Recovery-Oriented Rehabilitation Expands to Disability Services: The Aalborg Model in Denmark

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Recovery-Oriented Rehabilitation Expands to Disability Services: The Aalborg Model in Denmark
Since 2006, Denmark has undertaken a systematic transformation of mental health practices toward recovery-oriented rehabilitation (ROR), initially through the implementation of the CARe model in Aarhus Municipality. This evidence-based approach has demonstrated significant outcomes in supporting individuals' recovery journeys through structured, person-centered interventions.
In recent years, ROR has expanded beyond mental health services to encompass broader disability services. Aalborg Municipality is pioneering this expansion through a groundbreaking project that marks the first comprehensive implementation of recovery-oriented rehabilitation across the disability sector.
The project includes CHIME/Brief INSPIRE to monitor the implementation process, and how to adapt this tools to a disability populaiton. A key innovation is the systematic preparation of persons with disabilities before, during, and after the workshops and filling out the tool.
Central to successful implementation is the development of professional competencies, particularly "practicing presence" and ”relationality” as conceptualized in Baarth's theory. This emphasizes the relational and attentive qualities required of professionals working within recovery-oriented frameworks.
The Aalborg project represents a paradigm shift in Danish disability services, demonstrating how recovery principles can be successfully translated across service sectors.
This presentation will share: the recovery implementing process in Denmark from mental health services to disabilities in general, early experiences, implementation strategies, and lessons learned from this pioneering initiative.
Keywords: Recovery-oriented rehabilitation, disability services, CARe model, Brief INSPIRE, practicing presence, implementation

Periode	21 maj 2026
Begivenhedstitel	CARe Conference: Together on the journey of recovery
Begivenhedstype	Konference
Placering	Prag, TjekkietVis på kort
Grad af anerkendelse	International