Illnesses don't recover. People do.
Pat Deegan's Recovery Approach focuses on the person instead of the illness and offers hope-filled tools, technologies and training for people, families and providers. Using Pat's Approach, people can get and keep the life they want, and staff gain the knowledge and skills for practicing true recovery-oriented care.
Pat Deegan: Disruptive Innovator
Patricia E. Deegan Ph.D. is the founder of Pat Deegan & Associates (PDA). For over 30 years Pat has been a thought leader and disruptive innovator in the field of behavioral health recovery.
Pat Deegan's Recovery Approach includes the award-winning CommonGround Software, Recovery Academy, Medication Empowerment, Certified Personal Medicine Coaching and the Hearing Distressing Voices Simulation.
Pat is an activist in the survivor movement and has lived her own journey of recovery after being diagnosed with schizophrenia as a teenager.
She has held several academic appointments, has numerous publications, and has carried a message of hope for recovery to audiences around the world.
In the Spotlight...
April 2022
What Exactly Does a Peer Specialist Do?
May 3, 2022 10:00am PT
I'll be speaking about the unique and unduplicated contribution of peer specialists working as members of clinical teams.
CPMC Training
May 4, 2022 10:00 am CT/9:00 am MT
CPMC Quarterly Call
May 4, 2022 4:00 pm ET
I will be spending time talking with CPMC's all over the world about how my Personal Medicine changed my relationship with schizophrenia.
Peer Staff as Disruptive Innovators
May 6, 2022 10:00am ET
I will be delivering a Keynote Address to peer specialists throughout Maryland on this important topic.
Staff roles in Decision Support Centers
May 17, 2022 12pm ET.
My colleague Allison Stiles will be meeting with Decision Support Center staff across Pennsylvania and supporting them in deepening their knowledge and skills in the DSC.
In the Media...
The Me You Can't See
Pat sat down with Oprah and Prince Harry to discuss mental health recovery.
Anderson Cooper
Anderson Cooper tried Pat's Hearing Distressing Voices Simulation. Pat and Anderson chatted about his experience.
Psychiatric Services: Podcast
Pat joined Lisa Dixon, MD to discuss Pat's recent publication: The Journey To Use Medications Optimally to Support Recovery.
Unapologetically Black Unicorns
Pat sat down with Keris Jän Myrick on her Podcase Unapologetically Black Unicorns to discuss how Representation and Intentions Matter
We don't have customers. We have partners in recovery.
