GMW Recovery Prospectus April 2016 by CDC

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Thank you for the most interesting and informative course that I have attended for many years. My daughter, who also attended, found it equally interesting and most helpful for her. I do hope that the Living with Body Dysmorphic Disorder has many more people attending and raising awareness.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Once again thank you as the information gained will help me understand the difficulty my daughter has in her day to day life.

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Become a Member

ecoming a member of our Foundation Trust is simple and free to do.

As a member of our Foundation Trust you will: • Receive information about what is happening in the Trust • Be invited to meetings with other members, governors and staff • Have a say in how we are doing and how we can improve our services • Find out about ways to get more involved with what is happening in our Trust • Be eligible to stand in elections to become a governor of the Trust • Elect governors to our Council of Governors • Your involvement can be as much or as little as you wish. As an added incentive we have collaborated with www.healthservicediscounts.com, a discount site previously only available to NHS staff, and we are pleased to inform you that as a Trust member you are now entitled to benefit from the huge array of discounts the site offers. We are now recruiting service users, carers and local people to become members of our Foundation Trust. All staff will automatically become members unless they opt out. To become a member, complete a membership form and send it back to us. The membership form can be found on our website, here: www.gmw.nhs.uk/members If you’d like to receive a hard copy of the form, please call Debralyn Podkanski on Tel: 0161 358 1607.

By building a strong and representative membership we can ensure we listen and respond to the needs of our service users and local community. So why not join our Trust today?

Contents Welcome and Introduction ........................................................................................................ 6 Core Principles of our Academy ................................................................................................ 7 How to register with us and book on our courses ................................................................. 8

Lived Experience Courses British Sign Language Level 1 - Accredited ....................................................................... 11 British Sign Language Level 2 - Accredited ....................................................................... 12 Deaf Awareness Training ....................................................................................................... 14 Living with Addiction .............................................................................................................. 15 Living with Anxiety and Depression ..................................................................................... 16 Living with an Autistic Spectrum Condition ....................................................................... 17 Living with Bipolar Disorder .................................................................................................. 19 Living with Blood Borne Viruses ........................................................................................... 20 Living with Body Dysmorphic Disorder ................................................................................ 21 Living Well with Dementia .................................................................................................... 22 Living with Dual Diagnosis ..................................................................................................... 23 Living with Eating Disorders .................................................................................................. 24 Living with Hearing Voices - new! ...................................................................................... 25 Living with Hoarding Behaviours - new! ........................................................................... 26 Living with OCD ....................................................................................................................... 27 Living with Personality Disorder ........................................................................................... 28 Living with PTSD ...................................................................................................................... 29 Living with Psychosis ............................................................................................................... 30 Living with Self-Harm ............................................................................................................. 31 Recovering from Domestic Abuse ........................................................................................ 32 Women and Mental Health ................................................................................................... 33

Supporting Recovery Courses An Introduction to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy .......................................................... 35 An Introduction to Compassion Focussed Therapy ........................................................... 36 An Introduction to Life Story Work ...................................................................................... 37 An Introduction to Motivational Interviewing Skills ......................................................... 38 Build a Better You: Exercise for Health and Wellbeing .................................................... 39 Creative Writing ....................................................................................................................... 40 Dementia Friends ..................................................................................................................... 41 Facilitating Self-Help Groups ................................................................................................. 42 Faith and Recovery .................................................................................................................. 43 Health and Wellbeing for Carers .......................................................................................... 44

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Spotlight: on psychosis ................................................................................................................ 45 Mindfulness .............................................................................................................................. 46 Nature to Nurture - new! ..................................................................................................... 47 Node-Link Mapping and Behavioural Activation .............................................................. 48 Personality Disorder, National KUF Programme ................................................................ 49 (Knowledge and Understanding Framework) Using Creativity to Improve Mental Health - new! .......................................................... 51 Spotlight on Accreditation and Partnerships .......................................................................... 52

Taking Back Control Courses Advocacy in Mental Health .................................................................................................... 55 Completing an Advance Decision ......................................................................................... 56 Making Sense of Experiences through Psychological Assessment and ‘formulation’ . 57 Overcoming Stigma ................................................................................................................. 58 Recovery Star ............................................................................................................................ 59 Understanding Medication for Mental Health Problems - new! .................................. 60

Developing Knowledge and Life Skills Courses Assertiveness Skills ................................................................................................................... 63 Basic Reading, Writing and Communication Skills - Accredited ................................... 64 Basic IT Skills - Accredited ..................................................................................................... 66 Basic Maths Skills - Accredited ............................................................................................. 67 Job Application Skills ............................................................................................................... 68 Level 2 Award in Peer Mentorship - Accredited .............................................................. 69 Shared Reading Group - NEW! ............................................................................................. 70 Welcome to the Reading Revolution - Updated! ............................................................. 71

Getting Involved with the Academy Courses Creative Facilitation Skills ........................................................................................................ 73 To Tell or not to Tell – Sharing your Story ............................................................................ 74 Train the Trainer ....................................................................................................................... 75

The Library and Knowledge Centre / Sign up to the Academy newsletter ....................... 76 Course calendar with venues ..................................................................................................... 77 Meet the Tutors ............................................................................................................................ 82 Student Registration and Course Booking Form .................................................................... 95 Student Charter ............................................................................................................................ 97 How to find us .............................................................................................................................. 100

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Welcome and introduction

e are delighted to welcome you to the Recovery Academy, brought to you by Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMW).

As you will see from this prospectus, the academy offers a range of interesting and inspiring courses free of charge to promote recovery and wellbeing for all. The opportunities the academy provides for sharing expertise and learning together are really exciting and we look forward to its future growth and development.

The Recovery Academy aims to support the recovery and social inclusion of people with lived experience of mental health and alcohol and drug problems and is open to current and former users of GMW’s services and their families and carers as well as health care professionals.

The Recovery Academy will help achieve this by providing over courses that assist you, our students, to develop hope and have more control in your recovery journey. New courses in the academy’s seventh prospectus include: Living with Hearing Voices, Living with Hoarding Behaviours, Nature to Nurture, Using Creativity to Improve Mental Health, Understanding Medication for Mental Health Problems and Shared Reading Groups. We already have over growing all the time.

2,600 students registered with the academy and this figure is

All of our courses are developed and delivered through a process of co-production involving people with lived experience and professional expertise of mental health or addiction. Courses vary in length from one-off workshops to those that take place weekly for a number of weeks. The courses currently available come under five categories: Lived Experience, Supporting Recovery, Taking Back Control, Developing Knowledge and Life Skills and Getting Involved with the Academy. Our courses are held in a variety of venues, from community centres and hospitals to learning centres and theatres in locations across Greater Manchester and Lancashire. The Trust’s new building – The Curve – opened in November 2015 and is the new home for the Recovery Academy and Trust Headquarters, hosting training, conferences and library services in Prestwich. We are extremely proud of this purpose-built, state of the art facility, which is a great base for our academy and the perfect place to deliver some of our courses. In order to demonstrate the true value of the academy and ensure its continuation for many years to come we launched a research project in 2014. Thank you to everyone who has agreed to take part in this research project evaluating the effects of the Recovery Academy.

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We have recruited participants. These include 100 individuals with lived experience of mental health difficulties, 121 health professionals or staff members, and 22 family members or carers. If you are taking part in the Recovery Academy research project you will have completed a baseline questionnaire pack. You will then be sent a follow-up questionnaire pack three, six and nine months after completing your first questionnaire pack. Please remember to fill in these questionnaires and return them using the freepost envelope. We would like you to complete a follow-up questionnaire pack even if you haven’t attended any courses. If you have moved address or changed your contact details and think you may not have received your follow-up research pack, please contact Kate Lawrence at Kate.Lawrence@gmw.nhs.uk or on 0161 358 1775. Thank you for your continued support of this research project - we look forward to sharing the results with you soon! Page

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Core principles of our Academy 1. Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to the following: • Equal consultation with people with lived experience (including service users, families and carers) and professionals in planning and developing the Recovery Academy (the Academy) and its prospectuses. • Actively engaging with people with lived experience and professionals in the development, delivery, and evaluation of education programmes. • Supporting tutors to gain the confidence and skills they need to be able to truly cofacilitate learning events. • Running a Trainer Bank for people with lived experience to join so that they receive fair pay for their contribution to the development, delivery, and evaluation of education programmes. • Actively supporting those on the Academy Trainer Bank by providing regular support, supervision, annual appraisal, and personal development opportunities to support people to achieve their education/training/employment goals. 2. Providing state of the art, purpose built educational training facility which houses the Academy on the Prestwich site. This building also accommodates our existing Knowledge and Library services. Whilst this building provides the Academy with a base, and excellent resources to support the delivery of education programmes, we are certain that the Academy will continue to provide satellite services in full recognition of the geographical spread of our services. 3. The Academy will operate on college principles. Students (from whatever background) will be able to select courses from a prospectus. There is a Student Charter describing what a person can expect to gain, and what the Academy expects from them in terms of attendance and behaviour. 4. The Academy is for everyone. Service users, families, carers and professionals can be both tutors and students. The idea is to learn from one another and recognise with equal importance both professional expertise and lived experience. 5. Individuals will be able to access one to one support as well as group learning in order to define and fulfil their hopes and aspirations. We will make links with local colleges, education and employment initiatives, and employers to ensure students can access further opportunities and fulfil their long-term ambitions. 6. The Academy is not a substitute for treatment. It will complement treatment/therapy by helping people to understand their problems and learn how to manage these better in order to pursue their aspirations. 7. The Academy is not a substitute for mainstream colleges. It will promote participation and citizenship, and provide routes to further education, training and/or employment. 8. The Academy will reflect recovery principles in all aspects of its culture and operation. The physical environment and language used will portray messages of hope, empowerment, possibility, and aspirations. Success will be celebrated with all those involved.

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How to register with us and book on our courses

etailed information about our courses, dates and locations accompanies this prospectus, and is available on our website.

The first time you book on one of our courses, you will be asked to complete a student registration form which will ask for your name, background, contact details, and any specific requirements in relation to the support you may need. To make accessing courses even easier, an online student registration form and course booking form are available on our website: www.gmw.nhs.uk/recovery. Our student registration and course booking form can also be found on page 95 of this prospectus. If you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have online access, you can complete this and post it to us at the following address:

Study buddies We are committed to ensuring open access to all students and recognise that there can be factors that make accessing and attending courses and learning more difficult. If you or anyone you know need support for whatever reason, please let us know. We operate a buddying system where we can arrange for a member of the Recovery Academy team with lived experience to support you before and during the course. If you would like support from a study buddy, please contact us on 0161 358 1771 or email us at recoveryacademy@gmw.nhs.uk to discuss your needs.

Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust Recovery Academy The Curve Bury New Road Prestwich Manchester M25 3BL

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If you are a member of staff, you will need your managerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s permission to attend if you are planning to do so in work time. This is to ensure your shifts are covered, and to ensure the learning you undertake is in line with your Personal Development Plan. You will be asked to sign our Student Charter which provides details of what you can expect from us, and what we can expect from you in terms of attendance and behaviour. This can be found on page 97 of this prospectus. If you are registering online you will just be asked to confirm that you have read and agree to abide by our Student Charter. In return, we will send you confirmation of your place, with full details of course learning outcomes, start and finish times, course venue etc. Please note that we are unable to provide lunch for all day training events. If you are interested in attending a course, and would like more information, advice, or support, please contact us on:

Courses and workshops can fill up fast so please take a look at the wide range of activities on offer, complete our registration and course booking form and send it to us as soon as possible. In the event that you are unable to attend a course or workshop you have booked onto, we would really appreciate it if you would contact us and let us know, giving as much notice as possible. By doing so, you will enable us to offer your place to somebody else. Although our courses are free to everyone, for external organisations that do not let us know that a member of staff will not be attending at least two weeks prior to the course date we will charge the organisation for non-attendance. Please contact us for more information on charges.

Email: recoveryacademy@gmw.nhs.uk Tel: 0161 358 1771 Please note that all the telephone numbers in previous prospectuses have changed as staff are now based in a new building â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Curve. Telephone numbers in this prospectus are correct.

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Lived Experience

Accredited

British Sign Language Level 1 A fun, academic course like no other. A chance to learn how to communicate without using your voice and learn the fascinating language of the Deaf Community.

Lived Experience

A range of topics are studied that involve simple, everyday sign language that enable you to have conversations about work and personal life. Participants will be able to access BSL Centre of Excelence’s (BSL CoE) virtual learning environment, which will enable you to study and practice outside of class. The course includes three assessments that involve having conversations with your tutor. This nationally recognised qualification is an asset to anyone’s CV. By the end of the course, you will be able to: • Understand and use a limited range of simple words and sentences in BSL

• Give and follow simple directions or instructions in BSL

• Take part in simple, predictable conversations in BSL

• Give and follow simple familiar statements or descriptions in BSL.

Who should attend? No previous experience is necessary. This course would suit you if you like to meet people, want to communicate with Deaf people at work or socially, or like learning a language in general. It leads to a nationally recognised certificate which would be an asset to anyone's CV. BSL Level 1 and 2 are the only courses in our prospectus where we will charge external organisations for attending. This is because GMW has to commission BSL CoE to provide these courses. The cost of this course is £310 per person. Please note this charge does not apply to service users, carers, friends and family members of our service users or GMW staff who will receive this course free of charge. Duration: One full day (7 hours), once a week for 10 weeks Lead tutor: Judith Funnell

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The whole course has been really fun and interesting.”

Facilitated by BSL Centre of Excellence: BSL CoE is a team of highly motivated and enthusiastic trainers who are dedicated to improving BSL national standards. They’re based in the North West and have extensive experience of teaching and assessing BSL and Deaf Studies courses locally and nationally, in the public and private sector. Dates and Time: 7 June (Robert Peel Room), 14 June (Robert Peel Room), 21 June (Robert Peel Room), 28 June (Robert Peel Room), 19 July (Robert Peel Room), 26 July (Robert Peel Room), 2 August (Robert Peel Room), 9 August (Crabtree Room), 16 August (Crabtree Room) and 23 August 2016 (Crabtree Room) – all 9.15am to 4.30pm Venue for all the above: Robert Peel Room or Crabtree Room, Waterdale Restaurant, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL Page Recovery, Health and Wellbeing Academy Prospectus: April - September 2016

NEW! British Sign Language Level 2 Accredited

This course is designed to enable you to further develop your ability to communicate with Deaf people using British Sign Language, in a range of familiar and work-related contexts.

Lived Experience

You will be able to participate in longer and more openended exchanges than at Level 1. You will be able to deal with most routine language tasks and have sufficient grasp of grammar to cope with some non-routine tasks. Participants will access BSL Centre of Excelence’s (BSL CoE) virtual learning environment which will enable you to study and practice outside of class. The course includes three assessments 1) Receptive Assessment 2) Productive Assessment 3) Conversation Assessment. A range of topics are studied which are linked to everyday language use. Topics studied include: Topic 1: Who are you? Getting to know each other Topic 2: What’s it like? Describing people, animals and objects Topic 3: What shall I do? Activities at home and at leisure Topic 4: What do you do? Activities at school and/or work Topic 5: Are you hungry? Eating and drinking Topic 6: How much is it? Shopping and spending Topic 7: Where are you going? Travel and holidays Topic 8: How are you? Health and illness By the end of the course, you will be able to: • Sign vocabulary linked to Level 2 topics • Use appropriate BSL features when having a conversation and signing a story • Have a 6-7 minute conversation with your tutor on a chosen theme including Level 2 criteria • Answer 9-12 questions from a Level 2 story seen on DVD linked to everyday topics

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• Sign a 3-5 minute story linked to a chosen theme e.g. travel, shopping and spending, including Level 2 criteria • Identify events that you can attend in the Deaf community • Access BSL resources that can be used to support independent learning.

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Who should attend? This is the natural progression from BSL Level 1. It is suitable for anyone who has a basic level of skills and knowledge in BSL. Preferably those students who have completed Level 1. BSL Level 1 and 2 are the only courses in our prospectus where we will charge external organisations for attending. This is because GMW has to commission BSL CoE to provide these courses. The cost of this course is £445 per person. Please note this charge does not apply to service users, carers, friends and family members of our service users or GMW staff who will receive this course free of charge. Duration: One full day (7 hours), once a week for 15 weeks Lead tutor: Judith Funnell Facilitated by BSL Centre of Excellence: BSL CoE is a team of highly motivated and enthusiastic trainers who are dedicated to improving BSL national standards. They’re based in the North West and have extensive experience of teaching and assessing BSL and Deaf Studies courses locally and nationally, in the public and private sector.

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I enjoy BSL and look forward to it each week. I find it all interesting, though particularly enjoy group story telling work.”

Dates and Time: 27 July (Room 3), 3 August (Room 3), 10 August (Room 3), 17 August (Room 3), 7 September (Room 4), 14 September (Room 2), 21 September (Room 3), 28 September (Room 3), 5 October (Room 3), 12 October (Room 3), 19 October (Room 3), 26 October (Room 3), 2 November (Room 3), 9 November (Room 3), 16 November (Room 3) – all 9.30am to 4.30pm Venue for all the above: Various rooms at The Curve, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL Page Recovery, Health and Wellbeing Academy Prospectus: April - September 2016

Deaf Awareness Training Lived Experience

Deafness on its own can be a traumatic experience but to have additional mental health problems as well can turn a person’s life upside down. This course is suitable for anyone who wants to learn about mental health and deafness. It is an opportunity to learn about different degrees of deafness and the impact this has on everyday life. By the end of the course, you will: • Understand and demonstrate how you can engage and communicate with people who are deaf or have a hearing loss • Gain some understanding of deaf culture

• Have an increased awareness of deafness and mental health • Looked at the prevalence of deafness and mental health as well as contributing factors

• Be more aware of the importance of body language, facial expression and non-verbal communication • Experience difficulties in communicating from a deaf perspective

• Have an understanding of the role of BSL (British Sign Language) interpreters.

