What “source-grounded” means here—and what it does not.

Recovery Group Studio can surface inspectable references or available transcript material and connect selected material to a draft. That supports traceability. It does not make every output evidence-based, clinically validated, automatically correct, or appropriate for every group.

The source layer

A visible starting point, not a seal of approval.

Start from a topic or room need, or add a public YouTube link when usable captions are available. Curated recovery references remain available, and qualifying topic-specific guidance or Europe PMC literature may be surfaced when a live search finds a relevant match.

If a live search returns no usable result, the product identifies the curated recovery library instead of implying that a live source was found. Automated captions can also be incomplete or incorrect, so transcript wording, speakers, and timestamps require review.

Direct evidence

A source whose title and content directly match the topic and relevant intervention or practice context.

Background context

Authoritative or indexed material that can inform general context without validating the generated session.

Recovery reference

A recovery-oriented foundation or official program reference that requires pathway-appropriate review.

Inspect one example trail

Healthy sleep routines

01
Planning topic
A fictional facilitator begins with “healthy sleep routines.” No client information is used.
02
Inspectable reference
NHLBI: Healthy Sleep Habits
03
Classification
Background context for general sleep-habit education and facilitator review.
04
Limit
This source does not validate the generated group plan or prove that an activity will improve outcomes.

Structural safeguards help keep the draft inspectable.

Generated source connections are limited to source titles supplied to the generation step. Unrecognized titles are filtered, and topic-integrity checks reject drafts whose discussion, practice, and close drift away from the selected topic or direction. These controls improve structure and traceability; they are not clinical validation.

Every generated output requires facilitator review and adaptation.

Facilitator review checklist

Open the source rather than relying on the excerpt alone.
Check the date, population, methods, limitations, and fit for the intended group.
Confirm that the draft does not stretch the source beyond what it supports.
Adapt or remove unsupported material and apply program policy, supervision, and professional judgment.

Continue the review

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