Welcome to the Recovery College for All April – June 2017 Prospectus

Sessions now also in Solihull Contents

Welcome 3 Expectations 4 Do you want to find out more about Recovery College for All? 4 New sessions this term 4 Are you a carer, family member, friend or supporter of a service user? 4 Entry criteria 5 Booking your place on a session 5 Venue information 6

Session information 8 Beginning mindfulness 8 Beyond Google: How to find out what you need to know 9 Caring in a crisis 10 Five ways to wellbeing 11 Getting the most out of Recovery College for All 12 Introduction to your recovery 13 Let’s get physical: Your journey to becoming more active and eating well 14 Living with bipolar disorder: Keeping your mood on track 15 Living with psychosis 16 Mental Health First Aid 17 Mental Health First Aid Lite 18 My recovery care plan 19 Personality disorder awareness 20 Reading for wellbeing 21 Recovery chat for service users, families and carers 22 Recovery for carers, friends and families 23 Recovery, hope and spirituality 24 Taking your next steps 25 The role of Peer Support Workers and why lived experience is vital in our workforce 26 Taking care of ourselves: Using ideas from compassion-focused therapy 27 Towards a dementia-friendly society 28

Crisis contacts and information 29 How can you get involved in Recovery College for All 29 Recovery College for All timetable 30 Welcome

Welcome to Recovery College for All.

The college offers a range of sessions, which are open to our service users, their carers and families and staff. These sessions have been developed with, and for, people who have been affected by mental health issues.

Recovery College is now delivering sessions on two sites, Uffculme Centre in Moseley and Olton Library in Solihull. Learners are welcome to attend sessions at either venue.

Recovery College for All is built on the belief that learning together makes us stronger and supports our recovery. You don’t need any formal qualifications or experience to attend the college.

Take a look at our timetable and see which sessions interest you. We have highlighted those that may be especially helpful if you are new to the college. These sessions are not compulsory, but they may help you get the most from your learning experience.

Our sessions are delivered by individuals who have lived experience of challenges with their own mental health (experts by experience), healthcare professionals and carers. Most of these sessions are run more than once, so select the date and time which works best for you.

We hope our college will support you on your recovery journey to living a full and satisfying life, in the presence or absence of symptoms.

As a Trust, we are continuing to focus on the recovery journey and we look forward to welcoming you to Recovery College for All and hope that you enjoy your experience.

3 Expectations At Recovery College for All we will: • always give you a warm and friendly welcome • stay true to our commitment to put lived experience on an equal footing to professional expertise • aim to provide a wide range of sessions that are engaging and aim to meet a wide range of needs and interests • provide a safe and healthy environment for you to learn and share • respect and listen to you by responding to your feedback.

We ask that you: • be considerate and respectful to other learners and Recovery College for All staff • communicate with us: let us know if you can’t make it to a session, tell us what we can do to improve, and what is working well • provide us with all the information we need to know to help you to get the most from your experience.

Do you want to find out more about Recovery College for All? If you have never been to our Recovery College you may wish to meet some of the recovery team, including our service users who are experts by experience, at our recovery chat drop-in sessions. We can tell you a bit more about the college and help you pick which sessions may be of interest to you. These are taking place on Tuesday 25 and Thursday 27 April. See page 22 for details.

New sessions this term • Five ways to wellbeing • Living with bipolar disorder: Keeping your mood on track • Mental Health First Aid Lite • Taking care of ourselves: Using ideas from compassion-focused therapy

Are you a carer, family member, friend or supporter of a service user? You are welcome to attend any Recovery College for All session, but you may find the following sessions of particular interest: • Caring in a crisis • Recovery for carers, friends and families.

4 Entry criteria Recovery College for All sessions are open to: • people who use Trust services • supporters (carers, friends and family) of the above • our Trust staff (including students working within our Trust) • those who are part of our Trust membership.

Please note that you also need to be aged 18 or over to attend any of our sessions. You do not need a referral to come along to any of our sessions. If you’re interested in joining us, you simply need to contact us to enrol on the session(s) you are interested in attending.

Booking your place on a session To book a place on any of our sessions, or for further information, please contact the Recovery for All team:

Telephone: 0121 301 1040 Email: [email protected] If you email or call us, we will assume that you are happy for us to respond using these contact details.