Who should attend? This is a free course that is particularly useful for professionals who have regular contact with clients or colleagues who are deaf or have hearing loss to gain an introduction to understanding mental health and deafness. It is also useful for anyone who is deaf or has family/friends who are deaf and experiencing mental health problems. Duration: Half a day (4 hours) Lead tutors: Marilyn Hoggard and Helen Higginson with Registered Qualified BSL interpreters: Sarah Glendenning and Christian Leyland

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All the presenters and interpreters were excellent.”

Date and Time: 8 September 2016 – 9am to 1pm Venue: Room 3, The Curve, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL Page

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Living with Addiction “Addiction is a persistent, compulsive dependence on a behaviour or substance.” (FRANK)

Lived Experience

If you have an addiction or know someone who has an addiction, you’re not alone. An estimated two million people in the UK are fighting an addiction. As part of this interactive day, you will explore the experiences of people living with addiction and how this affects those close to them. We will also look at how people overcome addiction and what helps the recovery process. By the end of this course, you will: • Gain an understanding of what it’s like to live with an addiction or support someone with an addiction • Consider the range of experiences someone may have • Have a better understanding of what recovery is, how recovery comes about and how it’s maintained

• Explore what helps when someone is living with addiction and what support is available.

Who should attend? This free course is for anyone who wants to know about addiction, particularly anyone with experience of addiction. We hope it will also be helpful for friends and family members and professionals supporting people with addiction. Duration: One full day (7 hours) Lead tutors: Stephen Maloney, Kerry-Anne Peters and Jayne Gosnall

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I enjoyed understanding addiction better and finding help to stay sober.”

Date and Time: 16 May 2016 – 9.30am to 4.30pm Venue: Room 1, First Floor, The Curve, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL Date and Time: 12 September 2016 – 9.30am to 4.30pm Venue: J2 Training Room, General Outpatients (next to H Block), Royal Bolton Hospital, Minerva Road, Farnworth, Bolton BL4 0JR J Block has changed its name to ‘General Outpatients’, which is next to H Block. The J2 Training room is located on the second floor of General Outpatients at the top of a flight of stairs, but we can arrange for you to have access to a lift, and ensure the facilitator escorts you to the venue. If you require disabled access, please let us know. Please use the outside entrance and press the buzzer for entry.

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Living with Anxiety and Depression “Anxiety and depression are something we all experience from time to time. If the anxiety or depression stays at a high level for a long time, people may feel that it is difficult to deal with everyday life.” (Mind)

Lived Experience

This course will help you to understand more about anxiety and depression by sharing information and experiences to raise awareness and provide solutions to help you manage the difficulties associated with the conditions. By the end of this course, you will: • Have an understanding of what anxiety and depression are

• Understand recovery, and the individual nature of it

• Be aware of the different types of anxiety and depression and the different experiences people may have

• Understand some of the blocks to recovery

• Be aware of the similarities and differences between anxiety and depression • Be able to recognise some of the signs and symptoms of anxiety and depression • Know some of the theoretical explanations for anxiety and depression • Be aware of the stigma associated with anxiety and depression both internally and externally Who should attend?

• Be introduced to different change strategies and interventions that can support the recovery process for people with anxiety and depression • Know the different support options and services available for service users, families and carers.

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I enjoyed the range in experience of group attendees, the nonjudgemental nature of this course and group.”

This free course is for anyone who wants to know about anxiety and depression, particularly anyone who is experiencing anxiety or depression, or feels that they might be. We hope it will also be helpful for friends and family members as well as professionals supporting people with anxiety and/or depression. Duration: Two full days (6.5 hours)

Lead tutors: Dr Sandra Neil, Rosie Beck, Katie Pownell, Lesley Spencer, Lee Mulligan, Margaret Harper and Suzanne Heffernan Date and Time: 23 & 24 May 2016 – 10am to 4.30pm Venue: Room 3, The Curve, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester. M25 3BL Date and Time: 27 & 28 June 2016 – 10am to 4.30pm Venue: Start in Salford, Brunswick House, 62 Broad Street, Salford, Manchester M6 5BZ Date and Time: 13 & 14 September 2016 – 10am to 4.30pm Venue: Room 3, The Curve, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester. M25 3BL Page

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Lived Experience

Living with an Autism Spectrum Condition “Autism is a lifelong developmental disability that affects how a person communicates with, and relates to other people. It also affects how they make sense of the world around them. “It is a spectrum condition, which means that, while all people with autism share certain difficulties, their condition will affect them in different ways. Some people with autism are able to live relatively independent lives but others may have accompanying learning disabilities and need a lifetime of specialist support.” (National Autistic Society). Autism itself is not a mental health condition. However, people with autism can experience mental health difficulties because of the stress of every-day life. This course aims to raise awareness of some of the difficulties that people with autism face and how to live well with autism by thinking about practical strategies and support available. A large part of the training is facilitated by people with autism spectrum conditions (ASC). This is a truly collaborative training day that gives insight from both personal and professional perspectives into autism spectrum conditions. By the end of this course, you will: • Gain information and increase your knowledge about the autism spectrum • Discuss common difficulties that people with autism experience and think about how this may impact on their lives – including stress, anxiety, sensory issues and social/communication problems • Think about other difficulties experienced by people on the autism spectrum, such as problems with work and social relationships

• Discuss some practical strategies for understanding and caring for people with autism spectrum conditions (ASC) • Identify the services that are available locally for people seeking a diagnostic assessment, and identify what support there is for people once they are diagnosed with an ASC.

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Who should attend? This free course is for anyone who wants to increase their knowledge of autism, either in a professional capacity or as a friend/family member/person with autism. Duration: One full day (7 hours) Lead Tutors : Dr Anna Dodd, Helen Bucke, Catherine Marsh, Candice Boone and Autism Consultants provided by United Response United Response Autism Consultants United Response is a registered charity which supports over 2,000 people in over 300 locations across England and Wales. They support people with autism spectrum conditions, mental health needs, learning difficulties and physical disabilities to take control of their lives and access the same rights and opportunities as everyone else. United Response oversee and run a social enterprise called UR Consultants. UR Consultants is a unique service providing bespoke disability awareness training and consultancy. This training is designed to give people the skills they need to work well with and offer the right support to people with learning disabilities and/or autism. All UR Consultants have learning disabilities and/or autism themselves, which means that they are experts by experience.

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Very enjoyable day with lots of information.”

Date and Time: 24 May 2016 – 9.30am to 4.30pm Venue: Start in Salford, Brunswick House, 62 Broad Street, Salford, Manchester M6 5BZ Date and Time: 16 August 2016 – 9.30am to 4.30pm Venue: Room 3, The Curve, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL Page

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Living with Bipolar Disorder “People who have bipolar disorder experience extreme swings in mood – from periods of overactive, excited behaviour – known as ‘mania’ or ‘manic episodes’ – to deep depression. Between these severe highs and lows, people may have stable times.” (Mind)

Lived Experience

The aim of this interactive session is to describe the symptoms of bipolar disorder and equip you with a better understanding of what it’s like to have bipolar disorder. The course will also identify a range of behaviours and skills that can help you to manage the symptoms of bipolar disorder and support mental health and wellbeing. By the end of this course, you will: • Be familiar with the symptoms associated with bipolar disorder and mood swings • Have considered the range of experiences individuals, family and friends might have • Have considered the effects of labelling and stigma on those living with bipolar disorder, and the way it is represented in the media

• Consider some of the interventions and approaches used to help people living with bipolar disorder, including: o The ways that we can help to promote recovery from a bipolar disorder o The barriers to recovery and ways to overcome them.

• Be familiar with some of the research and theories relating to bipolar disorder and mood swings

Who should attend? This free course is for anyone who wants to know about bipolar disorder, particularly anyone who has bipolar disorder, or feels that they might. We hope it will also be helpful for friends and family members as well as professionals supporting people with bipolar disorder. Duration: One full day (6 hours) Lead tutors: Robert Griffiths, Heather Peel and Stuart Eaton

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I gained a wealth of experience from hearing about the lived experience of those with the disorder.”

Date and Time: 30 June 2016 – 10am to 4pm

Venue: Room 3, The Curve, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL Date and Time: 26 September 2016 – 10am to 4pm Venue: blueSCI, Old Trafford Wellbeing Centre, 54-56 Seymour Grove, Old Trafford, Manchester M16 0LB Page Recovery, Health and Wellbeing Academy Prospectus: April - September 2016

Living with Blood Borne Viruses

Lived Experience

Blood borne viruses (BBVs) such as Hepatitis and HIV continue to have a detrimental effect on the health of the population, despite the fact that effective prevention and treatment options are available. Some people with mental health problems may be more at risk from developing a BBV because of their lifestyle, for example drug use, homelessness, abuse, and lack of exposure to health education. This course will provide you with information about blood borne viruses (BBVs) and the treatment options available as well as exploring the ways friends, family and professionals can support someone living with BBVs. By the end of this course, you will: • Be aware of how Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV are/are not transmitted; their signs and symptoms • Understand the issues associated with disclosing BBV status to others • Look at ways of overcoming stigma associated with BBVs

• Know the treatment options available • Consider the support needs of individuals living with BBV’s whether they are/are not receiving treatment • Understand how to stay as healthy as possible before, during and after treatment.

Who should attend? This free course is for anyone who has been diagnosed with a BBV or thinks that they might be. We hope it will also be helpful for friends and family members as well as professionals supporting people with BBVs. Duration: One full day (7 hours) Lead tutors: Sheila Wilson and Stewart Moors

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The course content was explained in a way that was easy to understand but not patronising.”

Date and Time: 4 July 2016 – 9.30am to 4.30pm Venue: Room 3, The Curve, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL Page

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Living with Body Dysmorphic Disorder Lived Experience

“Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is an anxiety disorder related to body image. If you have BDD, you experience concerns about your appearance that cause you significant anxiety and have a disruptive effect on your life. “You may also develop routines and habits, such as excessive use of mirrors or picking your skin, to deal with the worries you have about the way you look. These habits usually have a significant impact on your ability to carry on with your day-to-day life.” (Mind) This course aims to break down the misconceptions related to BDD by exploring the nature of the condition, how it can develop, and the impact it has on people’s lives. We will also explore the different treatment options you can access and look at the ways friends, family and professionals can support someone living with BDD. By the end of the course, you will: • Be able to define BDD and explore common misconceptions of the disorder • Understand some of the beliefs and behaviours associated with the disorder • Discuss the biological and psychological theories behind the development of BDD • Consider how culture, society and media can influence and exacerbate BDD

• Understand the progression and longterm effects of BDD and the effect it has on individuals and their families • Consider a range of treatment options that can be helpful to people living with BDD • Look at how we can best support people living with this condition.

Who should attend? This free course is for anyone who wants to know more about BDD, particularly anyone who has BDD, or feels that they might. We hope it will also be helpful for friends and family members as well as professionals supporting people with BDD. Duration: One full day (6.5 hours) Lead tutors: Martin O’Doherty and Carolyn Sellers

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It was nice to see things from personal points of view as it helped to educate me on the condition.”

Date and Time: 21 July 2016 – 10am to 4.30pm Venue: Room 3, The Curve, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL Page Recovery, Health and Wellbeing Academy Prospectus: April - September 2016

Living Well with Dementia Lived Experience

Dementia is caused by a number of diseases that affect the brain. The most common is Alzheimer’s but there are many different types of dementia, which affect the brain at different rates and in different ways. The aim of this course is to provide you with facts about dementia, common symptoms, treatments available, and techniques that will help you to cope with the effects of dementia. You will learn a range of skills that will help you handle day-to-day challenges, maximise your independence and live an active, meaningful life. The course will also help carers, family members and professionals understand people’s experiences of living with dementia and find out what support is available. By the end of this course, you will learn about: • The impact of the environment on dementia and what support is available to help you maintain independence e.g. tele-care • Cognitive coping strategies e.g. coping with forgetting

• The importance of maintaining supportive relationships and networks in your local community • Planning for the future • Research around dementia and how to get involved.

• Emotional coping strategies e.g. managing stress and feelings associated with dementia Who should attend? The free course is for people with a recent diagnosis of dementia, their carers, relatives, friends and professionals who support people with dementia. Duration: One full day (6 hours) Lead tutors: Gill Drummond and Dr Ruth Watson

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Positive, thoughtful and informative.”

Date and Time: 24 June 2016 – 9.30am to 3.30pm

Venue: Start in Salford, Brunswick House, 62 Broad Street, Salford, Manchester M6 5BZ Date and Time: 16 September 2016 – 9.30am to 3.30pm Venue: Room 4, The Curve, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL Page

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Living with a Dual Diagnosis If you have mental health and substance misuse problems, doctors sometimes call this ‘dual diagnosis’.

Lived Experience

“A large proportion of people in England with mental health problems have co-occurring problems with drug or alcohol misuse. Likewise poor mental health is commonplace in people who are dependent on or have problems with drugs and alcohol. And, for many people, mental ill health and substance misuse combine with a range of other needs including poor physical health, insecure housing and offending.”1. During this course you will hear what it is like to live with a dual diagnosis and explore the different misconceptions within the wider community. We will also look at how having a dual diagnosis impacts on people’s everyday lives and the benefit of continued support to aid recovery. By the end of the course, you will: • Gain an understanding of the meaning of dual diagnosis and what it is like to live with a dual diagnosis

• Have a better understanding of why people often self- medicate/use alcohol and illicit substances

• Have a greater awareness of the signs, symptoms and possible causes of dual diagnosis

• Gain insight into the recovery process

• Gain an understanding of the differences between drug induced and drug related psychosis Who should attend? This free course is for anyone who wants to learn more about dual diagnosis, particularly anyone who has mental health and substance misuse problems. We strongly urge friends, family members and professionals to attend in order to enhance their ability to support others in their recovery journey. Duration: One full day (6.5 hours)

• Know how to support someone with a dual diagnosis and the services available.

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It was all very informative” I enjoyed discussing the issues within small groups.”

Lead tutors: Wayne Edwards, Lyndsey Chadderton and Martin Elder

Date and Time: 28 June 2016 – 10am to 4.30pm Venue: Crabtree Room, Waterdale Restaurant, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL Date and Time: 2 August 2016 – 10am to 4.30pm Venue: Start in Salford, Brunswick House, 62 Broad Street, Salford, Manchester M6 5BZ 1

Dual diagnosis: a challenge for the reformed NHS and for Public Health England (2012), A discussion paper from Centre for Mental Health, DrugScope and UK Drug Policy Commission.

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Living with Eating Disorders “Eating disorders aren’t just about food and eating. They are about difficult problems and painful feelings, which you may be finding hard to express, face or resolve. Focusing on food is a way of disguising these problems, even from yourself.” (Mind) This course will increase your awareness of what it is like to live with an eating disorder, and outline strategies that enable people to cope with long-term eating disorders.

Lived Experience

By the end of this course, you will: • Understand what is meant by the term Eating Disorder • Be familiar with some of the signs and symptoms of the main eating disorders • Consider the possible causes of anorexia, bulimia and binge eating • Consider how particular eating disorders make the individual experiencing them feel • Think about what helps and what doesn’t help people living with an eating disorder • Consider the range of different interventions and services available

• Appreciate people’s stories and journeys of recovery.

Who should attend? This free course is for anyone who wants to know about eating disorders, particularly anyone who has an eating disorder, or feels that they might. We hope it will also be helpful for friends and family members as well as professionals supporting people with eating disorders. Duration: One full day (5 hours) Lead tutors: Mita Sykes, Dr Magdalene Sampson, Margaret Harper and Jean Haslam

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I enjoyed the personal stories, very interesting and uplifting.”

Date and Time: 4 July 2016 – 10am to 3pm Venue: J2 Training Room, General Outpatients (next to H Block), Royal Bolton Hospital, Minerva Road, Farnworth, Bolton BL4 0JR J Block has changed its name to ‘General Outpatients’, which is next to H Block. The J2 Training room is located on the second floor of General Outpatients at the top of a flight of stairs, but we can arrange for you to have access to a lift, and ensure the facilitator escorts you to the venue. If you require disabled access, please let us know. Please use the outside entrance and press the buzzer for entry.

Date and Time: 26 September 2016 – 10am to 3pm Venue: Room 3, The Curve, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL Page

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NEW! Living with Hearing Voices Hearing voices is often thought of as a symptom of a serious mental illness. But research on the experiences of the general population shows that lots of people hear voices, and the majority of them are not mentally unwell. It is a common human experience.

