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The courses have been categorised to help guide students.
We offer virtual and in-person courses.
Each time I do the course it reboots my motivation and I feel I move a bit further forward
Building courses
These sessions introduce new ideas, techniques and a toolkit of self-help skills that you can use in your Recovery.
it was really nice to talk with others and just to remember some of the good choices I have previously made and to think about how to incorporate them again
The Basics of Assertiveness
A gentle introduction to the concept of ‘assertiveness’. We explore reasons why assertiveness can be difficult, and the skills involved in developing a more assertive communication style.
The course is suitable for people at any stage of their mental health recovery journey, their friends, carers and supporters, as well as members of staff who would like to increase their confidence and skills in this area.
The course covers:
- How working on our communication style and being more assertive can help on our Recovery Journey, or when we are supporting or caring for others.
- The challenges of becoming more assertive.
- Difference between passive, aggressive and assertive communication styles.
- Understanding what influences our communication style.
- Exploring the use of assertiveness skills.
Course duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
Understanding and Managing Loss in Later Life
As we age, we can experience different types of loss.
The course covers:
- Our experience of loss
- That grief is a normal process and affected by different factors
- The course will identify strategies that can help us manage loss and grief in later life
Course duration: Two sessions of 2 hours and 30 minutes
Five Ways to Wellbeing
There is a Webinar and Zoom/Classroom course with the same name.
The Webinar considers how to use the Five Ways to Wellbeing in your everyday life to support your general personal wellbeing and recovery.
- Connect
- Be Active
- Take Notice
- Keep Learning
- Give
Course duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes
The Zoom/Classroom course examines how the research-based actions can improve our physical, mental, and emotional health.
The course covers:
- How wellbeing links with personal recovery
- The benefits of the Five Ways to Wellbeing
- How we can use the Five Ways to Wellbeing to set meaningful goals
You are provided with additional worksheets to think about the impact the Five Ways to Wellbeing can have on our lives.
Course duration: Two sessions of 2 hours and 30 minutes
Exploring Emotions
There is a Webinar and Zoom/Classroom course with this name.
The Webinar is a gentle introduction to what we mean by emotions, naming them and identifying how they relate to our behaviours.
The course covers:
- What emotions are and how they relate to our behaviours
- How to recognise emotions in ourselves and others, and different ways to deal with them in our daily lives
Course duration: 2 hours
The Zoom/Classroom course looks at how emotions help and motivate us in different ways. It goes in more depth than the Webinar, and it looks at how to explore the key elements of emotions and different ways to deal with them.
Course duration: 2 hours and 30 minutes
Creativity for Wellbeing
This two-week course was co-produced with peer tutors who use creativity to support their Recovery.
The course covers:
- Recognition and ownership of personal creativity
- Practical examples how to practice creativity as a group to boost confidence
- Identifying obstacles and barriers to creativity and how to overcome them
- Materials required: Blank paper, coloured pens/pencils
Course duration: Two sessions of 2 hours
How Can We Live Well as We Age?
The course covers:
- Our understanding of later life – myths and the facts
- What happens to our brains as we age and how to keep it healthy
- Ideas to look after ourselves and promote our own wellbeing in the face of challenges that aging brings.
Course duration: Two sessions of 2 hours and 30 minutes
Goal Setting for Recovery
The course looks at how to set achievable goals to improve motivation and make positive change.
The course covers:
- How to set recovery-focused goals
- Using and setting targets
- How to make contingency plans for when ‘life happens’
Course duration: 2 hours
Spirituality and Recovery
This course explores what is understood by spirituality and helping students create their own definition of what it means to them.
The course covers:
- Introducing spirituality and how it relates to recovery in mental health
- Exploring and understanding a personal definition of spirituality
Course duration: 2 hours
Understanding Physical Health
This course focuses on the importance of physical health and being active.
The course covers:
- The importance of looking after your physical health and being active
- Monitoring your physical health
- Practical guidance around making small changes
Course duration: 2 hours
Wellness Planning
This course will enable you to complete a Wellness Plan to support your general wellbeing and recovery.
The course covers:
- Looking at everyday behaviours and activities that help to keep you well
- How you can make the most of your strengths and resources
- Thinking about your personal triggers and warning signs and making plans to help yourself.
- Understanding when you might need outside support
Course duration: Four sessions of 2 hours and 30 minutes