Website: visit www.bsmhft.nhs.uk and click on the Recovery College for All logo

Please call 0121 301 1040 to request a copy of this prospectus in large print.

5 Venue information Uffculme Centre, Moseley Address Uffculme Centre, 52 Queensbridge Road, Birmingham, B13 8QY.

Buses Buses 35 and 50 leave the city centre every few minutes from the Bull Ring shopping centre, opposite Moor Street Railway Station. Buses will stop on the Alcester Road / High Street just after the traffic lights, opposite the easyGym. The Uffculme Centre is a short walk away from the bus stop.

Parking Please arrive in good time as parking spaces may be limited at busy times.

Facilities There is a café on site, which is open from 8.30am – 11.00am and 12.00pm – 2.00pm and offers a selection of hot and cold food. Hot drinks are available free of charge from the vending machines.

Uffculme Centre Buses 35, 50

Buses There are regular buses which stop close to the library: 30, 37, 96, 885.

Train There are regular trains from Moor Street Railway Station, Birmingham or Solihull Railway Station. Olton Railway Station is opposite the library.

Parking Please arrive in good time as parking spaces may be limited at busy times. There are parking spaces available at the rear of the library.

Please note: Olton Library closes between 1pm and 2pm and access to the building is not available. There are local amenities available to purchase hot food and drinks. Cold refreshments will be provided to learners during sessions.

Railway Station

Bus 30 Bus 37 Buses 30, 96 Olton Library

Buses 37, 885

Beginning mindfulness Have you heard about mindfulness and wondered what it is, and how it might help you? Everyone is welcome to come along to this short, friendly session to hear more about what mindfulness is and how it can be part of our recovery journeys. You’ll have a chance to take part in some brief mindfulness activities, including mindful breathing, eating, moving and body scan. If you find one of them helpful you’ll be able to take away information so you can practice what you have learnt at home or you may want to sign up for another course. The session will be led by people who use mindfulness as part of helping them to stay well.

Session outcomes 1. Provide an understanding of mindfulness as part of recovery and maintaining positive health. 2. Gain experience of mindfulness in a safe and supported environment. 3. Receive information about mindfulness in general, including signposting for next steps.

Dates Times Venue Tuesday 2 May 2.15pm – 3.45pm Olton Library, Solihull Thursday 18 May 2.00pm – 3.30pm Uffculme Centre, Moseley Thursday 15 June 11.00am – 12.30pm Uffculme Centre, Moseley Monday 26 June 2.00pm – 3.30pm Uffculme Centre, Moseley

8 Beyond Google: How to find out what you need to know Many of us go online to look for information on our health and wellbeing, often when we need to understand our diagnosis and condition better, but how can we be sure that the information we are looking at is accurate, evidence based and helpful? This session aims to support us in our search for high quality and helpful information that will support our choices and our recovery.

Session outcomes 1. To introduce different ways of accessing high quality information regarding our health, and wellbeing. 2. To support individuals in using information to make informed decisions and choices about their care.

Dates Times Venue Thursday 4 May 2.00pm – 3.30pm Uffculme Centre, Moseley Tuesday 6 June 2.15pm – 3.45pm Olton Library, Solihull

of students said that being 99% in a group with service users, carers and staff made the session useful.

9 Caring in a crisis We recommend this session if you are a carer, family member, friend or supporter of a service user. Going through a crisis is a testing time for service users, families and carers. The aim of this session is to provide information about services that are available out of hours for crisis support, for both service users and carers and give advice on which service would be best to use based on different scenarios. The session will also provide an understanding of how RAID (Rapid Assessment, Interface and Discharge) and the Street Triage teams link into our services and an explanation of the NHS 111 service and information about other helplines, such as Samaritans and Saneline. We will also be including a section on safeguarding and seeking further help, how do you know if a situation requires you to protect yourself and or your family, how do you safely seek support.

Session outcomes 1. To ensure that service users and carers have an understanding of what is available out of hours. 2. To provide information about support services. 3. To provide carers with an understanding of how RAID and A&E works. 4. To explain the role of safeguarding and the multi-agency approach to help and support.