Lived Experience

Hearing a voice when no-one is present, or which other people with you cannot hear, is considered to be a hallucination. This does not make it abnormal – it’s just a word for a perception you may have that is not shared by those around you. You may also see things that others can’t see. You may experience touch, smell or taste sensations which you cannot account for in usual everyday ways. Some people may not realise that many other people do not have such experiences. This course aims to look at the range of sensory perceptions people may have and attempts to normalise these by looking at the range of factors that may contribute to people experiencing them. It will also consider ways to support people to live with these sensory perceptions by considering the range of options and support available to them. By the end of this course you will: • Consider the range of experiences people may have and directly experience what it might feel like to hear voices or see visions • Understand how common these experiences can be by exploring the range of factors that can contribute to people experiencing sensory perceptions • Consider the range of explanations different people may have for experiencing sensory perceptions • Consider the range of interventions available and explore the background to the Hearing Voices movement

• Learn coping strategies and different ways to support people • Be able to signpost people to local support services.

Who should attend? This free course is for anyone who hears voices, sees visions and experiences other sensory perceptions and would like to consider different coping strategies. We hope it will also be helpful to friends and family members as well as professionals supporting people who experience different sensory perceptions. Duration: One full day (6.5 hours) Lead tutors: Ann Richards, Ann Steele, Jasper Palmier-Claus, Liz Murphy and Natasha Holden Date and Time: 1 July 2016 – 10am to 4.30pm Venue: Room 3, The Curve, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL Date and Time: 23 September 2016 – 10am to 4.30pm Venue: blueSCI, Broomfield Community Wellbeing Centre, Mainwood Road, Timperley, Altrincham, Cheshire WA15 7JU Page Recovery, Health and Wellbeing Academy Prospectus: April - September 2016

NEW! Living with Hoarding Behaviours The behaviours which characterise hoarding are the acquiring of too many possessions and difficulty getting rid of them when they are no longer useful or needed. These behaviours can lead to clutter and disorganisation and threaten a person’s health and safety, and lead to significant distress.

Lived Experience

This course will help you to explore the range of experiences that people who hoard may face, explain why they do it and displace some of the myths surrounding hoarding. It will also show you how to support people who hoard to lessen their anxiety and support their health and sense of wellbeing. By the end of this course, you will: • Have an understanding of what hoarding is

• Understand some of the reasons why people may hoard

• Appreciate the range of different experiences people who hoard will have

• Know what is helpful and unhelpful to people who have experience of hoarding

• Be aware of some of the stigma associated with hoarding

• Look at ways to support someone in their recovery journey and overcome some of the challenges they may face

• Understand how hoarding behaviour can make people feel • Know some of the myths and misconceptions that are associated with hoarding

• Be aware of the support and services available.

Who should attend? This free course is for anyone who wants to learn more about hoarding. We hope it will be useful to anyone with lived experience of hoarding, friends and family members, as well as professionals who are supporting people who have difficulties with hoarding. Duration: 10am until 3pm (5 hours) Lead tutors: Dr Joanne Bennett, Eddie Fenn, Jonathon Grieves, David Hierons

Date and Time: 10 May 2016 – 10am to 3pm Venue: Start in Salford, Brunswick House, 62 Broad Street, Salford, Manchester M6 5BZ Date and Time: 5 July 2016 – 10am to 3pm Venue: J2 Training Room, General Outpatients (next to H Block), Royal Bolton Hospital, Minerva Road, Farnworth, Bolton BL4 0JR J Block has changed its name to ‘General Outpatients’, which is next to H Block. The J2 Training room is located on the second floor of General Outpatients at the top of a flight of stairs, but we can arrange for you to have access to a lift, and ensure the facilitator escorts you to the venue. If you require disabled access, please let us know. Please use the outside entrance and press the buzzer for entry.

Date and Time: 15 September 2016 – 10am to 3pm Venue: Room 3, The Curve, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL Page

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Living with OCD

Lived Experience

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder characterised by frequent unwanted, uninvited and intrusive thoughts, images, urges, impulses and doubts which cause marked and significant distress. They are accompanied by compulsive and ritualistic behaviours which act to reduce the distress. This course aims to increase your awareness and understanding of this often misunderstood and secretive disorder. We look at common misconceptions and explore the wider context of OCD to help you manage the symptoms of OCD and know how to support people living with the disorder. By the end of this course, you will: • Be able to define OCD and explore common misconceptions of the disorder

• Understand the use of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

• Know the difference between obsessions and compulsions

• Understand the use of medication

• Have a better understanding of the nature of intrusive thoughts, images, impulses, urges and the obsessive compulsive cycle • Understand the long term effects of OCD on individuals, their families and carers

• Understand how OCD affects people and learn techniques that help reduce anxiety and distress • Understand the role that friends and family play in supporting people in their recovery.

Who should attend? This free course is for anyone who wants to know about obsessive compulsive disorders, particularly anyone who has OCD, or feels that they might. We hope it will also be helpful for friends and family members as well as professionals supporting people with OCD. Duration: One full day (6.5 hours) Lead tutors: Martin O’Doherty and Yvonne Slater

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I found the personal experiences the group was prepared to share invaluable.”

Date and Time: 9 August 2016 – 10am to 4.30pm Venue: Start in Salford, Brunswick House, 62 Broad Street, Salford, Manchester M6 5BZ Page Recovery, Health and Wellbeing Academy Prospectus: April - September 2016

Living with Personality Disorder “People who have a personality disorder, may find that their beliefs and attitudes are different from others. Their patterns of thinking, feeling and behaving are more difficult to change and they will have a more limited range of emotions, attitudes and behaviours with which to cope with everyday life. This can make things difficult for them or for other people.” (Mind)

Lived Experience

This course will help you to understand personality disorder better and provide you with practical advice to help manage the condition and feel more equipped to support yourself and others to achieve greater emotional wellbeing. By the end of this course, you will: • Know what personality disorder is and the different types of personality disorder • Look at the different thoughts, emotions, and behaviours displayed by people with personality disorder • Discuss the impact these thoughts, emotions, and behaviours have for individuals and their families and friends • Consider some of the life experiences which may affect personality development

• Understand the coping mechanisms that people with personality disorder may use • Consider your own emotional responses to people with personality disorder and how these responses may affect others • Consider some of the challenges to accessing support for individuals and families and carers • Explore different ways to wellbeing that can support people through their recovery journey.

Who should attend? This free course is for anyone who wants to know about personality disorder, particularly anyone who has personality disorder, or feels that they might. We hope it will also be helpful for friends and family members as well as professionals supporting people with personality disorder. For professionals and those helping people with personality disorder, who want to gain more skills supporting people with a diagnosis, you may find it helpful to attend the Personality Disorder; National KUF (Knowledge and Understanding Framework) Programme. Duration: One full day (6.5 hours) Lead tutors: Colin Mattinson, Claire Gately and Christine Partlett

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Hugely informative, great atmosphere created for honest and helpful discussions.”

Date and Time: 27 May 2016 – 10am to 4.30pm

Venue: blueSCI, Coppice Library & Wellbeing Centre, Coppice Avenue, Sale, Manchester M33 4ND Date and Time: 8 July 2016 – 10am to 4.30pm Venue: J2 Training Room, General Outpatients (next to H Block), Royal Bolton Hospital, Minerva Road, Farnworth, Bolton BL4 0JR J Block has changed its name to ‘General Outpatients’, which is next to H Block. The J2 Training room is located on the second floor of General Outpatients at the top of a flight of stairs, but we can arrange for you to have access to a lift, and ensure the facilitator escorts you to the venue. If you require disabled access, please let us know. Please use the outside entrance and press the buzzer for entry.

Date and Time: 9 September 2016 – 10am to 4.30pm Venue: Start in Salford, Brunswick House, 62 Broad Street, Salford, Manchester M6 5BZ Page

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Living with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Lived Experience

“If you are involved in or witness a traumatic event, it is common to experience upsetting, distressing or confusing feelings afterwards. The feelings of distress may not emerge straight away – you may just feel emotionally numb at first. After a while you may develop emotional and physical reactions, such as feeling easily upset or not being able to sleep. “This is understandable, and many people find that these symptoms disappear in a relatively short period of time. But if your problems last for longer, or are very extreme, you may be given a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder. “There’s no time limit on distress, and some people may not develop post-traumatic symptoms until many years after the event.” (Mind) This course looks at how trauma affects us and the way our bodies react (both physically and psychologically) to protect us. PTSD can be very distressing for the individuals experiencing it and their families and can impact on day-to-day life quite significantly. This course will help you to understand certain behaviours and find out what support is available. By the end of this course, you will: • Understand that people interpret and react to events differently and that what is traumatic to one person may not be to another

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• Understand a bit about neurological pathways and the way our bodies react to trauma in order to protect ourselves

• Look at interventions for PTSD such as Trauma based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing

• Know some of the symptoms of PTSD such as Hypervigilance, Avoidance/

• Know what support and services are available.

Who should attend? This free course is for anyone who wants to know about PTSD, particularly anyone who is experiencing it, or feels like they might be. We hope it will also be helpful for friends and family members as well as professionals supporting people with PTSD. Duration: One full day (6 hours) Lead tutors: Dr Ruth Watson, Colin Mattinson and Christine Bulling

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I enjoyed all of the programme and have gained a lot out of attending this course.”

Date and Time: 10 May 2016 – 10am to 4pm

Venue: J2 Training Room, General Outpatients (next to H Block), Royal Bolton Hospital, Minerva Road, Farnworth, Bolton BL4 0JR J Block has changed its name to ‘General Outpatients’, which is next to H Block. The J2 Training room is located on the second floor of General Outpatients at the top of a flight of stairs, but we can arrange for you to have access to a lift, and ensure the facilitator escorts you to the venue. If you require disabled access, please let us know. Please use the outside entrance and press the buzzer for entry.

Date and Time: 26 July 2016 – 10am to 4pm Venue: Start in Salford, Brunswick House, 62 Broad Street, Salford, Manchester M6 5BZ Date and Time: 27 September 2016 – 10am to 4pm Venue: Room 3, The Curve, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL Page Recovery, Health and Wellbeing Academy Prospectus: April - September 2016

Living with Psychosis “Psychosis is when people perceive or interpret events differently from other people. This could include experiencing hallucinations, delusions or flight of ideas.” (Mind)

Lived Experience

This course will help you to gain an understanding of what it’s like to live with psychosis and its possible causes. Using a variety of group work discussion from lived experience and research, the course will also explore toolkits that support people living with psychosis in their recovery journey. By the end of this course, you will: • Have a better understanding of what psychosis means

• Be able to support people experiencing distressing symptoms

• Know some of the potential causes of psychosis

• Have a better understanding of how to address stigma

• Discuss how psychosis affects daily life and know how to cope with distressing experiences

• Know how to support people in their recovery journey.

Who should attend? This free course is for anyone who wants to know about psychosis, particularly anyone who has experienced psychosis, or feels that they might have. We hope it will also be helpful for friends and family members as well as professionals supporting people with psychosis.

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Duration: One full day (6.5 hours) Lead tutors: Dr Joanne Green, Deb Stefanovic and Wayne Edwards

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Date and Time: 19 September 2016 – 10am to 4.30pm Venue: Room 3, The Curve, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL Page

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Living with Self-Harm “Self-harm is a way of expressing very deep distress. Often, people don’t know why they self-harm.” (Mind) People who self-harm may injure themselves in a variety of ways.

Lived Experience

This course will help you to understand why people self-harm and what support is available. It also aims to dispel the most common myths surrounding self-harm and addresses the feelings of fear, guilt and shame that self-harm can bring due to the stigma around it. The course includes tips for helping yourself and provides non-judgemental, compassionate advice for friends, family members and professionals when encountering self-harming behaviour. By the end of this course, you will: • Have a greater understanding of selfharm and what can trigger it • Understand why people harm themselves and the purpose it serves • Understand how self-harming behaviour interacts with other mental health conditions • Understand the stigma, shame and taboo of self-harm • Be aware of treatment, interventions, recovery and support • Understand how to support someone that engages in self-harm. Who should attend? This free course is for anyone who wants to know about selfharm, particularly anyone who is self-harming, or feels that they might. We hope it will also be helpful for friends and family members as well as professionals supporting people who self-harm. Duration: One full day (6 hours) Lead tutors: Gary Sidley, Avril Clarke and Colin Mattinson

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I enjoyed hearing others’ stories and how to get on top of self-harm by looking at the root cause.”

Date and Time: 12 July 2016 – 10am to 4pm Venue: Start in Salford, Brunswick House, Broad Street, Salford, Manchester M6 5BZ Date and Time: 15 September 2016 – 10am to 4pm Venue: blueSCI, Broomwood Community Wellbeing Centre, Mainwood Road, Timperley, Altrincham, Cheshire WA15 7JU Page Recovery, Health and Wellbeing Academy Prospectus: April - September 2016

Recovering from Domestic Abuse

Lived Experience

Domestic abuse is any incident or pattern of incidents of controlling, coercive or threatening behaviour, violence or abuse between those aged 16 or over who are, or have been, intimate partners or family members regardless of gender or sexuality. This course will help you to understand about domestic abuse and provide you with practical advice to help stay safe as well as equipping you with knowledge about how best to support victims of domestic abuse. By the end of this course, you will: • Be able to define domestic abuse, and the possible indicators • Be aware of the prevalence of domestic abuse, including its links to substance misuse • Understand why people may stay in abusive relationships • Understand survivors’ coping and recovery strategies

• Be able to identify ways of supporting victims of domestic abuse • Be aware of legislation regarding domestic abuse • Know where victims can get help and what support is available.

Who should attend? This free course is for anyone who wants to know about domestic abuse, or feels that they might be experiencing it. We hope it will also be helpful for friends and family members as well as professionals supporting people who may be experiencing domestic abuse. Duration: One full day (7 hours) Lead tutors: Sheila Wilson and Joanne Wilson

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I enjoyed everything, the role play was like an eye opener to the question why victims just don’t leave.”

Date and Time: 6 June 2016 – 9.30am to 4.30pm Venue: Room 3, The Curve, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL Page

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Women and Mental Health “The same numbers of women and men experience mental health problems overall, but some problems are more common in women than men, and vice versa. For example, depression affects women twice as much as men.

Lived Experience

“Various social factors put women at greater risk of poor mental health than men. However, women’s readiness to talk about their feelings and their strong social networks can help protect their mental health.” (Mental Health Foundation) This course raises awareness of the specific issues that can affect women’s mental health, and explores the different ways you can help protect your mental health and support women in their recovery journey. By the end of this course, you will: • Explore the history of women and mental health through the ages • Discuss the different roles of women in today’s society and the impact these roles have on women’s mental health • Consider some of the different internal coping strategies that women may use, including drinking, dieting, binge eating, and self-harm • Consider the particular issues that can affect women and the relationship between hormones and mental health e.g. menstrual cycles, childbirth, and menopause

• Understand the possible effects of mental health medication on women • Consider some of the cultural issues that affect women and their mental health • Celebrate the strengths that women have to manage everyday stresses and longer-term mental health problems • Discuss the different support options and services available to support women.

Who should attend? This free course is open to anyone who wants to learn more about women’s experience of mental health. Women who are experiencing/have experienced mental distress and are struggling to make sense of things are welcome to attend, as are family members and professionals who are supporting women with mental health problems. Duration: One full day (6.5 hours) Lead tutors: Claire Watson, Deb Stefanovic and Hazel Sharp

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Stimulated an interest for further learning on the subject.”

Date and Time: 13 July 2016 – 10am to 4.30pm Venue: blueSCI, Broomwood Community Wellbeing Centre, Mainwood Road, Timperley, Altrincham, Cheshire WA15 7JU Date and Time: 7 September 2016 – 10am to 4.30pm Venue: Room 3, The Curve, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL Page Recovery, Health and Wellbeing Academy Prospectus: April - September 2016

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An Introduction to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Supporting Recovery

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) is a type of talking therapy that can help people manage a wide range of problems across a broad spectrum of mental health issues. It involves analysing thoughts, thinking processes, and current behaviour patterns to help people make changes. The aim of CBT is to reduce the experience of problematic emotions and to increase more life enriching adaptive behaviours. This one day introductory course will introduce you to the principles and underlying core values of CBT. By the end of this course, you will: • Understand the basic principles of CBT • Have heard examples of how CBT can be applied in practice and in everyday life

• Have been introduced to specific applications of CBT • Know the evidence base for CBT.

Who should attend? This free course is for anyone who wants to learn about the basics of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, particularly anyone who has mental health and/or substance misuse problems. We hope it will also be helpful for friends and family members as well as professionals supporting people who may be experiencing mental health and/or substance misuse problems. Duration: One full day (6.5 hours) Lead tutors: Sara Whitehead and members of staff from our Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Training Centre.

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The trainers were very knowledgeable and made the day interesting and interactive.”

The Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Training Centre was set up by the Trust with the aim of developing and delivering high quality CBT training in the North West. Since then, CBT training courses have been offered to hundreds of mental health practitioners working with a wide range of service user groups across many settings. The Training Centre has gained a reputation for its quality and standards and all our staff are accredited and highly experienced clinicians, supervisors and trainers.

Date and Time: 12 September 2016 – 10am to 4.30pm Venue: Conference Room 6, The Curve, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL Page Recovery, Health and Wellbeing Academy Prospectus: April - September 2016

An Introduction to Compassion Focussed Therapy Supporting Recovery

Compassion Focussed Therapy (CFT) is a psychological intervention that encourages people to be kind to themselves and reduce their negative thoughts. Research suggests that teaching people to develop self-compassion can reduce shame and self-criticism, as well as lead to improvements in their mental wellbeing. This course will help you to gain an awareness of how we become overly attached to our own self attacking patterns, especially when we are struggling with feelings of great sadness or threat. It will also help to strengthen your ability to be non-judgementally receptive to events and develop your ability to be more compassionate. By the end of this course, you will: • Have a greater understanding of selfattacking, its role, and its consequences • Gain an understanding of what compassion is and what it is not • Think about your own ambivalence to being more compassionate about your struggles

• Have experienced a number of ways which will help you to strengthen your ability to engage in compassion.

