Table 1.
The development process of the ART model.
| Step | Activity | Date | Purpose | Involved people |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First invitational meeting (1 day) | January 2014 | Examine the need for change among stakeholders and formation of expert group | 101 people, for example, mental health workers, policy advisors, managers, directors, researchers, peer workers, and family representatives |
| 2 | Meeting with expert group (2 days) | June 2014 | Develop first outline of the model (vision and mission, target population, core elements, title, formation of writing team) | Expert group; 31 people of 14 different mental health care organizations, branch organization of service users and family organizations, and researchers |
| 3 | Writing team draws first outline of handbook | June 2014 to September 2014 | Work out key characteristics and the vision and mission of the model into a handbook for professionals | Writing team, consisting of six people from the expert group (TvM, LvdM, YV, BB, BS, and JvW) |
| 4 | Second invitational meeting (1 day) | September 2014 | Reflect upon the outline of the care model | 67 people, for example, mental health workers, policy advisors, managers, directors, researchers, peer workers, and family representatives |
| 5 | Meeting with expert group (2 days) | December 2014 | Investigate the perspectives of service users and family with regard to the ART model and secure these perspectives in the model development process | First session (morning) with five service user representatives or peer workers, five family representatives and four mental health professionals from the expert group. Second session with the total expert group (as described in step 2) |
| 6 | Writing team drafts first chapters of the ART handbook | December 2014 to April 2015 | Draft first chapters of the ART handbook | Writing team (as described in step 3) |
| 7 | Third invitational meeting (1 day) | April 2015 | Discuss the content of the handbook and exchange best practices | 81 people, for example, mental health workers, policy advisors, managers, directors, researchers, peer workers, and family representatives |
| 8 | Writing team develops draft of ART handbook | April 2015 to November 2015 | Work out the ART handbook in total | Writing team (as described in step 3) |
| 9 | Fourth invitational meeting (1 day) | November 2015 | Collect feedback on the ART handbook, in order to finalize it | 71 people, for example, mental health workers, policy advisors, managers, directors, researchers, peer workers, and family representatives |
| 10 | Publication of ART handbook | June 2016 |