Dates Times Venue Tuesday 9 May 10.30am – 12.30pm Olton Library, Solihull Monday 19 June 10.30am – 12.30pm Uffculme Centre, Moseley Tuesday 20 June 2.15pm – 4.15pm Olton Library, Solihull Monday 26 June 10.30am – 12.30pm Uffculme Centre, Moseley

10 Five ways to wellbeing Research tells us that there are five actions that can help improve personal wellbeing. This session explores the five ways to wellbeing, which have been shown to help people feel physically and mentally healthy. The session will look at each of the five ways to wellbeing and how making small changes in your lifestyle can help you on your recovery journey. Learners will have an opportunity to think about different activities that can focus the mind.

Session outcomes 1. Provide an understanding of the five ways to wellbeing as part of recovery and maintaining positive health. 2. To develop personal goals in relation to the five ways to wellbeing. 3. Increase motivation to make small changes to help you on your recovery journey.

Dates Times Venue Tuesday 16 May 2.15pm – 4.15pm Olton Library, Solihull Thursday 8 June 2.00pm – 4.00pm Uffculme Centre, Moseley

“Very helpful discussions, questions and answers.”

11 Getting the most out of Recovery College for All We recommend this session if you are new to Recovery College for All. This session is aimed at service users, carers and staff who are new to the college. It will provide an overview of what Recovery College is all about and help you to think about how you might want to use the college to support you on the next steps of your recovery journey. Those attending this session will be able to develop their own personal goals.

Session outcomes 1. Learners will have an understanding of what recovery is. 2. Learners will gain an understanding of what Recovery College is, explore the learning opportunities and how to enrol on sessions. 3. Learners will develop their own personal learning goals to work towards.

Dates Times Venue Tuesday 2 May 10.30am – 12.30pm Olton Library, Solihull Monday 15 May 2.00pm – 4.00pm Uffculme Centre, Moseley

I feel positive to move forward as there is “lots of help and encouragement for those living with mental ill health.”

12 Introduction to your recovery We recommend this session if you are new to Recovery College for All. This brief workshop is an introductory session to recovery. Recovery is a personal experience and everyone’s recovery is different. In this session you will consider what recovery means to you. Experts by experience will share their own journey towards recovery. There is also a brief overview of the recovery activities happening within our Trust. This session is suitable for everyone and is a good place to start if you are thinking about what recovery means for you.

Session outcomes 1. An increased understanding of the personal recovery approach and what it means to you. 2. An increased understanding of the different dimensions to personal recovery. 3. An awareness of the person-centred approach and how to encourage person-centred conversation. 4. Knowledge of the current recovery initiatives happening within the Trust.

Dates Times Venue Monday 8 May 2.00pm – 4.00pm Uffculme Centre, Moseley Tuesday 23 May 10.30am – 12.30pm Olton Library, Solihull Thursday 8 June 10.30am – 12.30pm Uffculme Centre, Moseley

of students agreed that they 99% have learnt something new that will help with their own or other’s recovery.

13 Let’s get physical: Your journey to becoming more active and eating well During this session you will learn about how keeping active can be beneficial to your health and support your recovery. The session will help you to identify one or two changes to increase your physical activity and improve your diet.

Session outcomes 1. Increased motivation and commitment to improve health. 2. Shared experience of the barriers to keeping fit and eating well. 3. Enhanced understanding of simple lifestyle changes. 4. Identified goals and simple steps to increase physical activity and improve diet. 5. Increased awareness of available resources, opportunities, information and support for achieving physical health goals.

Dates Times Venue Thursday 11 May 2.00pm – 4.30pm Uffculme Centre, Moseley Tuesday 27 June 10.15am – 12.45pm Olton Library, Solihull

14 Living with bipolar disorder: Keeping your mood on track We recommend this session if you have lived experience of bipolar disorder or bipolar affective disorder, or you are a carer, family member, friend or supporter of a service user with this condition. Bipolar disorder is a mental health problem that is experienced by many people using mental health services. This session is for you if you would like to increase your understanding of this condition. During the session we will explore what bipolar disorder is and what treatment options are available. You will hear from one of our highly experienced professionals and from someone with lived experience of bipolar disorder. We will also consider how we can move forward in our recovery journeys with this condition.