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CFT could be very important to improving my mental health.”

Who should attend? This free course is for anyone who wants to know about compassion to improve their own mental health. We hope it will also be helpful for friends and family members, as well as professionals who are supporting people who are struggling to see their problems clearly and find a way to work through them. Duration: One full day (6.5 hours) Lead tutors: Ian Lowens, Richard Aubery and Leanne Roberts Date and Time: 19 May 2016 – 10am to 4.30pm Venue: Crabtree Room, Waterdale Restaurant, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL Date and Time: 18 July 2016 – 10am to 4.30pm Venue: J2 Training Room, General Outpatients (next to H Block), Royal Bolton Hospital, Minerva Road, Farnworth, Bolton BL4 0JR J Block has changed its name to ‘General Outpatients’, which is next to H Block. The J2 Training room is located on the second floor of General Outpatients at the top of a flight of stairs, but we can arrange for you to have access to a lift, and ensure the facilitator escorts you to the venue. If you require disabled access, please let us know. Please use the outside entrance and press the buzzer for entry.

Date and Time: 16 September 2016 – 10am to 4.30pm Venue: Start in Salford, Brunswick House, 62 Broad Street, Salford, Manchester M6 5BZ Page

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An Introduction to Life Story Work Life Story Work provides individuals with the opportunity to talk about their life experiences, memories and hopes for the future and records this in a creative way. It is a process that enables someone with dementia to reconnect with the important people and events across their life and can help clinicians to see the person and not the illness.

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Within this course, a number of different methods for capturing the information are explored – whether this is a DVD, photograph album, collage, life story books, photo-story boards or a memory box – so that you can choose whatever method suits you best. This course will help you to share your life experiences and provides you with the opportunity to consider the creation of a Life Story piece of work. Your individuality, identity, mental stimulation and style of communication will be explored in a fun and yet meaningful way. This is an interactive session which will require you to bring an openness to share your positive life experiences in a group setting along with some materials such as valued photographs, or maybe one or two small items that hold meaning for you that you then feel comfortable discussing and sharing. By the end of this course, you will: • Have an understanding of what Life Story is and how this can help you to retain your wishes, values and beliefs

• Explore how having a Life Story can improve communication and conversations with those close to you, to further strengthen relationships and support networks that maintain your recovery.

• Consider how having a Life Story can stimulate long term and short term memory

Who should attend? This free course is for anyone who wants to know about Life Story. We hope this will be useful to anyone with lived experience of dementia or anyone who has mental health and/or substance misuse problems. This course is also useful for those providing care who want to learn how to collect information about the person they care for to work with them to build up a record of their life. Duration: Half a day (3.5 hours) Lead tutors: Gillian Drummond, Lesley Jones, Amy Lea and Sarah Page

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I enjoyed being given knowledge and skills to take forward both professionally and personally.”

Date and Time: 4 May 2016 – 9.30am to 1pm Venue: Start in Salford, Brunswick House, 62 Broad Street, Salford, Manchester M6 5BZ Date and Time: 14 September 2016 – 9.30am to 1pm Venue: J2 Training Room, General Outpatients (next to H Block), Royal Bolton Hospital, Minerva Road, Farnworth, Bolton BL4 0JR J Block has changed its name to ‘General Outpatients’, which is next to H Block. The J2 Training room is located on the second floor of General Outpatients at the top of a flight of stairs, but we can arrange for you to have access to a lift, and ensure the facilitator escorts you to the venue. If you require disabled access, please let us know. Please use the outside entrance and press the buzzer for entry.

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An Introduction to Motivational Interviewing Skills Supporting Recovery

Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a type of talking therapy that strengthens people’s own motivation and commitment to change by using collaborative conversation to explore people’s own reasons for change. The rationale for this approach is that people are more likely to change if they have been encouraged to make their own decisions to do this. This two day introductory course will introduce you to the principles and underlying spirit of MI. By the end of this course, you will: • Understand the basic principles of MI • Become familiar with the fundamental spirit of MI • Know about the effectiveness of MI • Directly experience an MI approach and contrast it with other approaches

• Know the practical guidelines for using MI • Gain direct experience and initial practice of MI • Learn the processes used within MI sessions.

Who should attend? This free course is for anyone who wants to learn about the basics of Motivational Interviewing, particularly anyone who has mental health and/ or substance misuse problems. We hope it will also be helpful for friends and family members as well as professionals supporting people who may be experiencing mental health and/or substance misuse problems. Duration: Two full days (7 hours) Lead tutors: Stephen Maloney and Joanne Wilson

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It was an easy to follow introductory course and I was impressed with the content.”

Dates and Time: 13 and 14 June 2016 – 9.30am to 4.30pm Venue: blueSCI, Coppice Library & Wellbeing Centre, Coppice Avenue, Sale, Manchester M33 4ND Dates and Time: 1 and 2 September 2016 – 9.30am to 4.30pm Venue: Room 1, First Floor, The Curve, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL Page

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Build a Better You: Exercise for Health and Wellbeing Supporting Recovery

It is well documented that people with mental health problems are more likely to smoke, drink alcohol, have poor diets and do less exercise. Keeping fit and healthy can be a challenge if you are living with a long-term condition, but it will make a big difference to your wellbeing. If you’ve been thinking about making changes to your lifestyle, such as eating healthily and doing more exercise, there’s plenty of help and support available. This course will increase your knowledge of the benefits of exercise, how to make simple and easy healthy living improvements to your lifestyle and empower you to get more active! By the end of this course, you will: • Understand the benefits of exercise • Be aware of the different types of exercise and how to adapt these • Understand when and why you may need to be cautious with your exercise regime

• Have learned some basic versatile exercises • Be motivated to engage in some form of exercise after this course • Have an awareness of healthy eating.

Who should attend? This free course is for anyone who wants to know more about the benefits of physical exercise to improve their mental health. It is open to people with experience of mental health and/or substance misuse problems, their family members or carers, or any professionals supporting people with mental health and/or substance misuse problems. Duration: One full day (5 hours) Lead tutors: GMW Dietician and Martin O’Doherty

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Very good/enjoyable course would recommend to others – one of the best courses in the Recovery Academy I have attended.”

Date and Time: 23 June 2016 – 10am to 3pm Venue: Conference Room 6, The Curve, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL Date and Time: 30 September 2016 – 10am to 3pm Venue: Start in Salford, Brunswick House, 62 Broad Street, Salford, Manchester M6 5BZ Please note: There is some light physical activities during this course so please wear comfortable clothes and shoes. The activities will be suitable for all abilities.

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Creative Writing

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There is growing evidence to suggest that the physical act of writing has a positive effect on our wellbeing. Many people feel drawn to write down their feelings and experiences in diaries, poems and songs especially when they’re feeling strong emotions such as grief, despair, love or joy. This course aims to introduce people to creative writing and explore the effects it can have on mental wellbeing. It is the act of writing itself that is beneficial to us, not the quality, so don’t be put off if you don’t consider yourself to be creative or are exploring creative writing for the first time. We will learn together how to use our experiences and imagination to develop poems and stories. Course facilitators will encourage a safe, respectful environment and there will be no pressure to share any writing you produce if you do not wish to do so. By the end of this course, you will: • Have a greater understanding of what creative writing is and what it can do for you

• Learn about different organisations that can help you if you wish to pursue publishing opportunities

• Consider different formats for creative writing

• Feel inspired and motivated to explore your own creativity.

• Practise developing a piece of creative writing • Be familiar with different tools and techniques that can help you write creatively • Experience performances of poetry and music from people with lived experience of mental health problems

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I really enjoyed the class.” Was nice to get the creative juices flowing.”

Who should attend? This free course is for anyone who wants to learn about creative writing to improve their own mental health. We hope it will also be helpful for friends and family members, as well as professionals who are working with people who are struggling to see their problems clearly and find a way to work through them. Duration: One full day (5 hours) Lead tutors: Lynne Curran, Andrew Aldred, Leanne Roberts and Mark Ayling Date and Time: 28 July 2016 – 10am to 3pm Venue: Room 3, The Curve, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL Date and Time: 5 September 2016 – 10am to 3pm Venue: Start in Salford, Brunswick House, 62 Broad Street, Salford, Manchester M6 5BZ Page

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Dementia Friends

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Dementia Friends is an Alzheimer’s Society initiative to help members of the public understand what it might be like to live with dementia and then turn that understanding into action. Anyone can become a Dementia Friend and make a difference. This information session aims to raise awareness about dementia and how it affects people, as well as the practical actions that Dementia Friends can take that could help someone with dementia living in their community. The session will provide you with information and resources so you feel confident in understanding people’s questions about dementia and where you can direct them to for further information and support. The sessions are run by Dementia Friends Champions and are fully endorsed by the Alzheimer’s Society. By the end of this course, you will: • Learn about dementia and understand its affects

• Feel more confident in supporting people living with dementia

• Understand the impact of dementia on the wider community

• Be eligible to register as a National Dementia Friend and be an integral part of the Dementia Friends campaign.

• Become familiar with the Dementia Friends campaign and the Prime Ministers challenge on dementia Who should attend? This free information session is for the general public, carers and staff who support people with dementia. Duration: 1.5 hours Lead tutors: Tracy Collard and Gill Drummond

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Interesting learning about medical reasons for dementia and how it affects a person.”

Please note that the first part of this session is a Dementia Friends session as endorsed by the Alzheimer’s Society, the second part of the session is more detailed information about dementia based on the trainer’s experience in dementia care.

Date and Time: 17 May 2016 – 11am to 12.30pm Venue: J2 Training Room, General Outpatients (next to H Block), Royal Bolton Hospital, Minerva Road, Farnworth, Bolton BL4 0JR J Block has changed its name to ‘General Outpatients’, which is next to H Block. The J2 Training room is located on the second floor of General Outpatients at the top of a flight of stairs, but we can arrange for you to have access to a lift, and ensure the facilitator escorts you to the venue. If you require disabled access, please let us know. Please use the outside entrance and press the buzzer for entry.

Date and Time: 21 September 2016 – 10am to 11.30pm Venue: Crabtree Room, Waterdale Restaurant, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL. Page Recovery, Health and Wellbeing Academy Prospectus: April - September 2016

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Facilitating Self-Help Groups People often find it helpful to come together to share their experiences and get support in a group setting. The aim of this course is to help you run effective groups. The main emphasis is on developing and practising group work skills that are applicable across a wide range of types of group work. By the end of this course, you will: • Be able to share ideas for preparing and running groups • Know the importance of establishing and maintaining group rules • Consider different group dynamics and ways of encouraging equal participation

• Know a range of facilitator styles and when to use different styles in different situations • Feel confident about running your own group • Be able to reflect on group progress and plan for people moving on.

Who should attend? This free course is for anyone who is interested in running their own self-help group, whether they are a service user, carer, family member or professional supporting people with mental health and/or substance misuse problems. Duration: Two full days (7 hours) Lead tutors: Stephen Maloney and Joanne Wilson

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Had a great two days, really enjoyed it – thanks!”

Dates and Time: 23 and 24 June 2016 – 9.30am to 4.30pm Venue: Room 3, The Curve, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL Page

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Faith and Recovery Supporting Recovery

There is a considerable body of evidence to show that faith can be a major factor in supporting recovery in mental health. Becoming aware of your own spirituality, whether it is based on a religious tradition or not, offers a new perspective for future living. Recovery and wellbeing are about the whole of life, and spiritual care of ourselves and others addressing our deepest motivations and concerns. This course aims to introduce the concepts of faith and spirituality, their contribution to recovery, and explores some practices, religious and non-religious, which may be used to help you regain and maintain a healthier approach to life. By the end of this course, you will: • Be familiar with the role of faith and spirituality in promoting mental wellbeing

• Learn about and experience some spiritual practices which may aid recovery for you or those you care for

• Look at the evidence to show that faith and spirituality can have a positive effect on mental health

• Know about the role of the chaplains within the Trust and how to access their services.

Who should attend? This free course is for anyone who wants to know more about the role of faith and spirituality in recovery, whether they are a service user, carer or professional supporting people with mental health and/or substance misuse problems. Duration: One full day (6 hours) Lead tutors: Jayne Gosnall, Christine Bulling, Father David Sutton and Father Jeremy Law

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Enjoyed hearing about people’s personal experiences and recovery journeys.”

Date and Time: 2 June 2016 – 10am to 4pm Venue: Robert Peel Room, Waterdale Restaurant, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL Date and Time: 4 August 2016 – 10am to 4pm Venue: Room 3, The Curve, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL Page Recovery, Health and Wellbeing Academy Prospectus: April - September 2016

Health and Wellbeing for Carers Learning new skills or improving your existing knowledge can make life as a carer much easier. Health and Wellbeing for Carers gives you a better understanding of the problems you may face as a carer and helps you find new ways to tackle them.

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This course has been developed in partnership with a number of the Trust’s carers to make the course specific for people who care for people with dementia, mental health and/or substance misuse problems. By the end of this course, you will: • Discover how caring affects your life and how to balance your commitments better • Understand the emotions you may feel when caring and find practical ways to deal with them • Learn how to relax and take time for yourself. Who should attend? This free course is for carers of someone with dementia, a mental health and/or substance misuse problems. We hope it will also be helpful for carer’s friends and family members. We define a carer as: “A person who provides unpaid practical or emotional support to someone with a disability, addiction or illness. The person may be a relative, partner, friend or neighbour. A carer can be of any age and may be a young person providing assistance to a parent or another person. A carer may live with the person they care for or provide support from a distance.” Duration: Half a day (4.5 hours) Lead tutors: Patricia Goodwin, Suzanne Grundy, Yvonne Fernandes and Tracy Collard

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I gained knowledge that will be useful to me.”

Date and Time: 24 May 2016 – 10am to 2.30pm Venue: J2 Training Room, General Outpatients (next to H Block), Royal Bolton Hospital, Minerva Road, Farnworth, Bolton BL4 0JR J Block has changed its name to ‘General Outpatients’, which is next to H Block. The J2 Training room is located on the second floor of General Outpatients at the top of a flight of stairs, but we can arrange for you to have access to a lift, and ensure the facilitator escorts you to the venue. If you require disabled access, please let us know. Please use the outside entrance and press the buzzer for entry.

Date and Time: 20 September 2016 -10am to 2.30pm Venue: Room 3, The Curve, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL Page

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Spotlight: on psychosis It is really important to continue with any treatment advised by your doctor and keep a balanced, healthy lifestyle.

“Psychosis (also called a psychotic experience or episode) is when people perceive or interpret events differently from other people. This could include experiencing hallucinations, delusions or flight of ideas.” (Mind) Psychosis affects people of all ages, but is rare for people to be affected before they reach the older teenage years.

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To help young people experiencing psychosis for the first time look after their physical health and maintain a healthy routine, a new booklet has been produced for people with psychosis and their friends and family.

The booklet includes useful questions to According to the Royal College of Psychiatrists, when someone has a psychotic ask your healthcare professional to enure your physical health is kept in check. episode, it can be a signal of another underlying illness. You can Improving my physical health have a psychotic episode after has improved my mental a stressful event or it can be health, which then improved the result of a physical illness, my physical health even more. the use of illegal drugs or a severe mental illness (like The two are definitely tied.” schizophrenia or bipolar Phil, aged 20, an expert by experience disorder).

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Mindfulness Mindfulness can help us enjoy the world more and understand ourselves better by changing the way we think, feel and act.

Supporting Recovery

Mindfulness is a skill, which we can all acquire. It involves developing an ability to become aware of what is happening in the present, moment-by-moment, rather than being on ‘automatic pilot’. Being mindful involves adopting a kind, open attitude, stepping outside the mind’s tendency to worry about and judge everything. Being mindful provides us with the opportunity to respond to difficult events and situations in new ways, rather than just following old patterns. Getting caught up in worry and distressing thoughts is common for people experiencing mental health problems, staff working in mental health services and the friends and family of people living with mental health and/or substance misuse problems. This course will help you to learn mindfulness techniques that can improve your mental wellbeing. By the end of this course, you will: • Have an understanding of what mindfulness is and how it helps

• Improve your response to distress by developing skills in mindfulness

• Better understand the factors, common to us all, that cause and maintain distress

• Be able to lead your own mindful practices including a body scan and mindful eating

• Have begun to clarify what you value in life and how to connect with those values to improve your wellbeing

• Have resources that you can use.

Who should attend? This free course is for anyone who wants to learn about mindfulness to improve their own mental wellbeing. We hope it will also be helpful for friends and family members, carers as well as professionals. Duration: This programme involves mindfulness training over six weeks, with one class per week. In addition to this, attendees will be invited to perform a daily practice at home, using CDs for guidance. Lead tutors: Salford venue: Matthew Riley and Ziggi YatesRodgers, Bolton venue: Charlotte Morris and Martin O’Doherty Cohort One:

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I really enjoyed the learning environment and felt safe to ask questions and contribute throughout.”

