issues.
Severe head trauma
from car accident in
early 20’s
Health /
Nutrition
60% Fitness 75%
Emotional
70%

14.  Enrolled Semester 1 - Mar 2015 > Proposal Dev Aug – Nov 2015
 Confirmation Presentation – Dec 2015, Revision Jan–Mar ’16
 Ethics Clearance - Jan–Apr ’16, Confirmation April 27 2016
 Literature Review Writing 2017
 Methodology 2018
 Results Section > Final Iteration
 Discussion & Conclusion, Finish PRRI Artefact 2020
 Examination – end of 2020
 Understanding and application of the iterative supervision process
 Funding, Organisation & Time Management
 Work-life balance