Session outcomes 1. Explore what it means to have a diagnosis of bipolar disorder and consider the service user perspective. 2. Discover what recovery means for those with the condition.

Dates Times Venue Monday 22 May 10.30am – 12.30pm Uffculme Centre, Moseley Monday 19 June 2.00pm – 4.00pm Uffculme Centre, Moseley

The recovery college session I attended “involved talking openly about mental ill health, which I enjoyed.”

15 Living with psychosis We recommend this session if you have lived experience of psychosis or are a carer, family member, friend or supporter of a service user with this condition. Psychosis is a mental health problem that is experienced by many people using mental health services. This session is for you if you would like to increase your understanding of this condition. During the session we will explore what psychosis is, what diagnosis means, what treatment options there are and you will be given the opportunity to take part in a practical session where you will experience what ‘hearing voices’ feels like. You will hear from one of our highly experienced professionals and from someone with lived experience of psychosis. We will also consider how we can move forward in our recovery journeys alongside this condition.

Session outcomes 1. Explore what psychosis is from a diagnostic and a service user perspective. 2. Discover what recovery means for those living with the condition.

Dates Times Venue Tuesday 13 June 10.30am – 12.30pm Olton Library, Solihull Thursday 29 June 10.30am – 12.30pm Uffculme Centre, Moseley

of students would 100% recommend the courses they attended to others.

16 Mental Health First Aid Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is an internationally recognised two day course which teaches you how to identify, understand and help a person who may be developing a mental health issue. In the same way as you learn physical first aid, MHFA teaches you how to recognise those crucial early warning signs of mental ill health. You will receive a workbook and an information manual which covers most of the course content. Upon completion of the course, you will also receive a certificate of attendance.

Course outcomes 1. Spot the early signs of a mental health problem. 2. Feel confident helping someone experiencing a problem. 3. Provide help on a first aid basis. 4. Help prevent someone from hurting themselves or others. 5. Help stop a mental illness from getting worse. 6. Help someone recover faster. 7. Guide someone towards the right support. 8. Reduce the stigma of mental health problems.

Dates Times Venue Monday 5 June 10.00am – 4.30pm Uffculme Centre, Moseley Monday 12 June 10.00am – 4.30pm Uffculme Centre, Moseley

You will need to attend both days.

Please be advised that this two day course covers a number of topics which some may find difficult. Please ask at the time of booking.

17 Mental Health First Aid Lite This is a three hour session which is based on the full two day Mental Health First Aid course and it is an introductory mental health awareness course. The session explores mental health and common mental health conditions. The session is a mixture of group discussions and activities designed by people who have lived experience of mental health challenges. The course introduces simple but very effective suggestions to support ourselves and others in a way that’s easy to remember. You will receive an information manual which covers most of the session content and useful information. You will also receive a certificate of attendance.

Session outcomes 1. You will be able to define mental health and some common mental health issues. 2. Identify stigma and discrimination surrounding mental health issues. 3. Relate to people’s experiences and support people in distress. 4. Discover ways to look after your own mental health.

Dates Times Venue Thursday 25 May 1.30pm – 4.30pm Uffculme Centre, Moseley

I am really impressed with the college, “its staff, level of professionalism, warmth and friendliness.”

18 My recovery care plan Care plans are a fundamental part of our recovery journey. They have potential to support recovery and improve understanding between service users, carers and professionals. But what makes a good care plan and how does a good plan aid recovery? This session looks at these issues and your group will discuss how a good care plan is a meaningful part of recovery.

Session outcomes 1. Understand how service users, carers and staff can work together to make a plan. 2. To identify the things that might be included in a care plan. 3. To start to write your own care plan.

Dates Times Venue Monday 15 May 10.30am – 12.30pm Uffculme Centre, Moseley Thursday 29 June 2.00pm – 4.00pm Uffculme Centre, Moseley

of students agreed that the 95% session they attended was useful as the trainer had lived experience of a mental health condition.