Dates and Time: 20 June, 27 June, 4 July, 11 July, 18 July and 25 July 2016 all from 5pm to 6:45pm Venue: Start in Salford, Brunswick House, 62 Broad Street, Salford, Manchester M6 5BZ Cohort Two: Dates and Time: 21 June, 28 June, 5 July, 12 July, 19 July and 26 July 2016 all from 5pm to 6pm Venue: Bolton HUB, Bold Street (Off Newport Street), Bolton BL1 1LS Page

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NEW! Nature to Nurture There is a huge amount of evidence that proves the effects nature can have on our health and wellbeing. Over this one day course, the Lancashire Wildlife Trust will give you practical experiences that demonstrate the effects that the outdoor environment can have on our health.

Supporting Recovery

In line with the well-researched Five Ways to Wellbeing, you will: Connect and Take Notice: by exploring a nature reserve to look at the wonderful wildlife that can be found by using your five senses to take a closer look. Be active: working as a team you will be asked to carry out a practical task (e.g. den building). This is a fun physical task that builds up team spirit and provides a sense of achievement. Learn a new skill: we will plant wildflower seeds that you can look after and plant outside in your own garden or inside on your windowsill. We’ll also help you to understand why wildflower meadows are important. Give to others: learn ways to create gifts that you can give to others, using natural materials. By the end of this course, you will: • Understand the power of living in nature, not with it but in it • Consider different ways in which we can improve our wellbeing through nature • Experience first-hand the effect of doing something positive with nature

• Have a better understanding of how nature can improve mood and sense of wellbeing • Understand how to re connect yourself to nature using all five senses • Feel inspired and motivated to explore nature more for improved wellbeing.

Who should attend? This free course is for anyone who wants to explore nature to improve their own sense of wellbeing. Duration: 10am – 4.30pm (6.5 hours) Lead tutors: Lancashire Wildlife Trust The Lancashire Wildlife Trust (LancsWT) has been protecting the wonderful diversity in our region for more than 50 years. LancsWT was established to promote the conservation of nature for the purpose of study and research and to educate the public in the understanding and appreciation of nature, the awareness of its value and the need for its conservation. Their nature reserve portfolio has 38 sites covering more than 1,300 hectares. Please note that due to the nature of activities described things can get a little bit messy. If you secure a place on this course, please wear practical clothes that you don’t mind getting dirty and bring a bottle of water and a waterproof jacket with you if you can. Date and Time: 21 June 2016 – 10am to 4.30pm Venue: Bolton Environmental Resource Centre, 499-511 Bury Road, Bolton, Lancs BL2 6DH Page Recovery, Health and Wellbeing Academy Prospectus: April - September 2016

Node-Link Mapping and Behavioural Activation Supporting Recovery

Node-Link Mapping is a visual communication tool for clarifying shared information between people. It helps people to look at the causes and effects of their behaviour and helps them to problem solve. As the information is presented in the form of a diagram it also helps people to monitor their progress. Behavioural Activation is a brief talking therapy that uses mapping to encourage people to approach activities that they are avoiding and is particularly helpful for people experiencing anxiety and depression. This course will equip you with the knowledge and skills to be able to use node-link mapping on yourself and with others. By the end of this course, you will: • Understand and be able to use node-link mapping • Understand and be able to use the ‘Working towards change’ package developed for this course • Explore how this approach may be used for different mental health and/or substance misuse problems

• Be able to use different maps to specifically promote recovery and be able to support people in overcoming barriers to recovery • Be familiar with Behavioural Activation and its effectiveness for working with people experiencing depression and anxiety • Develop skills, confidence and experience in using node-link mapping and behavioural activation.

Who should attend? This free course is for anyone who wants to learn about the basics of Node-Link Mapping and Behavioural Activation, particularly anyone who has mental health and/or substance misuse problems. We hope it will also be helpful for friends and family members as well as professionals supporting people who may be experiencing mental health and/or substance misuse problems. Duration: Two full days (7 hours) Lead tutors: Stephen Maloney

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Nice balance of slides and practical activities.” I enjoyed the course a lot.”

Date and Time: 21 and 22 July 2016 – 9.30am to 4.30pm Venue: blueSCI, Coppice Library & Wellbeing Centre, Coppice Avenue, Sale, Manchester M33 4ND Page

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Personality Disorder; National KUF (Knowledge and Understanding Framework) Programme “People who have a personality disorder, may find that their beliefs and attitudes are different from others. Their patterns of thinking, feeling and behaving are more difficult to change and they will have a more limited range of emotions, attitudes and behaviours with which to cope with everyday life. This can make things difficult for them or for other people.” (Mind) This awareness level programme is the foundation element of the Knowledge and Understanding Framework that has been developed for professionals and agreed in partnership with the Department of Health, The National Offender Management Service, and the KUF Central Team (The Institute of Mental Health and Emergence). It provides you with the underpinning knowledge and understanding required to support people with a diagnosis of personality disorder. The three day programme is supported by six awareness level e-learning modules, which must be completed in your own time during the programme. This programme builds on the ‘Living with Personality Disorder’ course by exploring in more depth how professionals can support people with personality disorder and what skills are required to do this effectively. By the end of this course, you will: • Know what personality disorder is, the different types and how many people are affected

• Be aware of the misconceptions of personality disorder and the impact this has on individuals

• Be aware of the debates and disputes surrounding personality disorder

• Be able to understand your own values, beliefs and needs and use this knowledge to find better ways of responding to and engaging with people who have personality disorder

• Have considered the factors that might lead to personality disorder • Know how personality disorder is diagnosed and the impact of labelling and stigma

• Know how supporting someone with personality disorder is different from

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supporting someone with other mental health difficulties and understand how it will affect you and the help you may need

Supporting Recovery

• Know how to respond effectively to people who have emotional distress and know how to manage anger and hostility • Have looked at different perspectives around recovery. Who should attend? This free course is predominately for professionals working with people with personality disorder or those supporting people with a diagnosis. If anyone who has personality disorder would like to become a trainer for this programme they are also welcome to attend. Those with a personality disorder or the friends and family members of those with a disorder may find it more helpful to attend our ‘Living with Personality Disorder’ course. Duration: Three full days (6 hours) Lead tutors: Colin Mattinson, Martin O’Doherty, Christine Partlett, Claire Gatley, Debbie Robinson and Paul Greenall

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Two experienced presenters from different backgrounds sharing experiences with others.”

Cohort One: Dates and Time: 19 May, 2 June and 16 June 2016 – 10am to 4pm Venue: Room 3, The Curve, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL Cohort Two: Dates and Time: 20 May, 3 June and 17 June 2016 – 10am to 4pm Venue: Room 3, The Curve, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL Cohort Three: Dates and Time: 22 July, 5 August and 19 August 2016 – 10am to 4pm Venue: Room 3, The Curve, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL Cohort Four: Dates and Time: 25 August, 8 September, 22 September 2016 – 10am to 4pm Venue: Room 3, The Curve, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL Page

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NEW! Using Creativity to

Improve Mental Wellbeing Supporting Recovery

Art and creativity releases feel good chemicals, such as endorphins, into the brain. These chemicals help with stress, positive mood, relaxation and concentration. They also have physical effects, they slow down pulse and breathing, reduce blood pressure and boost the immune system. Art can also help us think about and understand the world around us, which can help us express ourselves more clearly. Creating art can improve problem solving as it tends to use both sides of the brain both left, logical side, and right, emotional side. This builds connections across the brain which research suggests strengthens our mental agility. This course will look at using creative techniques to help reduce mental health distress. It is not an art therapy course, rather a way for people to use creativity in a positive way to support recovery. By the end of this course, you will: • Identify some of the issues creativity can help with • Know some of the evidence to show how creativity can help reduce mental health distress • Identify personal strengths and creative techniques that you already use • Take part in lots of different arts workshops to create pieces of art that help you to express yourself and how you feel

• Consider different creative ways to help distract / stimulate / soothe / calm / challenge yourself • Create your own passport to recovery using your own positive images, phrases and colours that will help you along your journey • Think about how you can use the tools and techniques from this course to support you in the future.

Who should attend? This free course is for anyone who wants to learn creative techniques to improve their own mental health. We hope it will also be helpful for friends and family members, as well as professionals who are working with people who are struggling to see their problems clearly to find a way to work through them. Duration: Three 3 hour sessions over three weeks Course tutors: Avril Clarke and Natalie Kheirkhah

Dates and Time: 6, 13 and 20 July 2016 – 1.30pm to 4.30pm Venue for all of the above: Room 3, The Curve, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL Page Recovery, Health and Wellbeing Academy Prospectus: April - September 2016

Spotlight on Accreditations and Partnerships

e pride ourselves on offering courses that are accredited by professional organisations, so that our students have the opportunity to gain nationally recognised qualifications. Professional bodies accrediting our courses include EdExcel, Open Awards and the BSL Centre of Excellence. We are committed to raising awareness and increasing understanding of mental health and alcohol and drug problems and work with a number of like-minded organisations who share this same passion.

Working with such high-profile partners ensures that you benefit from the latest insights in the courses you choose to take with us. Some of our partnerships include coproducing fantastic workshops with The Reader Organisation (see page 71), Bolton Employment & Support Team (B.E.S.T) (see page 68), which is a joint initiative between Bolton Council and GMW, and Mind in Salford (see page 55). United Response Consultants, who have learning disabilities and/or autism, coproduce and co-facilitate our bespoke Living with Autism course, which aims to provide an insight, from both personal and professional perspectives, into autism spectrum conditions.

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We were keen to champion the Alzheimer’s Society’s Dementia Friends programme and have run Dementia Friends information sessions since 2013 to help change people’s perceptions of dementia. New for this term, we’ve teamed up with the established charity the Lancashire Wildlife Trust (LancsWT) working to protect wildlife and nature for the future. With an emphasis on outdoor learning, LancsWT have worked with us to develop our new and engaging Nature to Nurture course and will deliver this training from Seven Acres Local Nature Reserve in Bolton. Our strong relationship with the African Caribbean Mental Health Services has meant that they have signposted and referred people to almost every course and workshop! Our partnerships also extend to running our workshops and courses in external venues, such as Start in Salford, blueSCI in Trafford and the Octagon Theatre in Bolton.

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By working in partnership with our community and external organisations we can: • Improve student choice by extending the range of courses which support recovery offered in the prospectus. • Work with mainstream organisations assists the broader agenda of reducing stigma associated with mental health issues. • We can collaboratively promote “community participation”. • The expertise and knowledge other organisations bring to working in partnership with us increases the capacity and capability of GMW’s Recovery Academy. This knowledge and expertise can help us bring even wider opportunities to our students and help bring our work to the mainstream.

By working in partnership with GMW’s Recovery Academy organisations have: • Access to resources for improving wellbeing support to their workforce and community. • Association with a leading and innovative NHS organisation. The Health Service Journal (HSJ) and Nursing Times, in partnership with NHS Employers, have awarded GMW as one of the best NHS organisations to work in for the second year running. • Access to excellent publicity using jointly branded materials. We will actively advertise your organisation through GMW’s website and prospectus, for free.

Would you be interested in working in partnership with GMW’s Recovery Academy? If you would like to discuss the benefits of sharing your expertise and working with us, we would love to hear from you. Please do get in touch with Claire Watson, GMW’s Recovery Academy Lead, on claire.watson@gmw.nhs.uk.

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Taking Back Control Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Advocacy in Mental Health Independent Mental Health Advocates support people with mental health problems and their families to exercise their basic human rights, and to assist public services in avoiding breaches of human rights.

Taking Back Control

This course looks at what our basic human rights are and how advocates can assist people with mental health problems and their families to take control of the decisions that affect their care. Any person who, without reasonable cause, obstructs the rights of people to see an Independent Mental Health Advocate (IMHA), or obstructs an advocate in their duties is guilty of an offence. This course covers everything service users, their families, and professionals need to know about advocacy, demonstrates how staff and volunteers can support people to have a ‘voice’ and lets you know how to access advocacy services in your local area. By the end of this course, you will: • Understand the values and principles underpinning the Human Rights Act, Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act

• Have an awareness of circumstances where advocates must be involved and where they may be involved to protect service users’ rights

• Consider the roles and responsibilities of professionals, carers, families and service users themselves in relation to this legislation

• Consider how advocates may help in situations where people face losing or have lost their liberty

• Understand the ethos and principles of advocacy, and the varied roles and responsibilities of mental health advocates

• Be aware of advocacy services and how they may be accessed across all Trust services.

Who should attend? This free course is for anyone who wants to learn about mental health advocacy, particularly anyone who has mental health and/or substance misuse problems. We hope it will also be helpful for friends and family members as well as professionals supporting people who may be experiencing mental health and/or substance misuse problems. Duration: One full day (6 hours) Lead tutors: Robin Jamil, from Mind in Salford, and Lynn Agnew

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I enjoyed learning how important advocacy is in mental health services, the laws and legislation.”

Date and Time: 29 June 2016 – 10am to 4pm Venue: Start in Salford, Brunswick House, 62 Broad Street, Salford, Manchester M6 5BZ Date and Time: 16 September 2016 – 10am to 4pm Venue: Room 3, The Curve, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL Page Recovery, Health and Wellbeing Academy Prospectus: April - September 2016

Completing an Advance Decision Advance decisions enable you to make choices and decisions about future care to ensure your wishes are taken into account in the future, in case there is a time when these decisions cannot be made.

Taking Back Control

This course is specifically aimed at demonstrating how people with mental health problems (like depression or psychosis) can make advance decisions. By the end of this course, you will: • Understand what is meant by the term “loss of capacity” • Be aware of the range of ways by which service-users with mental health problems can influence future clinical decision-making should they lose capacity • Be able to complete a valid advance decision to refuse treatment • Understand the circumstances under which an advance decision might be disregarded

• Be aware of ways of increasing the chances that an advance decision will shape future service responses.

Who should attend? This free course is for anyone who wants to learn about advance decisions. In particular, the course is tailored towards people with mental health problems (like depression or psychosis) who may temporarily lose the ability to make their own decisions. Less emphasis is given to situations where decision- making is permanently impaired, such as ‘end-of-life’ or where someone is suffering from dementia. We strongly encourage service users to attend, as well as professionals supporting people who may be experiencing mental health and/or substance misuse problems. We hope it will also be helpful for the friends and family members of our service users. Duration: Half a day (3 hours) Lead tutors: Gary Sidley and Wendy Broderick

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Great to feel empowered to be able to contribute to my care in the future.”

Date and Time: 21 June 2016 – 1.30pm to 4.30pm Venue: Start in Salford, Brunswick House, 62 Broad Street, Salford, Manchester M6 5BZ Date and Time: 12 September 2016 – 9.30am to 12.30pm Venue: Room 3, The Curve, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL Page

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Making Sense of Experiences through Psychological Assessment and ‘formulation’ Taking Back Control

“Assessment” and “formulation” are words that are frequently used in mental health services. These can mean different things to different people and may cause confusion for staff, people experiencing mental health or substance misuse problems and their carers. During psychological assessments people can be asked a number of questions about their life experiences. Psychological formulation is a way of generating collaboratively, a meaningful story about a person in a way that helps them to understand their experiences. However, many people are unclear as to how or why assessments and formulations are conducted. This course aims to help people understand more about psychological assessment and formulation and the reasons for their use. It aims to provide people with information about what they can expect from participating in an assessment and formulation and how these can be experienced by staff members, carers and people with experience of mental health or substance misuse problems. By the end of this course, you will: • Understand what is meant by “psychological assessment” and “formulation” • Become aware of the value of assessment and formulation • Have the opportunity to approach and be part of constructing basic psychological formulations

• Discover the essential ingredients of a helpful assessment and formulation, including: o The content (what they include) o The process (how they are conducted) • Consider the experience of being assessed and ‘formulated’.

Who should attend? This free course is useful for staff, people experiencing mental health and substance misuse problems and carers, who are interested in learning more about psychological assessment and formulation and how they can make sense of people’s experiences. Duration: One full day (6.5 hours) Lead tutors: Lee Mulligan, Kate Lawrence, Margaret Harper and Dr. Caroline Logan

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I really enjoyed the practical sessions and the role play.”

Date and Time: 22 August 2016 – 10am to 4.30pm Venue: Room 3, The Curve, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL Page Recovery, Health and Wellbeing Academy Prospectus: April - September 2016

Overcoming Stigma

Taking Back Control

Mental health stigma is a prejudice mostly caused by fear of the unknown, which can lead to discrimination. The fear of stigma can stop people from accessing the help they need, but can also prevent them doing everyday things like seeing friends or joining groups, leaving the house or going to work, school and university. “In a recent Time to Change survey, 9 in 10 young people reported experiencing stigma from others as a result of their mental health problem. They described stigma as feeling: isolated, shamed, misunderstood, criticised as a person... and demeaned. “In fact, many said the stigma they received from friends, family, boyfriends or girlfriends, teachers and even doctors was worse than the illness itself!” (Time to Change) We have created a course for people with mental health and substance misuse problems to help them learn more and be able to practice ways to overcome stigma in their lives. The aim of this one day course is to raise awareness of the impact of stigma on mental health and explore ways of overcoming it so that people don’t feel isolated. By the end of this course, you will: • Have a greater understanding of what stigma is and recognise your own and others prejudices • Be aware of the impact of stigma on mental health, service users, and their families and carers

• Feel empowered to challenge myths and misconceptions about mental health • Consider ways to overcome stigma in your everyday life.

Who should attend? This free course is for anyone who has faced stigma in their life as a result of their own or someone else’s mental health or substance misuse problem. The course is also for professionals and members of the public who want to learn more about the impact of stigma and how they can challenge myths and misconceptions about mental health and substance misuse. Duration: One full day (6 hours) Lead tutors: Jayne Gosnall and Claire Watson

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The group discussions, the openness of being able to talk and learn from experiences.”

