SHFT Recovery College Prospectus 2022/23

Online Prospectus 2022/23

Course WelcomeIndextoThe College Becoming a Student Recovery College Induction Introductory Videos Our ContactYourHowRecoveryStudentStudentCreativeHealthLifestyleWellnessRecoveryCoursesEducationEducationEducationConditionsWellbeingExperiencesVoiceCollegeExtraWeUseandStoreInformationUs Contents 1 2 4 9 11 12 13 14 16 22 25 27 30 32 33 34 36 © Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust Recovery College August 2022 All rights reserved.

Course Index Course Title Theme Category Page Introduction to Recovery EducationRecovery Getting Started 15 Introduction to Hope EducationRecovery Getting Started 15 Introduction to Self-Belief EducationRecovery Getting Started 15 Making Hope A Reality EducationRecovery On My Way 15 Introduction to Acceptance EducationWellness Getting Started 17 Introduction to Building and Strengthening a Support Network EducationWellness Getting Started 17 Introduction to Self-Management EducationWellness Getting Started 17 Introduction to Goal Setting for Your Recovery EducationWellness Getting Started 18 Introduction to Stress in Mental Health EducationWellness Getting Started 18 Introduction to Understanding and Managing Emotions EducationWellness Getting Started 18 Introduction to the Wellness Recovery Action Plan EducationWellness Getting Started 19 Exploring Emotions EducationWellness On My Way 19 2 © Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust Recovery College August 2022 All rights reserved.

Course Index Course Title Theme Category Page WRAP Seminar 1 - Building a WRAP EducationWellness On My Way 20 Crisis Planning for Difficult Times EducationWellness On My Way 20 WRAP Seminar 2 - Becoming a WRAP Facilitator EducationWellness Moving Forward 21 Introduction to Anxiety EducationHealth Getting Started 23 Introduction to Depression EducationHealth Getting Started 23 Introduction to Understanding Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder EducationHealth Getting Started 23 Understanding and Living with Voices EducationHealth On My Way 24 Understanding and Living with Paranoia EducationHealth On My Way 24 Introduction to Sleep EducationLifestyle Getting Started 26 Understanding and Managing Sleep EducationLifestyle On My Way 26 Creating Environments to Enhance Wellness EducationLifestyle On My Way 26 Connecting with Creativity WellbeingCreative On My Way 28 Why Telling Your Story Matters WellbeingCreative On My Way 28 3 © Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust Recovery College August 2022 All rights reserved.

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If you are in a professional caring role, the courses are also particularly relevant to your professional development and compliment the trusts Leadership Education and Development courses.

Mental illness can affect us all. In fact, around one in four people will experience a mental illness at some point in their lives. So due to this our courses are relevant to all, whether you are an SHFT mental health service user/friend and family and/or health our courses we do not differentiate or label people apart from with the title of ‘student’ - the Recovery College welcomes all.

A Warm Welcome to the Recovery College

Our aim is to help increase awareness and understanding of recovery and self-management whilst challenging stigma related to mental health.

We are a college based in Southern Health Foundation Trust (SHFT) Mental Health services, part of a national chain of Recovery Colleges.

Importantly, our courses are CO-attended by NHS staff, service users of mental health services and carers (including family and friends) of those under mental health services. The rich variety of shared experiences makes the college a uniquely supportive learning environment.

They are then delivered by two facilitators (CO-delivered), one with lived experience in these fields and one with professional experience which brings a well-rounded view to training.

Our Ethos Co-Co-Co

An ethos is the spirit and attitude that you have running through you. As an organisation, ours is one of collaboration. It is important to us at all levels, beginning with the very first step of writing our courses. Our courses are written collaboratively between someone with professional experience in the mental health sector and someone with personal lived experience of mental health difficulties (CO-produced).

Recovery involves the development of new meaning and purpose in one’s life as one grows beyond the catastrophic effects of mental illness” Bill Anthony (1993)

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When we use the term recovery we are meaning that:

“A person with mental illness can recover even though the illness is not ‘cured.’ Recovery is a way of living a satisfying, hopeful, and contributing life even with the limitations caused by illness.

What we do

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We deliver courses both face to face in community venues and online using a secure Zoom business licence, on subjects related to mental health recovery and self-management.

We are also pleased to offer a collection of Mental Health Recovery and Wellbeing videos and other helpful resources to everyone, even if you don't meet our criteria. These can be found on the resources section of our website.

Our courses are centred on the common recovery terms of Hope, Agency and Opportunity.

If you'd like to browse the courses we have on offer this term, before making your decision to enrol, please see Our Courses section.

Who is eligible to attend the college? Southern Health Adult Mental Health (AMH) staff including Older Persons Mental Health (OPMH) services and Forensic Services Service users of Southern Health AMH, OPMH, Forensic Services, italk, and Steps to Wellbeing (or those who have used these services within the past 2 years) Carers of the above We welcome students who meet the following criteria: If you are still unsure if you fit our criteria please feel free to contact the college to discuss further. 8 © Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust Recovery College August 2022 All rights reserved.