19 Personality disorder awareness What is personality disorder? What is it like to have the condition and what can help? What does recovery mean if you have this diagnosis? This session enables learners to consider what personality disorder is from the perspective of both the textbooks and people who live and / or work with this diagnosis. The session will enable a deeper understanding of the diagnosis and what it is like to live with the condition.

Session outcomes 1. A basic understanding of what personality disorder is from a diagnostic and service user perspective. 2. A basic understanding of what living with the condition or diagnostic label may look or feel like.

Dates Times Venue Thursday 18 May 10.30am – 1.00pm Uffculme Centre, Moseley Tuesday 20 June 10.15am – 12.45pm Olton Library, Solihull

Recovery College for All shows “me that I am not on my own with mental illness.”

20 Reading for wellbeing There are lots of advantages to reading for wellbeing. The more you read, the more words you gain exposure to and they will inevitably make their way into your everyday vocabulary. Reading helps focus and concentration, it’s a great stress reliever and can be an important part of recovery and staying well.

Session outcomes 1. Recognise how reading can support wellbeing and recovery. 2. Learn how reading has played an important part in other people’s recovery journey. 3. An appreciation of how reading for wellbeing can improve your memory and strengthen your concentration and thinking skills.

Dates Times Venue Thursday 11 May 10.30am – 12.30pm Uffculme Centre, Moseley Tuesday 16 May 10.30am – 12.30pm Olton Library, Solihull Tuesday 6 June 10.30am – 12.30pm Olton Library, Solihull

The discussion, exercises and visual “aids were all helpful during the session I attended.”

21 Recovery chat for service users, families and carers We recommend this session if you are thinking about the next steps on your recovery journey or are a carer, family member, friend or supporter of a service user. Are you unsure what recovery is? Would you like to understand more about Recovery College for All and what you can experience by coming to one of the sessions? Come and meet the team and have a chat about what’s on offer. This is a drop in session, so no need to pre-book. We look forward to seeing you.

Dates Times Venue 10.30am – 12.30pm Tuesday 25 April Olton Library, Solihull 2.30pm – 4.30pm 10.30am – 12.30pm Thursday 27 April Uffculme Centre, Moseley 2.30pm – 4.30pm

of service users said their 95% sessions were helpful as the facilitator had lived experience of a mental health condition.

22 Recovery for carers, friends and families We recommend this session if you are a carer, family member, friend or supporter of a service user. This session is an opportunity to meet with carers, family members and others involved in the care and support of someone experiencing mental health difficulties. It will focus on the wellbeing of the carer and your own recovery journey, recognising that being in a caring role can impact on personal wellbeing. The session will provide the opportunity to discuss and explore the concept of recovery for carers. You will be introduced to a variety of resources created by the Meriden Family Programme team, including the Recovery for Carers website and MyCare App.

Session outcomes 1. To provide an opportunity to meet with carers, family and others involved in the care and support of someone experiencing mental health difficulties. 2. Develop an understanding of what we mean by recovery for carers. 3. Awareness of a range of resources developed by the Meriden Family Programme, including the Recovery for Carers website and MyCare App.

Dates Times Venue Tuesday 9 May 2.15pm – 4.15pm Olton Library, Solihull Thursday 22 June 10.30am – 12.30pm Uffculme Centre, Moseley

It was really humbling listening to others “experiences and reflecting on my own and those who are close to me.”

23 Recovery, hope and spirituality What does spirituality mean and how can it support recovery and wellbeing? Have you ever thought about it as being about the things that quite literally lift your spirits and gives a sense of hope, meaning or purpose? This session explores the meaning of faith and spirituality and how it may support you. Come along to this friendly session and enjoy time with others, exploring what matters to you and the place of spirituality in your daily life. Everyone is welcome, whether or not you have a faith or belief. We use a wide variety of activities, including craft, mindfulness and discussion which will be led by people who use their spirituality in daily life to increase their sense of wellbeing.

Session outcomes 1. To provide opportunity for everyone’s belief, and to explore their spirituality in the context of recovery. 2. To promote recovery and hope by thinking holistically about mind, body and spirit. 3. To begin thinking about what your own spirituality is, through the use of simple activities and supported discussion. 4. To provide an opportunity to consider our own spirituality and its role in our life so that individuals can decide if this is something that they wish to explore further in the future.