Date and Time: 6 July 2016 – 10am to 4pm

Venue: blueSCI, Old Trafford Wellbeing Centre, 54-56 Seymour Grove, Old Trafford, Manchester M16 0LN Date and Time: 23 September 2016 – 10am to 4pm Venue: Room 3, The Curve, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL Page

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Recovery Star The Recovery Star is a tool for people using mental health services to chart their own recovery progress with the help of mental health workers, their families, friends and carers.

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The ‘star’ contains ten areas covering the main aspects of people’s lives, including relationships, work, living skills, self-esteem and hope. This course will introduce the Recovery Star as an aid to identifying people’s strengths and goals. It will also show you how it can be used as a tool to help you gain a sense of purpose and hope to achieve your short and long term ambitions. By the end of this course, you will: • Be familiar with the Recovery Star as an aid to encouraging recovery-orientated conversations • Understand how the Recovery Star can promote hope, active engagement, positive self-view, forward planning, and behaviour change

• Understand how the Recovery Star can measure, support, and demonstrate both individual and service progress • Gain practice using the tool and think about how you can use it to chart recovery progress.

Who should attend? This free course is for anyone who wants to learn about the Recovery Star, particularly anyone who has mental health and/or substance misuse problems. We hope it will also be helpful for friends and family members as well as professionals supporting people who may be experiencing mental health and/or substance misuse problems. Duration: Half a day (3.5 hours) Lead tutors: Teresa Grogan and Wendy Broderick

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The course was well designed to increase my knowledge and skills in recovery.”

Date and Time: 14 July 2016 – 12.30pm to 4pm Venue: Room 1, The Curve, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL Date and Time: 21 September 2016 – 9.30am to 1pm Venue: Meeting Room 1, General Outpatients (next to H Block), Royal Bolton Hospital, Minerva Road, Farnworth, Bolton BL4 0JR J Block has changed its name to ‘General Outpatients’, which is next to H Block. The J2 Training room is located on the second floor of General Outpatients at the top of a flight of stairs, but we can arrange for you to have access to a lift, and ensure the facilitator escorts you to the venue. If you require disabled access, please let us know. Please use the outside entrance and press the buzzer for entry.

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NEW!

Taking Back Control

Understanding Medication used to treat Mental Health Problems The feedback we receive from our service users and carers who use our clinical services tells us that they would like more information about the medication used to treat mental health, the side effects and ways to manage those side effects. This feedback also tells us that sometimes our service users and carers don’t have a proper understanding of the terminology used when diagnosing and treating mental health conditions and that therefore they don’t have a proper understanding of the options available to them. This course has been developed to empower our service users and carers so that they have a better understanding of their treatment options and most importantly feel able to talk to healthcare professionals about their queries and concerns. By the end of this course, you will: • Know the way that medicines work in our bodies • Understand the effects of antidepressants, mood stabilisers and antipsychotics • Consider the range of side effects experienced by people taking medication to treat mental health

• Be aware of the interactions between mental health medication, smoking, diet, drinking and illicit drug use • Consider strategies for managing side effects of medication • Consider ways of approaching mental health professionals to discuss options in relation to medication.

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Who should attend? This free course is for anyone who wants to understand more about medication used to treat mental health conditions, particularly anyone who has a mental health problem and is prescribed medication to treat their condition. We hope it will also be helpful for friends and family members as well as non-medical professionals who want to understand more about medication. Duration: 1pm – 4.30pm (3.5 hours) Lead tutors: Anne Flear and Deb Stefanovic

Date and Time: 27 May 2016 – 1pm to 4.30pm Venue: Room 3, The Curve, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL Date and Time: 8 July 2016 – 1pm to 4.30pm Venue: Start in Salford, Brunswick House, 62 Broad Street, Salford, Manchester M6 5BZ Date and Time: 27 September 2016 – 1pm to 4.30pm Venue: Conference Room 6, The Curve, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL Page Recovery, Health and Wellbeing Academy Prospectus: April - September 2016

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Assertiveness Skills We all can benefit from learning to get the most from working with others whilst ensuring that our own views are considered. Assertiveness is about having self-confidence without being aggressive.

Developing Knowledge and Life Skills

Being assertive is an important communication skill which could help you to reduce stress and anxiety, control anger as well as improve your self-esteem. This course will help you to gain assertiveness skills and will provide you with practical techniques to feel more confident in different situations. By the end of this course, you will: • Understand what assertiveness means • Identify barriers to assertiveness and explore ways to overcome them • Recognise the different communication styles we and others use • Understand why we use the communication styles we do

• Explore different self-management techniques which promote assertiveness • Explore the best way to communicate with others to achieve common goals • Share your experiences to promote shared learning within the group.

Who should attend? This free course is for anyone who wants to learn assertiveness skills, particularly anyone who has mental health and/or substance misuse problems. We hope it will also be helpful for friends and family members as well as professionals. Duration: One full day (6 hours) Lead tutor: Claire Watson and Wendy Broderick

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Assertiveness is something that I struggle with both at work and in my private life and I feel the tools provided in this course will help me greatly.”

Date and Time: 29 June 2016 – 10am to 4pm Venue: J2 Training Room, General Outpatients (next to H Block), Royal Bolton Hospital, Minerva Road, Farnworth, Bolton BL4 0JR J Block has changed its name to ‘General Outpatients’, which is next to H Block. The J2 Training room is located on the second floor of General Outpatients at the top of a flight of stairs, but we can arrange for you to have access to a lift, and ensure the facilitator escorts you to the venue. If you require disabled access, please let us know. Please use the outside entrance and press the buzzer for entry.

Date and Time: 9 September 2016 – 10am to 4pm Venue: blueSCI, Broomwood Community Wellbeing Centre, Mainwood Road, Timperley, Cheshire WA15 7JU Page Recovery, Health and Wellbeing Academy Prospectus: April - September 2016

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Developing Knowledge and Life Skills

Basic Reading, Writing and Communication Skills Whatever the current level of your English skills, this free course will develop your confidence and skills in a vast range of everyday and workplace situations. Improving your English skills (reading, writing, speaking and listening) can also lead to a better job or to further study like apprenticeships or QCF (Qualifications and Credit Framework) awards. Our â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;basic skillsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; qualifications (Level 1 and Level 2) are based on national standards recognised by employers and colleges. If you would like to take a national qualification in Functional English you should attend all six sessions, or depending on what you would like to learn, you can pick and choose which sessions you would like to attend (everyone attends session 1). The sessions are:

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Discover and build on your English skills

Language is everywhere! Communication and Information!

How do I spell ………? and where do I put a *!”?

Once upon a time…..

From Facebook to formalities

"What do I put here?”

Description A fun introduction to learning and using English through practical activities in reading, writing, speaking and listening. How English is used differently on TV, in music, cinema, newspapers, books, leaflets, timetables, the internet, advertisements, newspapers, brochures and reference books.

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Session Topic

Using dictionaries, apps, the internet and reading books to improve spelling, punctuation and grammar. Writing creatively and imaginatively – stories, poems, blogs and diaries. What type of written and spoken language do we use in different situations? Friendly, formal, texting, letter writing, emails, social media... Practical written communication skills for job applications, form filling (benefits, passports, utilities etc.) and the skills needed for English qualifications.

Who should attend? This free course is for anyone who wants to learn basic English skills, particularly anyone who has mental health and/or substance misuse problems. We hope it will also be helpful for the friends and family members of our service users as well as professionals. Duration: This course runs once a week for three hours over a six week period. Course tutors: Maria Clifton

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I enjoyed meeting the people on the course and learning more about English.”

We’ve got Royal Mail! As part of the formal letter writing aspect of this course, students asked to write letters to The Queen. We were really surprised to receive a reply from Buckingham Palace on headed paper! The student wrote to Queen Elizabeth II telling her about classes that she finds beneficial for her wellbeing. A response from Buckingham Palace thanked the student for their thoughtful letter. Dates and Time: 25 August (Room 2), 1 September (Room 2), 8 September (Room 2), 15 September (Room 2), 22 September (Room 2), 29 September (Room 3) and 6 October 2016 (Room 3) – all from 9.30am to 12.30pm Venue for all the above training: Various rooms in The Curve, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL Please note participants MUST attend all 6 days to receive accreditation

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Basic Information Technology (IT) Skills This course will help you to develop transferable IT skills and will stimulate your interest and enjoyment in IT.

Developing Knowledge and Life Skills

Improving your IT skills can also lead to a better job or to further study like apprenticeships or QCF (Qualifications and Credit Framework) awards. Our ‘basic skills’ qualifications (Level 1 and Level 2) are based on national standards recognised by employers and colleges. If you would like to take a national qualification in Functional IT you should attend all seven sessions, or depending on what you would like to learn, you can pick and choose which sessions you would like to attend (everyone attends session 1). The sessions are: Session Topic

Description A fun introduction to computers to build your confidence – from the ‘on button’ to ‘surfing the net’.

Get switched on!

Say ‘hello’ to the world wide web

Be computer-creative (without glue, scissors or sticky-back plastic)

Spread the word

Use PowerPoint to create successful presentations.

Organise stuff easily and electronically

Learn how to manage finances, bills, timetables and household expenses with easy spreadsheets, timetables and schedules using Excel.

Preparing for your qualification

Revise and prepare for a national qualification at Level 1 or 2 in Functional IT.

Use the internet to apply for a job, buy goods online, pay for a holiday and learn how to protect yourself and your computer from viruses. Create a professional and artistic look for your online documents by using Word or Publisher for leaflets, invitations, letters etc.

Who should attend? This free course is for anyone who wants to learn basic information technology skills, particularly anyone who has mental health and/or substance misuse problems. We hope it will also be helpful for the friends and family members of our service users as well as professionals. Duration: This course runs once a week for three hours over a seven week period. Lead tutors: Maria Clifton and Andrew Aldred

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I enjoyed learning more information about Word/Excel, spread sheets and PowerPoint.”

Dates and Time: 7 July, 14 July, 21 July, 28 July, 4 August, 11 August and 18 August 2016– all from 9.30am to 12.30pm Venue for all the above: Shaw Suite (ICT Room), Ivy House, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL Please note participants MUST attend all 7 days to receive accreditation

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Basic Maths Skills This course will help you to develop the maths skills you need to use in everyday situations whether at home or at work. You will gain confidence in your maths skills by using familiar situations to learn and build on prior knowledge. Improving your maths skills can also lead to a better job or to further study like apprenticeships or QCF (Qualifications and Credit Framework) awards.

Developing Knowledge and Life Skills

Our ‘basic skills’ qualifications (Level 1 and Level 2) are based on national standards recognised by employers and colleges. If you would like to take a national qualification in Functional Maths you should attend all seven sessions, or depending on what you would like to learn, you can pick and choose which sessions you would like to attend (everyone attends session 1). The sessions are: Session Topic

Description

Discover your maths skills

A fun introduction to learning and using maths in everyday situations through practical activities.

Equip yourself! Calculators, rulers

Use maths resources and tools to solve everyday problems.

Making sums and calculations easy; using One potato, two potato, three numbers to add, subtract, multiply and potato, four divide.

All shapes and sizes

How big is a football pitch? How much wallpaper do I need to decorate my bedroom and other important questions.

How many, how much?

Using weights and measures and comparing metric and imperial units in real life situations.

Money, money, money

Work out budgets for home, spends, savings and holidays.

Maths is everywhere

Using real life information to create and interpret graphs and charts.

Who should attend? This free course is for anyone who wants to learn basic maths skills, particularly anyone who has mental health and/or substance misuse problems. We hope it will also be helpful for the friends and family members of our service users as well as professionals. Duration: This course runs once a week for three hours over a seven week period. Course tutor: Maria Clifton

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I feel I have grown as a person and my daughter also gained a mother who can now help with her maths homework.”

Dates and Time: 31 May, 7 June, 14 June, 21 June, 28 June, 5 July, 12 July 2016 – all from 9.30am to 12.30pm Venue for all the above: Room 3, The Curve, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL Please note participants MUST attend all 7 days to receive accreditation

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Job Application Skills Some people in recovery from mental health and/ or substance misuse problems may have been out of education, training or employment for some time.

Developing Knowledge and Life Skills

Many of our Recovery Academy students have been asking for a course that will give them the knowledge and skills they need to be able to apply for education and training courses, and employment. This course will help you to identify the qualities you already have to apply for education, training or employment, and how to present these qualities along with any education and experience you may have in order to succeed. It will look at CV writing, how to complete an application form so that yours stands out, and interviewing skills. By the end of this course, you will: • Identify the skills and qualities you already have to be able to succeed in education and employment • Learn about different formats for CV writing so that your strengths are highlighted • Know how to present information about yourself on an application form so that you demonstrate how you meet the requirements for the course or job you are applying for

• Know how to prepare for an interview • Know how to present yourself at an interview • Understand the equal opportunities process involved in recruitment and selection, so that you can be one step ahead and increase your chances of success.

Who should attend? This free course is for anyone who needs to develop or refresh their knowledge and skills in applying for education, training or employment. We welcome service users, carers and professionals to this course. Duration: One full day (6 hours) Lead tutors: Bolton Employment Support Team (BEST)

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A lot of relevant information”

Bolton Employment Support Team (BEST) support people with severe and enduring mental health problems in their recovery process by opening up the world of work through preparation and placement experience. BEST is a joint initiative between Bolton Council and GMW. The aim is to make paid work accessible in the longer term so as to increase independence and quality of life.

Date and Time: 15 June 2016 – 10am to 4pm Venue: Room 4, The Curve, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL Date and Time: 16 September 2016 – 10am to 4pm Venue: J2 Training Room, General Outpatients (next to H Block), Royal Bolton Hospital, Minerva Road, Farnworth, Bolton BL4 0JR J Block has changed its name to ‘General Outpatients’, which is next to H Block. The J2 Training room is located on the second floor of General Outpatients at the top of a flight of stairs, but we can arrange for you to have access to a lift, and ensure the facilitator escorts you to the venue. If you require disabled access, please let us know. Please use the outside entrance and press the buzzer for entry.

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Level 2 Award in Peer Mentorship Peer mentoring has traditionally been defined as a one to one non-judgmental relationship between people of a similar age or with similar shared experience. Peer mentors offer support from a position of real understanding.

Developing Knowledge and Life Skills

Developing their own skills, knowledge, understanding and practice, those involved in peer mentoring make an important contribution to the continuous improvement of learning and have a significant impact on achievement. This accredited course will help you learn the transferrable skills you need to become a peer mentor and how this role can provide valuable support to others. It will equip you with knowledge and skills to be able to mentor others or volunteer in services to support people with mental health and/or substance misuse problems. By the end of this course, you will: • Understand the role of Peer Mentors, and the importance of professional boundaries • Understand the importance of policies and protocols for volunteering in mental health and substance misuse services • Understand the nature of mental health and addiction • Become familiar with Motivational Interviewing skills and their use as a talking therapy for working with service users

• Be able to use node-link mapping • Understand the use of group facilitation skills • Know how to empower individuals in moving on to wider recovery networks.

Who should attend? This free course is for anyone who is volunteering in mental health and/or substance misuse services and wants to learn about peer mentoring to develop their role. This is an accredited course so as a bare minimum participants should have basic written and spoken communication skills as well as an established volunteering role to apply and develop the skills learnt in the course. Duration: Participants must attend all five full days (7 hours) to receive accreditation. Lead tutors: Stephen Maloney and Deb Stefanovic

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It was facilitated very well and it was very interesting.”

Dates and Time: 18 July, 25 July, 1 August, 8 August and 15 August 2016 – all from 9.30am to 4.30pm Venue for all the above: Room 3, The Curve, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL Please note participants MUST attend all 5 days to receive accreditation

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NEW! Shared Reading

Group Developing Knowledge and Life Skills

There is growing evidence to suggest shared reading can have a positive impact on mental health and wellbeing and it’s a fantastic way to share great literature. Shared Reading takes place in a small group and is a great way to share a short story or poem in a supportive environment. The group facilitator starts the session by reading aloud a short story or poem, with breaks in the reading to allow group members to discuss and share any thoughts and feelings they may have about the story. Throughout the session, there will be opportunities for group members to read parts of the story aloud. However, the idea of the group is to create a space where people feel relaxed and comfortable, and are able to contribute to the session without feeling any pressure to read aloud or to contribute to the discussion. Sometimes just sitting and listening to the story can be as rewarding for some group members as contributing to the reading and discussion. Who should attend? Shared Reading Groups are open to everyone, regardless of age, background or ability. It’s a really great way to share a short story or a piece of poetry in a supportive environment! Duration: 1 hour (participants can choose to attend for six weeks or just one session) Lead tutor: Caroline Collinge

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I haven’t read out loud since I was at school, I hated it then. I was really nervous I would get the words wrong but everyone was nice and said they enjoyed listening to me!” I feel really emotional after reading the story, I’m really surprised. I can see me in parts of it, my recovery. It’s made me think about things, but in a good way.”

Dates and Time: 3 June, 10 June, 17 June, 24 June, 1 July and 8 July 2016 – all from 3.30pm to 4.30pm Venue for all the above: Break out Room B, The Curve, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL Page

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Welcome to the Reading Revolution Introducing The Reader Organisation at Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.