Becoming a Student

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Alternatively you may wish to ask a supporter or carer to help you with this. They may also wish to enrol to support their wellbeing. You can attend the college together or separately as you prefer.

The easiest way to enrol with us is to click the button below. This will take you directly to the enrolment form which is hosted by Mind Recovery Net. Simply scroll down, answer the questions and hit SUBMIT. You should then see a message to say that the form has been successfully submitted. If not, please check your answers and try again.

Becoming a student is YOUR CHOICE

If you have any difficulties or do not have access to a suitable device, you can phone the college where one of the admin team will be happy to help.

Click here to enrol

We are a self-referral service

What happens once I've applied to join the college?

If you are not familiar with the use of Zoom, additional information and support can be provided. Please contact the college.

If you do not meet the criteria, you are still welcome to view our non-interactive videos and resource pages on our website.

Your enrolment form will be processed and if you have met the criteria to join the college you will be offered a place on the next available Welcome to the Recovery College course.

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Welcome to The Recovery College - This mandatory course will help you gain an understanding of why the Recovery College exists and how it can benefit your recovery journey.

You will learn about the courses we have on offer and what to expect, where to start and how to get help with your learning if you require it.

"The trainers are all wonderful, the college has been a great help in my recovery journey and I have learnt so much"

RC Student

Introductory Videos

While you are waiting for your 'Welcome to The Recovery College' Zoom course we recommend that you first watch our Understanding Recovery and Discovering Hope videos.

These will give you basic knowledge of two of the important key concepts that underpin the courses that we offer. Click on the links below to begin.

Getting Started - These courses will build on the introductory videos giving you a solid foundation of the principles of mental health Recovery.

Moving Forward - Advanced learning covering topics of risk, crisis management, self-management tools and progressing into your wider communities.

After your mandatory Welcome Course we suggest that ideally you choose a Getting Started - Recovery Education course and then select a theme that interests you for further courses.

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Wellness Education Health Conditions

Lifestyle Education Creative Wellbeing

Recovery Education

To then support your growth and progression the courses within these themes are divided into the following categories:

On My Way - Gain a deeper understanding of the key concepts of Recovery and self-management. Also exploring physical and mental health subjects linked to well-being.

Our Courses

Recovery is individual so we have created the following colour coded themes to guide your learning at the college:

14 Our Recovery Education section will cover key concepts of recovery in mental health. This will give you an opportunity to explore the themes and how they relate to you and those you support. Recovery Education

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Onmy way

Recovery Education Getting started

Introduction to Hope - This course will introduce you to the concept of hope, what it is and where you might begin to look for it in your day-to-day life.

Introduction to Self-Belief This course will introduce you to the term self-belief and explore why it’s important to Recovery and how we can strengthen it.

Making Hope A Reality - The aim of this course is to explore the role of hope in mental health recovery and how to break out of the cycle of hopelessness.

Introduction to Recovery - This course aims to introduce the social and mental health definition of Recovery and see the positive ways that this mind set can impact peoples’ journey.

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Our wellness education section aims to support you in gaining a greater understanding of what wellness means to you and options and choices to promote your wellness and those you support.

Wellness Education

Wellness Education Getting Started

Introduction to Building and Strengthening a Support Network - This course aims to help you to see the value of having a support network in your life, to bolster your recovery. It will explore ideas about how to build that network and who to include in it.

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Introduction to Self-Management - This course will explore what self-management means to you and explore the important part it plays in mental health recovery.

Introduction to Acceptance - There are times in everyone’s life when we wished that things had worked out differently. Often, holding on to that idea can prevent us from moving forward. By increasing levels of acceptance, people are able to become ‘unstuck’, start to develop more meaningful lives and reach their full potential.

This course will explore the benefits of goal setting for your recovery and learn a technique used to set meaningful goals.

This course will allow you to explore how different emotions impact on your wellbeing and the ways in which you can learn to live with them.

Introduction to Understanding and Managing Emotions -

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Wellness Education Getting Started

Introduction to Stress in Mental Health -

Introduction to Goal Setting for Your Recovery -

This course explores what stress is, how it can affect us and ways we can manage it. You will learn coping mechanisms and practical ways of promoting good mental health.

This course has been designed to introduce you to the Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP).

On My Way

Exploring Emotions the aim of this course is to explore the function of emotions and how we can find ways to build up our resilience.

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Wellness Education Getting Started

Introduction to the Wellness Recovery Action Plan -

It will enable you to gain a basic understanding of WRAP and decide if the 4 day WRAP Seminar 1 course will be helpful to you at this point in your journey.

If you are unable to attend this course, but would like to attend a WRAP Seminar 1 course, or you have any questions, please contact the college and one of the trainers will get back to you.

WRAP Seminar 1 - Building a WRAP 4 Day Classroom Course

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This course will give you a basic understanding of WRAP and the key concepts that underpin it: Hope, Personal Responsibility, Education, Self-Advocacy and Support.

Wellness Education

You will explore the different sections of a WRAP from a personal perspective, equipping you with the knowledge to build your own WRAP.