Dates Times Venue Monday 22 May 2.00pm – 4.30pm Uffculme Centre, Moseley Tuesday 27 June 2.15pm – 4.45pm Olton Library, Solihull

24 Taking your next steps We recommend this session if you are thinking about the next steps on your recovery journey or are a carer, family member, friend or supporter of a service user. Our partner BITA Pathways have developed this session. Whether you are seeking voluntary or paid employment or would like to learn more about preparing for the next steps in your recovery journey, this is session is for you. The session will help you think about your strengths and transferrable skills to help you feel more confident to take those next steps.

Session outcomes 1. Feel more confident in presenting your skills. 2. Identify your strengths and transferrable skills. 3. Feel more optimistic about opportunities available.

Dates Times Venue Monday 8 May 10.30am – 12.30pm Uffculme Centre, Moseley

What’s not to like. It is delivered well “with shared experience and nothing is taken for granted!”

25 The role of Peer Support Workers and why lived experience is vital in our workforce Peer support is a system of giving and receiving help based on the key principles of respect, shared responsibility and mutual aid. It can be defined as the help that people with lived experience (service users) can offer others going through something similar. Peer support is built on recovery principles and the key focus is on recognising the value of each other and inspiring hope. Peer Support Workers can play a huge role in transforming the experience of service users, carers and families. Come and meet out Peer Support Workers and find out about their role within the Trust.

Session outcomes 1. Find out what Peer Support Workers are. 2. Recognise the evidence and benefits of the peer support way of working. 3. Gain an insight into peer support through the journey and experience of one of our Peer Support Workers. 4. Recognise the experience you have that others will value.

Dates Times Venue Tuesday 23 May 2.15pm – 4.15pm Olton Library, Solihull Thursday 22 June 2.00pm – 4.00pm Uffculme Centre, Moseley

“It was really good to listen to a story of recovery and gave me hope.”

26 Taking care of ourselves: Using ideas from compassion-focused therapy Compared with other creatures on this planet being human comes with many advantages but, despite this, life and survival is full of difficulties which our ‘thinking’ can make worse. However the good news is that we humans also have inbuilt abilities that can promote personal resilience. This session aims to introduce people to the ideas of Professor Paul Gilbert, who developed compassion-focused therapy, and help you to develop your skills to promote greater resilience and flexibility in the face of distress and challenge. The session will be made up of a mixture of teaching, experiential exercises and opportunities to think about theory in a personalised way.

Session outcomes 1. To explore how compassion-focused therapy ideas can help personal resilience. 2. Highlight the importance of compassion and how this can help you stay well.

Dates Times Venue Thursday 25 May 10.30am – 12.30pm Uffculme Centre, Moseley Thursday 15 June 2.00pm – 4.00pm Uffculme Centre, Moseley

Learning of people’s journeys and strength “has really moved me. Very inspiring and amazing people.”

27 Towards a dementia-friendly society Take part in an interactive session about what dementia is and how you can play a part in being dementia-friendly. Hear first-hand about living well with dementia and consider the impact of stigma on this condition and how to challenge it. Explore how you can turn your understanding into action to be part of a more dementia-friendly society. The session is suitable for staff, service users and carers.

Session outcomes 1. Get an insider’s understanding of recovery in the context of dementia. 2. Learn what it means to live well with dementia. 3. Understanding the five key Dementia Friends messages. 4. How to turn your understanding into action.

Dates Times Venue Thursday 4 May 10.30am – 12.30pm Uffculme Centre, Moseley Tuesday 13 June 2.15pm – 4.15pm Olton Library, Solihull

“Opened my mind to things I would not have thought before. Thank you.”

28 Crisis contacts and information

Sometimes a crisis arises unexpectedly or the usual support is not around. If you have a care coordinator, such as a CPN, they are normally your first point of contact. If they are not available, then a duty CPN is offered.

