To find out more about the courses we have on offer during the academic year please follow the link to the prospectus on our home page. Once you have chosen the course you would like to attend please check our timetable to see when they are scheduled to run, this can also be found on our home page.
You can then call or email our administration team to book - recovery.college@southernhealth.nhs.uk
We recommend that our students watch these two introductory videos before booking their first course with us. These videos give you basic knowledge of Hope and Recovery, two key concepts that underpin the courses that we offer.
Understanding recovery
Explore the concept of recovery in mental health and the main themes that arise.
Download the 'understanding recovery' worksheets and resources by clicking here.
Discovering hope
Gain an understanding of hope in the context of mental health recovery.
Download the 'discovering hope' worksheets and resources by clicking here.
Additional Online Learning Videos
These additional learning videos are a great source of information on subjects that will help with your recovery journey and self-management.
Recovery College presents an Introduction to the Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP). It explains the purpose of a WRAP and the sections that are included in it.
This video is presented by Steve Lowis - one of the trainers at the SHFT Recovery College. He explores how to create a Wellness Toolbox - a section of the Wellness Recovery Action Plan which was created by Mary Ellen Copeland . Following the explanation, Steve talks through the wellness tools that he includes in his Wellness Toolbox.
This video is a personal narrative from one of the trainers at the Recovery College - Sarah Richmond. In this video Sarah discusses how she developed a Wellness Toolbox, which is one of the fundamental aspects of the Wellness Recovery Action Plan.
The Recovery College presents 'An Introduction to Anxiety'. This course explores what anxiety is and what happens when we get anxious. It explains the ways it can effect us and proposes some ways we can manage it.
In this online course we will look to raise awareness of the common nature of voice hearing. To explore the experience, and when it happens most and also to discuss strategies for managing the experience when it becomes distressing.
You can also download the workbook for this course below.
In this online course we will look to raise awareness of the common nature of paranoia in the population. It will explore the experience of paranoia and what keeps it going when it is troublesome and will cover some strategies for managing the experience when it becomes distressing.
The Recovery College presents an introduction to creative recovery. Exploring what creativity is and if it is for all of us.
Resources
We have created a Padlet which includes a comprehensive list of mental health support services, wellbeing ideas and activities to enhance your wellness out in the community. We continually add resources to these lists to keep our students up to date with current help and support.
Please contact us if you have any suggestions to add to our Padlet.
Further information
- About us
- Enrol with the college
- Email address: recovery.college@southernhealth@nhs.uk