Crisis Planning for Difficult Times - This course will focus on helping you to define what a crisis means to you and what can help and hinder you during difficult times. By exploring a crisis plan you will gain knowledge of its common themes and how they could apply to you and people that you support.

Please be aware that there are pre-requisites for this course. Please contact the college for further information.

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Wellness Education Moving Forward

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WRAP Seminar 2 - Becoming a WRAP Facilitatorday course is accredited by the ‘Copeland Centre’ and will provide with skills and materials you will need to facilitate evidence based WRAP Seminar

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1 classes. "I enjoyed listening to the tools people use, to get some ideas for my own wellness toolbox." RC Student Please be aware that there are pre-requisites for this course. Please contact the college for further information. © Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust Recovery College August 2022 All rights reserved.

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Health Conditions

Our health conditions section will help you gain a deeper understanding of specific mental health experiences to empower you in your journey of recovery and those you support.

Introduction to Anxiety - This course will explore what anxiety is, what happens when we get anxious and ways we can try to manage it.

Getting Started Health Conditions

Introduction to Understanding Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder - The aim of this course is to help you gain an understanding of Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder (EUPD) and explore the myths and stigma surrounding it.

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Introduction to Depression - This course explores depression, one of the most common mental health conditions that can affect people of all ages. side or even in the midst

"I saw that there are people thriving on the other

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On My Way

RC Student

Understanding and Living with Voices - This course will help you gain an understanding about voice hearing and explore strategies for managing the experience when it is distressing and gain perspectives from others who experience voice hearing.

"The lived experience learning enriched the course content even further."

Health Conditions

Understanding and living with Paranoia - This course will help you gain an understanding about paranoia, what keeps it going when it is troublesome and discuss strategies for managing it.

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Our lifestyle education section will encourage you to think about different aspects of your life and how positive changes can enhance overall wellbeing, including that of your mental health.

Lifestyle Education

The aim of the course is to explore simple and effective changes we can make to improve the environments we live and work in.

Understanding and Managing Sleep - This course is a follow on from the Introduction to Sleep course. You will gain a greater understanding of lifestyle and environmental factors. The course will explore techniques and tools that can help you manage your sleep habits more effectively.

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Creating Environments to Enhance Wellness

Introduction to Sleep This course aims to explore the role of sleep and its’ effects on mental health.

Getting Started Lifestyle Education On My Way

Creative Wellbeing

27 Our creative wellbeing section will explore how you can find meaning through creativity and help you to express yourself or those you support in new ways.

On My Way Creative Wellbeing

Why Telling Your Story Matters - This course will introduce you to the idea of recovery storytelling, help you understand what it is and its benefits to you and others. It was a lovely open group with lovely teachers so it made it easy to talk and open up. Student

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Connecting with Creativity - 2 Day Course - This course explores the connection between ourselves, our identity and the world around us through creativity. It will give you an opportunity to engage in a practical creative exercise and experience the potential benefits of creativity on your mental health.

'Recovery is the process of rebuilding your life following devastating and life changing events: finding a satisfying and valued life, doing the things that matter to you and pursuing your priorities in life. The process of grieving what you have lost, finding meaning in what has happened, rebuilding a sense of self and purpose in life and growing beyond what has happened' Implementing Recovery through Organisational Change (ImROC) Consultants 2020 29

I am now looking at attending face to face courses which I would have never thought I would be able to even a year ago.

When lockdown hit back in March 2020 I could feel my mental health starting to take a decline as there was not only the fear of the unknown, but the worry of any support disappearing overnight as quite rightly the NHS moved staff where possible to respond to COVID-19.

As well as a personality disorder I have also been recently diagnosed with Autism, this makes socialising difficult as well as travelling to unknown places. I have flourished attending the online courses because I am able to attend in my own environment and I am very grateful to the staff for adjusting the way the college works in very little time.

I was really grateful when I found out that some of the Recovery College team were staying on as the trust recognised how important it would be to provide immediate support. The college had to adapt and initially started posting recorded videos of content online which helped see me through the first few months of the pandemic.

As the pandemic continued, the college had more time to adjust and as Zoom became the new norm, the college embraced this and started delivering courses online for the first time. These have been absolutely vital for me.

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Student Experiences

From the start, I felt very welcomed into the encouraging, supportive and nurturing environment that all of the trainers created in every course. Every trainer has such a high level of understanding, empathy and compassion, and through sharing their own lived experience, combined with clinical knowledge and with a hope-centered approach, they have motivated and inspired me to go back out into the world with confidence.

The Recovery College has been an instrumental part of my recovery journey. I first came to know the RC through a hospital crisis support team, when I was at one of the lowest points of my struggle with mental illness.

I can't thank each and every one of the trainers enough for all their amazing work, dedication, care and love they show to their students. I now know that my diagnosis or illness doesn't define me. I am instead filled with HOPE.

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Student Experiences

Sophie - SHFT Service User

Having been with the college for a year, learning a wealth of information about mental health, growing in understanding of myself and being filled with hope, I am now ready to go back into employment - after two years of being unwell and thinking I would never be able to work again.

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