Out of hours If your crisis occurs at night or weekends, or if you are not registered with mental health services, then you can call the following:

NHS 111 Freephone: 111 (24 hours) SANE Tel: 0300 304 7000 (6.00pm – 11.00pm daily) Website: www.sane.org.uk Samaritans Freephone: 116 123 (24 hours) Website: www.samaritans.org

How can you get involved in Recovery College for All

The Recovery College is interested to hear from staff, service users, carers, Trust members and partners who would like to co-design and co-facilitate sessions within Recovery College, most sessions are around two hours long. Recovery College can run sessions covering many different subjects, so long as they are recovery-focussed, co-designed and co-facilitated, any and all sessions will be considered.

Get in touch: Email: [email protected] Tel: 0121 301 1040.

29 Recovery College for All timetable Most of these sessions are run more than once, so please select the date and time which works best for you. Monday Tuesday Thursday Uffculme, Moseley Olton Library, Solihull Uffculme, Moseley 24 April 25 April 27 April 10.30am – 12.30pm 10.30am – 12.30pm Recovery chat for service Recovery chat for service users, families and carers users, families and carers 2.30pm – 4.30pm 2.30pm – 4.30pm Recovery chat for service Recovery chat for service users, families and carers users, families and carers 1 May: Bank Holiday 2 May 4 May 10.30am – 12.30pm 10.30am – 12.30pm Getting the most out of Towards a dementia Recovery College for All friendly society 2.15pm – 3.45pm 2.00pm – 3.30pm Beginning mindfulness Beyond Google: How to find out what you need to know 8 May 9 May 11 May 10.30am – 12.30pm 10.30am – 12.30pm 10.30am – 12.30pm Taking your next steps Caring in a crisis Reading for wellbeing 2.00pm – 4.00pm 2.15pm – 4.15pm 2.00pm – 4.30pm Introduction to your Recovery for carers, Let’s get physical recovery friends and families 15 May 16 May 18 May 10.30am – 12.30pm 10.30am – 12.30pm 10.30am – 1.00pm My recovery care plan Reading for wellbeing Personality disorder awareness 2.00pm – 4.00pm 2.15pm – 4.15pm 2.00pm – 3.30pm Getting the most out of Five ways to wellbeing Beginning mindfulness Recovery College for All 22 May 23 May 25 May 10.30am – 12.30pm 10.30am – 12.30pm 10.30am – 12.30pm Living with bipolar Introduction to your Taking care of ourselves: disorder: Keeping your recovery Using ideas from mood on track compassion-focused therapy

30 22 May 23 May 25 May 2.00pm – 4.30pm 2.15pm – 4.15pm 1.30pm – 4.30pm Recovery, hope and The role of Peer Support Mental Health First Aid spirituality Workers and why lived Lite experience is vital to our workforce 29 May – 2 June: Half term week 5 June 6 June 8 June 10.00am – 4.30pm 10.30am – 12.30pm 10.30am – 12.30pm Mental Health First Aid Reading for wellbeing Introduction to your recovery

2.15pm – 3.45pm 2.00pm – 4.00pm Beyond Google: How to Five ways to wellbeing find out what you need to know 12 June 13 June 15 June 10.00am – 4.30pm 10.30am – 12.30pm 11.00am – 12.30pm Mental Health First Aid Living with psychosis Beginning mindfulness

2.15pm – 4.15pm 2.00pm – 4.00pm Towards a dementia Taking care of ourselves: friendly society Using ideas from compassion-focused therapy 19 June 20 June 22 June 10.30am – 12.30pm 10.15am – 12.45pm 10.30am – 12.30pm Caring in a crisis Personality disorder Recovery for carers, awareness friends and families

2.00pm – 4.00pm 2.15pm – 4.15pm 2.00pm – 4.00pm Living with bipolar Caring in a crisis The role of Peer Support disorder: Keeping your Workers and why lived mood on track experience is vital to our workforce 26 June 27 June 29 June 10.30am – 12.30pm 10.15am – 12.45pm 10.30am – 12.30pm Caring in a crisis Let’s get physical Living with psychosis

2.00pm – 3.30pm 2.15pm – 4.45pm 2.00pm – 4.00pm Beginning mindfulness Recovery, hope and My recovery care plan spirituality

31 Learning to be well together makes us stronger

Recovery College for All Uffculme Centre 52 Queensbridge Road, Moseley Birmingham B13 8QY

Tel: 0121 301 1040 Email: [email protected]

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