Developing Knowledge and Life Skills

Building on the successes of our five-year partnership, The Reader Organisation is developing its work to bring the benefits of shared reading to the service-users and staff across the Trust. This informative and inspiring session will: • Introduce you to the structure and outcomes of our partnership, and show you how you and your team can get involved • Demonstrate the shared reading model, and explore its health and wellbeing benefits both for your serviceusers and your staff

• Enable you to embed the benefits of shared reading into your work.

Who should attend? The Reader Organisation is more interested in passion, enthusiasm and a respect for people from all walks of life over and above qualifications, current job role or literary knowledge. If you are believe in literature as a potentially therapeutic tool and are able to commit to running a weekly shared reading group then please do apply for a place. Duration: 2 hours Facilitated by: The Reader Organisation. The Reader Organisation is a charitable social enterprise working to connect people with great literature through shared reading. See more at: www.thereader.org.uk.

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Shared Reading is one of the most significant developments to have taken place in mental health practice in the last ten years.” Dr David Fearnley, Medical Director, Mersey Care NHS Trust

Please note: this is the only course in this prospectus where the booking arrangements are different. To book, contact Kate Hughes-Jenkins at The Reader Organisation on 07807 106 788 or email: katehughesjenkins@thereader.org.uk no later than 11 July 2016. Date and Time: 18 July 2016 – 10am to 12pm Venue: Seminar Room 1, The Curve, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL Page Recovery, Health and Wellbeing Academy Prospectus: April - September 2016

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Creative Facilitation Skills A facilitator is a person who skilfully assists a group of people to understand their common objectives and to help them learn from one another.

Getting Involved with the Academy

This course will help you to develop facilitation and leadership skills so that you can effectively guide both small and large groups in the future. The course will explore a variety of art forms designed to develop your confidence and will show you a range of interactive techniques to effectively engage with others and manage different group dynamics. For those who want to go on to co-facilitate training as part of the Recovery Academy, it is recommended you attend the Train the Trainer course following this programme. By the end of this course, you will: • Have explored the leadership/facilitation qualities you already have • Have developed in the areas you wanted to work on • Discussed different situations that you may encounter when working with other people • Developed strategies to overcome difficult moments. Who should attend? This free course is for anyone who wants to develop their creative facilitation skills, particularly anyone who has mental health and/or substance misuse problems. We hope it will also be helpful for friends and family members as well as professionals supporting people who may be experiencing mental health and/or substance misuse problems. Duration: One full day (6 hours) Facilitated by: Ginny Allende-Cullen and Headspace Headspace is a service user run organisation from the Octagon Theatre Bolton. By using artistic interventions, they aim to provide a holistic approach to the recovery process. As part of the project, Headspace offers a practical leadership course that enables anyone to learn the skills required to communicate with a group of people in a leadership role.

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I enjoyed everything. Good facilitators, good interaction, good people and fun – thanks guys.”

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To Tell or not to Tell - Sharing your Story When you have experienced a mental health and/or substance misuse problem it can be difficult to decide who, what and how to tell the people you work with.

Getting Involved with the Academy

For people involved in the Recovery Academy, peer mentors, volunteers and staff members with lived experience of mental health problems and/or substance misuse (directly as a service user or indirectly as a carer or family member), decisions about selfdisclosure can create personal dilemmas. Indeed, often in training, peer mentor and volunteer roles, it is expected that disclosure of mental health and substance misuse recovery will benefit others. Other volunteers and staff members may also have concerns about what personal information to share with service users. This course aims to provide participants with the opportunity to reflect on the purpose, benefits and risks associated with disclosure as well as developing some skills that may be useful in working out when it may be appropriate to disclose; to who; in what circumstances; and how much information to share. By the end of this course, you will: • Understand the purpose of disclosure and how to get the most out of this intervention • Understand how to set a personal disclosure ‘ceiling’ in order to maintain appropriate boundaries and feel more confident and safe when disclosing personal information • Understand the importance of reflecting on disclosure, e.g. reviewing past disclosure decisions and goals, weighing up the pros/cons of disclosure, and exploring professional/personal boundaries

• Understand the importance of sharing post-treatment recovery journeys so that disclosure can enable people with lived experience to act as inspirational role models.

Who should attend? This free course is for anyone who has lived experience of mental health and/or substance misuse problems. We hope it will also be helpful for their friends and family, as well as professionals working in health and social care. Duration: Half a day (3.5 hours) Lead tutor: Sheila Wilson and Lucy Barlow

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It has given me confidence about my disclosures both past and future.”

Date and Time: 16 May 2016 – 1pm to 4.30pm

Venue: Room 3, The Curve, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL Page

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Train the Trainer Would you like to become a course tutor at GMW’s Recovery Academy?

Getting Involved with the Academy

This course aims to teach participants the skills required to effectively deliver courses as part of the Recovery, Health and Wellbeing Academy. This course will equip you with the necessary knowledge and planning skills to be able to develop, deliver and evaluate training and learning activities. This course also aims to develop your presentation skills, although further training/shadowing/coaching is recommended. By the end of this course, you will: • Know the importance of planning • Have looked at different delivery methods to encourage participation and learning • Have considered a range of assessment techniques to assess whether learning is taking place

• Practised and further developed confidence in delivering training • Looked at best practice in terms of evaluating training.

Who should attend? This free course is for anyone who wants to learn the skills to become a course facilitator, particularly anyone who has mental health and/or substance misuse problems. We hope it will also be helpful for friends and family members as well as professionals supporting people who may be experiencing mental health and/or substance misuse problems. Duration: One full day (6.5 hours) Lead tutor: Claire Watson

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It was challenging and thought provoking.” I enjoyed learning techniques for planning.”

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The Library and Knowledge Centre

he Library and Knowledge Centre is open to all students of the Recovery Academy.

We have resources to support mental health and substance misuse services, as well as resources to support education and training programmes. You can access electronic books and journals, web based resources, literature searching databases and many other useful resources using our computers. Guest access is available for personal laptops, tablets and other similar mobile devices.

Library and Knowledge Centre, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, The Curve, Bury New Road, Prestwich Manchester M25 3BL Email: library@gmw.nhs.uk Tel: 0161 358 1772 Opening Times Monday - Friday: 8.30am – 5.00pm

There are two computers designated to our ‘Internet Café’. Anyone can use these computers to research on the internet and to use self-help websites. Printing and photocopying resources are also available.

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When a new patient was admitted with a syndrome we knew little about, the library sent us an update which made the whole team feel better informed and more confident.”

Sign up to the Academy newsletter The Recovery Academy produces a regular newsletter to keep you updated about what’s going on and ways you can get involved. You can download our Branching Out newsletter from our website as an interactive eMag PDF file or read it online using Issuu – a publishing site that attempts to stimulate the experience of reading a print publication online. Autumn/W inter 2015-16

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The Recovery Academy’s new prospectus for courses from October 2015 – March 2016 is out now! Inside you’ll find over 45 courses, with six brand new courses for this term.

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Our courses are free for anyone with mental health and substance misuse problems, their families and carers as well as health care professionals and are held in community centres, local hospitals, theatres and learning centres across Greater Manchester.

If you are looking to increase your knowledge and understanding of mental health, improve your mental wellbeing, or simply

want to meet new people while learning something new then take a look at the courses on offer.

New for this term are courses that teach the fundamentals of British Sign Language, provide insight into Autism and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) as well as guidance for looking after your physical health and wellbeing and completing job applications.

October 2015 - March 2016

Autumn/Winter Term

You will find yourself learning alongside and hearing from a wide range of people as all the courses are co-written and codelivered by professionals and people with mental health and/or substance misuse problems, which mean the courses are enriched by

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professional expertise and lived experience. We provide courses on Mindfulness, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, creative writing, assertiveness skills, anxiety and depression, addiction and many more. The Academy also offers accredited courses in British Sign Language, peer mentoring, IT, English and Maths. (Continued on Page 4...)

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Course calendar with venues MAY 2016 4

An Introduction to Life Story Work

Start in Salford, Brunswick House, Salford

Living with PTSD

J2 Training Room, J Block, Royal Bolton Hospital

Living with Hoarding Behaviours

Start in Salford, Brunswick House, Salford

Living with Addiction

Room 1, First Floor, The Curve, Prestwich site

To Tell or Not To Tell

Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

Dementia Friends

J2 Training Room, J Block, Royal Bolton Hospital

An Introduction to Compassion Focused Therapy

Crabtree Room, Waterdale Restaurant, Prestwich site

PD National KUF Programme - Cohort 1 - Day 1

Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

PD National KUF Programme - Cohort 2 - Day 1

Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

Living with Anxiety & Depression

Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

Living with Autistic Spectrum Condition

Start in Salford, Brunswick House, Salford

Health & Wellbeing for Carers

J2 Training Room, J Block, Royal Bolton Hospital

Living with Personality Disorder

blueSCI, Coppice Library, Coppice Avenue, Sale

Understanding Medication & Mental Health

Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

Basic Maths Skills - Day 1

Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

23 & 24

JUNE 2016 2

Faith & Recovery

Robert Peel Room, Waterdale Restaurant, Prestwich site

PD National KUF Programme - Cohort 1 - Day 2

Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

PD National KUF Programme - Cohort 2 - Day 2

Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

Shared Reading Group

Break out Room B, The Curve, Prestwich site

Recovering from Domestic Abuse

Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

Basic Maths Skills - Day 2

Room 4, The Curve, Prestwich site

British Sign Language - Level 1 - Day 1

Robert Peel Room, Waterdale Restaurant, Prestwich site

Living with Psychosis

J2 Training Room, J Block, Royal Bolton Hospital

Shared Reading Group

Break out Room B, The Curve, Prestwich site

An Introduction to Motivational Interviewing

blueSCI, Coppice Library, Coppice Avenue, Sale

Basic Maths Skills - Day 3

Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

British Sign Language - Level 1 - Day 2

Robert Peel Room, Waterdale Restaurant, Prestwich site

Job Application Skills

Room 4, The Curve, Prestwich site

PD National KUF Programme - Cohort 1 - Day 3

Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

PD National KUF Programme - Cohort 1 - Day 3

Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

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Shared Reading Group

Break out Room B, The Curve, Prestwich site

Mindfulness - Cohort 1 - Day 1

Start in Salford, Brunswick House, Salford

Nature to Nurture

Bolton Environmental Resource Centre, Bury Road, Bolton

Mindfulness - Cohort 2 - Day 1

Bolton Hub, Bold Street, Bolton

Completing an Advance Decision

Start in Salford, Brunswick House, Salford

Basic Maths Skills - Day 4

Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

British Sign Language - Level 1 - Day 3

Robert Peel Room, Waterdale Restaurant, Prestwich site

Build a Better You

Conference Room 6, The Curve, Prestwich site

23 & 24

Facilitating Self Help Groups

Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

Living Well with Dementia

Start in Salford, Brunswick House, Salford

Shared Reading Group

Break out Room B, The Curve, Prestwich site

Mindfulness - Cohort 1 - Day 2

Start in Salford, Brunswick House, Salford

Living with Anxiety & Depression

Start in Salford, Brunswick House, Salford

Mindfulness - Cohort 2 - Day 2

Bolton Hub, Bold Street, Bolton

Basic Maths Skills - Day 5

Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

British Sign Language - Level 1 - Day 4

Robert Peel Room, Waterdale Restaurant, Prestwich site

Living with Dual Diagnosis

Crabtree Room, Waterdale Restaurant, Prestwich site

Assertiveness Skills

J2 Training Room, J Block, Royal Bolton Hospital

Advocacy in Mental Health

Start in Salford, Brunswick House, Salford

Living with Bipolar Disorder

Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

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Living with Hearing Voices

Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

Shared Reading Group

Break out Room B, The Curve, Prestwich site

Living with Eating Disorders

J2 Training Room, J Block, Royal Bolton Hospital

Living with Blood Borne Viruses

Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

Mindfulness - Cohort 1 - Day 3

Start in Salford, Brunswick House, Salford

Mindfulness - Cohort 2 - Day 3

Bolton Hub, Bold Street, Bolton

Living with Hoarding Behaviours

J2 Training Room, J Block, Royal Bolton Hospital

Basic Maths Skills - Day 6

Room 2, The Curve, Prestwich site

Overcoming Stigma

blueSCI, Old Trafford, 54-56 Seymour Grove, Old Trafford

Using Creativity to Improve Mental Wellbeing

Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

Basic ICT Skills - Day 1

Shaw ICT Room, Ivy House, Prestwich site

Understanding Medication & Mental Health

Start in Salford, Brunswick House, Salford

Living with Personality Disorder

J2 Training Room, J Block, Royal Bolton Hospital

Shared Reading Group

Break out Room B, The Curve, Prestwich site

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Mindfulness - Cohort 1 - Day 4

Start in Salford, Brunswick House, Salford

Mindfulness - Cohort 2 - Day 4

Bolton HUB, Bold Street, Bolton

Basic Maths Skills - Day 7

Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

Living with Self Harm

Start in Salford, Brunswick House, Salford

Women & Mental Health

blueSCI, Broomwood Community Centre, Timperley

Using Creativity to Improve Mental Wellbeing

Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

Basic ICT Skills - Day 2

Shaw ICT Room, Ivy House, Prestwich site

Recovery Star

Room 1, The Curve, Prestwich site

Mindfulness - Cohort 1 - Day 5

Start in Salford, Brunswick House, Salford

An Introduction to Compassion Focused Therapy

J2 Training Room, J Block, Royal Bolton Hospital

Level 2 Peer Mentorship - Day 1

Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

Welcome to the Reading Revolution

Seminar Room 1, The Curve, Prestwich site

Mindfulness - Cohort 2 - Day 5

Bolton Hub, Bold Street, Bolton

British Sign Language - Level 1 - Day 5

Robert Peel Room, Waterdale Restaurant, Prestwich site

Using Creativity to Improve Mental Wellbeing

Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

Basic ICT Skills - Day 3

Shaw ICT Room, Ivy House, Prestwich site

Living with Body Dysmorphic Disorder

Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

Node Link Mapping & Behavioural Activation

blueSCI, Coppice Library, Coppice Avenue, Sale

PD National KUF Programme - Cohort 3 - Day 1

Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

Mindfulness - Cohort 1 - Day 6

Start in Salford, Brunswick House, Salford

Level 2 Peer Mentorship - Day 2

Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

Mindfulness - Cohort 2 - Day 6

Bolton Hub, Bold Street, Bolton

Living with PTSD

Start in Salford, Brunswick House, Salford

British Sign Language - Level 1 - Day 6

Robert Peel Room, Waterdale Restaurant, Prestwich site

British Sign Language - Level 2 - Day 1

Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

Basic ICT Skills - Day 4

Shaw ICT Room, Ivy House, Prestwich site

Creative Writing

Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

21 & 22

AUGUST 2016 1

Level 2 Peer Mentorship - Day 3

Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

British Sign Language - Level 1 - Day 7

Robert Peel Room, Waterdale Restaurant, Prestwich site

Living with Dual Diagnosis

Start in Salford, Brunswick House, Salford

British Sign Language - Level 2 - Day 2

Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

Faith & Recovery

Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

Basic ICT Skills - Day 5

Shaw ICT Room, Ivy House, Prestwich site

PD National KUF Programme - Cohort 3 - Day 2

Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

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Level 2 Peer Mentorship - Day 4

Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

Living with OCD

Start in Salford, Brunswick House, Salford

British Sign Language - Level 1 - Day 8

Crabtree Room, Waterdale Restaurant, Prestwich site

British Sign Language - Level 2 - Day 3

Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

Basic ICT Skills - Day 6

Shaw ICT Room, Ivy House, Prestwich site

Level 2 Peer Mentorship - Day 5

Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

Living with Autistic Spectrum Condition

Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

British Sign Language - Level 1 - Day 9

Crabtree Room, Waterdale Restaurant, Prestwich site

British Sign Language - Level 2 - Day 4

Room 1, The Curve, Prestwich site

Basic ICT Skills - Day 7

Shaw ICT Room, Ivy House, Prestwich site

PD National KUF Programme - Cohort 3 - Day 3

Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

Making Sense of Experiences

Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

British Sign Language - Level 1 - Day 10

Crabtree Room, Waterdale Restaurant, Prestwich site

Living with Psychosis

BlueSCI, Broomwood Community Centre, Timperley

Basic English Skills - Day 1

Room 2, The Curve, Prestwich site

PD National KUF Programme - Cohort 4 - Day 1

Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

SEPTEMBER 2016 1

Basic English Skills - Day 2

Room 2, The Curve, Prestwich site

An Introduction to Motivational Interviewing

Room 1, First Floor, The Curve, Prestwich site

Creative Writing

Start in Salford, Brunswick House, Salford

Women & Mental Health

Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

British Sign Language - Level 2 - Day 5

Room 4, The Curve, Prestwich site

PD National KUF Programme - Cohort 4 - Day 2

Conference Room 6, The Curve, Prestwich site

Basic English Skills - Day 3

Room 2, The Curve, Prestwich site

Deaf Awareness

Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

Living with Personality Disorder

Start in Salford, Brunswick House, Salford

Assertiveness Skills

BlueSCI, Broomwood Community Centre, Timperley

An Introduction to CBT

Conference Room 6, The Curve, Prestwich site

Living with Addiction

J2 Training Room, J Block, Royal Bolton Hospital

Completing an Advance Decision

Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

13 & 14

Living with Anxiety & Depression

Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

An Introduction to Life Story Work

J2 Training Room, J Block, Royal Bolton Hospital

British Sign Language - Level 2 - Day 6

Room 2, The Curve, Prestwich site

Creative Facilitation Skills

Start in Salford, Brunswick House, Salford

Basic English Skills - Day 4

Room 2, The Curve, Prestwich site

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Living with Self Harm

blueSCI, Broomwood Community Centre, Timperley

Living with Hoarding Behaviours

Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

Job Application Skills

J2 Training Room, J Block, Royal Bolton Hospital

Living Well with Dementia

Room 4, The Curve, Prestwich site

An Introduction to Compassion Focused Therapy

Start in Salford, Brunswick House, Salford

Advocacy in Mental Health

Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

Living with Psychosis

Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

Health & Wellbeing for Carers

Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

Dementia Friends

Crabtree Room, Waterdale Restaurant, Prestwich site

Recovery Star

Meeting Room 1, J Block, Royal Bolton Hospital

British Sign Language - Level 2 - Day 7

Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

PD National KUF Programme - Cohort 4 - Day 3

Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

Basic English Skills - Day 5

Room 2, The Curve, Prestwich site

Living with Hearing Voices

blueSCI, Broomwood Community Centre, Timperley

Overcoming Stigma

Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

Living with Eating Disorders

Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

Living with Bipolar Disorder

blueSCI, Old Trafford, 54-56 Seymour Grove, Old Trafford

Living with PTSD

Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

Understanding Medication & Mental Health

Conference Room 6, The Curve, Prestwich site

British Sign Language - Level 2 - Day 8

Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

Basic English Skills - Day 6

Room 1, The Curve, Prestwich site

Train the Trainer

Start in Salford, Brunswick House, Salford

Build a Better You

Start in Salford, Brunswick House, Salford

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British Sign Language - Level 2 - Day 9

Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

Basic English Skills - Day 7

Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

British Sign Language - Level 2 - Day 10

Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

British Sign Language - Level 2 - Day 11

Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

British Sign Language - Level 2 - Day 12

Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

NOVEMBER 2016 2

British Sign Language - Level 2 - Day 13

Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

British Sign Language - Level 2 - Day 14

Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

British Sign Language - Level 2 - Day 15

Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

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Meet the tutors (in alphabetical order): Lynn Agnew - Lynn worked for the Trust as its Assistant Director for Governance until her retirement in September 2014. She has over thirty years’ experience in mental health services as a social worker, trainer and manager. In her time at the Trust, she developed policy, guidance and training to help staff meet key requirements for modern mental health care. These include safeguarding people from harm, using the Mental Capacity Act to protect people’s rights, and making sure that care plans always have the person at their centre. She currently works as an independent trainer and consultant focusing on these areas of practice. Andrew Aldred - Andy has been a service user for almost thirty years. He became unwell in the Army in 1985 after a Falklands tour. He spent six years at the Trust’s Edenfield Centre in Prestwich. He passed a Higher National Diploma in Computer Studies in 1992, and has a teaching certificate. He worked for Bolton Steps promoting day services for people with mental health problems and also teaching Information Technology on a voluntary basis. He has recently taken additional qualifications in teaching and I.T. at Bolton College. Richard Aubery - Richard is a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist working for the Trust in a primary care team. He has previously worked for the Trust and other NHS and Social Services teams as a mental health social worker and team leader for more than 30 years. Richard has an enthusiasm for Compassion Focussed Therapy (CFT) which he is currently able to use in individual work and in a group. His commitment to CFT has been enhanced by his own experience of finding this approach helpful in dealing with difficult times and situations in his own life. Mark Ayling - Mark is a community psychiatric nurse for the Trust’s Home Based Treatment Team in Trafford. He has worked there for six years and prior to this worked on Irwell Ward at the Moorside Unit. He studied English Literature and French prior to commencing his nurse training in 2004. He has an ongoing interest in creative writing and has previously had a number of stories published in a variety of online magazines and anthologies and is presently supporting the creative writing module for the Recovery Academy. Lucy Barlow - Lucy is 27 years old and has had a colourful journey during which she has learned a lot about life. She has had experiences of substance misuse and mental health – this has been both personally and on a family level. Today she passes on the knowledge she has learnt along the way whilst developing in life. She loves to develop personally and loves to develop others and as long as she keeps this core belief at the centre of everything that she does, she knows she won’t go far wrong. Rosie Beck - Rosie completed her doctorate in 2013 where her research focused on paranoia. She has worked on the ‘Recovery’ programme of research investigating recovery in the area of psychosis. Rosie is passionate about providing recovery orientated services and the practice of professionals and those with lived experience working together as colleagues (co-production). She has special interests in psychosis and difficulties often described as personality disorder. In her current role in a Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) for the Trust, she enjoys working with members of the multi-disciplinary team and service users in reaching a psychological understanding of target problems, and support psychologicallyinformed care planning.

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Dr Joanne Bennett - Joanne is a Clinical Psychologist for the Trust who has worked in mental health services for 15 years, primarily in adult mental health. During her doctorate she completed a thesis on men’s understanding and experiences of Fibromyalgia. Having initially worked in the inpatient service, Joanne now works in an adult community mental health team. Within her role she aims to develop shared understandings of and support for mental health difficulties through individual and group work as well as consultation to other members of the team. Joanne has a particular interest in working with people who have been given a diagnosis of Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder, working with them through a recovery orientated team approach. Candice Boone - Candice is a Trainee Clinical Psychologist who began working with adults with Autism Spectrum Conditions in January 2015. Working across Trafford Extended Service and the Autism Spectrum Conditions Support Team in Bolton, Candice is involved in providing diagnostic assessments for adults (without learning disabilities) as well as providing postdiagnostic support including psychological therapy for those who receive a diagnosis. Alex Brocklehurst - Alex is an Employment Officer who has worked at Bolton Employment Support Team since 2003. Prior to that he worked at St George’s Day Centre in Bolton for nine years as a ‘moving on’ worker. Alex is a specialist in theories of contemporary society, having completed his MA at the University of Hull in 2000. His interests are in employment as recovery exploration and the roles of creativity in sustainable career development. He has particular interest in the stories we create that sustain our lives and harness our imagination, on the journey to wholeness; of which ‘a job’ is a significant part. Wendy Broderick - Wendy has a passion for “real-world” recovery in mental health services. Wendy started her career as a driver in the army at 17 years of age. She left the army at 19 and returned to Salford getting a job with Salford Council for “Care on Call” which involved dealing with emergencies for people in their own homes. Wendy continued with them until she was 43. Following a series of stresses, Wendy’s self-esteem lowered which impacted on her work, relationships and other key aspects of her life, which culminated in Wendy using mental health services. She was an inpatient for a year and is more recently a user of community mental health services. Helen Bucke - Helen wanted to be a train driver from a young age but actually ended up qualifying as an Occupational Therapist in 1992! Since then, she has worked for the NHS and as a private consultant, working in mental health services and now for the Autism Spectrum Conditions Support Team in Bolton. Helen is also a Vocational Rehabilitation Specialist, and is passionate about enabling people to find and maintain appropriate employment. Christine Bulling - Christine is from Los Angeles, California, and moved to the UK in 2003 after marrying an English man. In 2009 everything changed when her 25 year old son took his own life. She had a break down a year later and sought private professional help. Her marriage ended and the search for self-awareness began. Christine has had many lived experiences from drug and alcohol addiction, teenage pregnancy, domestic abuse, obesity and more. She enjoys the Academy courses and wants to get more involved. She also hopes to become a counsellor to help others find peace of mind. Christine studies and applies true forgiveness in every area of her life and looks at life from a new perspective. Lyndsey Chadderton - Lyndsey qualified as a Social Worker in 2005 focusing on working with adults within mental health services. Upon qualifying, she started working in substance misuse services and since then has worked within community and inpatient settings. She continues to have an interest in working within dual diagnosis.

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Avril Clarke - Avril started her career as a general nurse in Salford and then completed a degree in visual arts. After becoming unwell with mental health issues, Avril developed her art background and ran service user art groups to help them in their recovery. She has first-hand experience of self-harm and how depression and personality disorder impacts on life and has used this to run workshops educating junior doctors and nurses about selfharm. She comes to the Recovery Academy as a volunteer using art and creative skills to aid service users, staff, carers and herself towards recovery. Maria Clifton - Maria is the Functional Skills Teacher for the Trust and teaches English, Maths and Information & Communication Technology (ICT). She is extremely enthusiastic about developing the potential of each person through building on prior skills and life experience. Maria gained a PGDE qualification in order to promote learning in the fundamental areas of everyday life and work – those which enable you to feel proud and motivated in your achievements. Maria’s teaching uses her knowledge to draw on everyday experience to help learners understand the subjects. Tracy Collard (AMBCS, MIfL) - Tracy is the Carer Lead and works across the Trust providing support and training to each service area on carer engagement and involvement. Tracy is the lead for the Triangle of Care initiative. Tracy is a Dementia Friends Champion. Caroline Collinge - Caroline is a senior member of The Trust’s Library Team delivering a range of library services and training to staff, carers, volunteers and service users from the Curve in Prestwich. Caroline completed her Read to Lead Training in 2015 and has recently completed a Read to Lead Masterclass with The Reader Organisation. Caroline facilitates a weekly shared reading group for inpatients at the Trust’s Chapman Barker Unit – a 26 bed regional detox unit in Prestwich for men and women with substance misuse problems. Lynne Curran - Lynne is a qualified ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Tutor and has taught English Language for 10 years. She teaches adults and has mostly worked in Adult Education with people who need to learn English to get on with their lives in the UK. Some of the people she has taught have suffered traumas in their own countries and been displaced, arriving in the UK as a refugee or asylum seeker and often living with mental health difficulties. She currently works as an Education Tutor for the Trust, teaching English Language and Literacy, Maths and some Information and Communications Technology (ICT). She enjoys working with patients to enable them to develop their confidence, skills and potential. Dr Anna Dodd - Anna is a Clinical Psychologist who has been working with children and adults with Autism Spectrum Conditions (both with and without learning disabilities) for the last 18 years. She currently works as the Clinical Lead for Autism Spectrum Conditions within the Trust. Her clinical role is within Trafford Extended Service, where she provides diagnostic assessments for adults (without learning disabilities), psychological input into the team, individual work with people who the team support and consultation and training to partner agencies. Gillian Drummond - Gill is the Dementia and Older Peoples Quality Lead for the Trust and manages the Trust’s carer work-streams. Gill’s role is to support clinical teams in the development and delivery of services to ensure they support carers and that we meet national priorities across the whole dementia spectrum. She has been a Mental Health Nurse since 1985. Gill has a BSc (Hons) in psychosocial treatments and has a keen interest in the delivery of training completing a P.G.C.E. (Practice Educator) qualification in 2006.

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Stuart Eaton - Stuart is a Community Psychiatric Nurse who has worked for the Trust for seven years. Stuart’s journey began as a service user, then as a volunteer, a support worker and most recently a qualified nurse. Stuart has a diagnosis of bipolar disorder stretching back almost 20 years and has lived through a number of challenging episodes, which he believes gives him a real “lived” empathic affinity with those who live with mental health issues. Stuart is passionate about life-long learning and is hoping to embark on a Master’s research project in the future. He enjoys reading, writing and creating music in his spare time. Wayne Edwards - Wayne has been a mental health service user since June 1989. He currently volunteers with CERT (Community Engagement & Recovery Team) in Salford where he is the Treasurer. Wayne has been struggling with alcohol dependency since the turn of the century and is currently accessing services via Achieve, Salford Drug & Alcohol Services. Wayne has become a Peer Mentor with Achieve and co-facilitates a pre-detox course. Due to Wayne’s alcohol dependency he attends AA weekly. He was introduced to the Recovery Academy by a Practical Recovery group and co-facilitates the Living with Psychosis session. Wayne likes to keep occupied, and his involvement with the Recovery Academy is certainly helping him. Martin Elder - Martin is a Substance Misuse Practitioner who has been working in the Trust’s community mental health services for 10 years. Martin is a trained integrative counsellor and supervisor of counsellors. Martin has previously been involved in the Talking Therapies Network within the Trust’s Alcohol & Drugs Directorate. During that time he was part of a team developing and delivering training to practitioners and other professionals. Whilst working as a practitioner, he has developed a keen interest in the link between mental health and substance misuse. Eddie Fenn - Eddie is an Occupational Therapist (OT) currently working within the Trust’s Community Mental Health Team in Salford. He has worked for the Trust as a support worker for eight years and an OT for two. Eddie has worked with hoarders for the last two years and has gained an understanding of the problems and complexities of hoarding and its effects on the individual, families, friends and the wider community. Eddie’s longterm aim is to set-up a support group for hoarders within the Trust. He enjoys music and gardening and is currently undertaking Mindfulness training. Yvonne Fernandes - Yvonne is a Carer Support Worker for the Trust’s mental health services in Bolton. She works closely with carers offering emotional and practical support. Yvonne is also a Dementia Champion. This role enables her to raise awareness and train others to become Dementia Friends. Yvonne is a carer so fully understands how rewarding it can be, but also appreciates the worries, anxieties and stresses that this role can also bring. Anne Flear - Anne has been working as a pharmacist within mental health services for many years and seen changes in the way we use medicines in that time. She is keen to share how medicines affect the way our bodies work and where use of medicines fits alongside other therapies. Anne is part of our Medicines Management team which leads on training of our nursing, medical and other staff within the Trust, and also attends carers groups and patient groups to answer questions about medication. Judith Funnell - Judith is an assessor and tutor for British Sign Language Centre of Excellence. She was born profoundly Deaf and educated in Wales, using both oral and signed communication. Judith maintains an active membership within the UK and international Deaf Community. Page Recovery, Health and Wellbeing Academy Prospectus: April - September 2016

One of her areas of expertise is regional sign variation. As a senior tutor, Judith has over 30 years’ experience of teaching all levels of BSL and Deaf studies at various colleges throughout the North West and beyond. Judith also works for Signature, the examining body, as an external assessor. She is passionate about BSL and is now embracing new technologies to provide BSL videos for all to access. Claire Gately - Claire is a Clinical Psychologist currently working within the Adult Forensic Service for the Trust and also in a specialist personality disorder unit at HMP Manchester. She has a long standing interest in psychosis and personality disorder. She works with service users using a range of approaches, especially Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and Schema Focused Therapy. Sarah Glendenning - Sarah is a qualified sign language interpreter registered with the National Register for Communication Professionals working with Deaf/Deafblind people (NRCPD). Sarah works at the Trust’s John Denmark Unit in Prestwich, which is one of only three specialist services in the UK for deaf people with mental health problems. As someone who is self-employed, Sarah has experience of working in a variety of settings including; law, TV, media, conferences, offices, education and community settings. In her spare time, she can often be found working in youth clubs and teaching self-defence to youngsters. Patricia Goodwin - Trish is a carer support worker based with the Bolton Memory Assessment Service. A qualified Complementary Therapist and Mindfulness practitioner, she has worked with carers across the Trust and set-up and ran a Carers Complementary Therapy Service for alcohol and drugs services. Trish has also worked in Domestic Abuse Services supporting not only the victims but also the close family and friends. Trish is a carer so can empathise with the worries and anxieties that this role can bring. Jayne Gosnall - Jayne lives in Salford and has been treated for depression, anxiety and addiction. The Recovery Academy has been a huge part of her personal recovery journey, and so she’s excited to be involved as a co-facilitator and always looks forward to attending new courses and expanding her own learning. She also volunteers for the Trust’s Achieve Salford Drug & Alcohol Services. Jayne is active in the Visible Recovery Movement, challenges stigma and believes that we all have something very special to offer. She is developing arts and crafts for people in recovery and the wider community and is involved with two choirs, Salford City Singers and Shameless Singers, all based on the five ways to wellbeing and the simple joy of creating together. Dr. Joanne Green - Joanne is a Clinical Psychologist working for the Trust’s Early Psychosis services in Bolton. She chose to work in this field some time ago, owing to her interest in mental health promotion, normalisation, prevention and recovery. The importance of preventing the development of mental health difficulties where possible, as well as preventing stigma, improving wellbeing and instilling hope is Joanne’s main goal. Her therapeutic work mainly involves cognitive therapies with individuals and behavioural family interventions. Paul Greenall - Paul is a Forensic Psychologist in Practitioner Training within the Adult Forensic Service of the Trust. He has a clinical and academic interest in personality disorder, risk assessment, and violent and sexual offending, and has published several research papers relating to these areas. Paul is also a lecturer in Forensic Psychology at Liverpool John Moores University.

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Jon Grieves - John is 48 years old and lives in Eccles, Salford. He began his career in the catering industry. He then worked for MENCAP for over 10 years supporting adults move into independent living working with them to find ways to deal with the challenges of living an independent life. His community work now keeps him busy and he runs a Junior Youth Club and is involved in residents groups around Eccles. He is part of a group looking to save, restore, and rebuild a Grade II Victorian Theatre and hopes to bring it back into public use as a multi-purpose auditorium and community complex. Robert Griffiths - Robert works as a Psychological Therapist with the Trust’s Salford Early Intervention Team, a specialist service supporting people who have experienced a first episode of psychosis. He recently worked as a therapist on the TEAMS trial (Think Effectively About Mood Swings), a research study investigating the use of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for people experiencing distressing mood swings and bipolar disorder. He is committed to working collaboratively with service users to develop recovery-oriented mental health services. Teresa Grogan - Teresa is the Unit Manager for Bramley Street, which is part of the Trust’s Salford Mental Health Services. Teresa has a BSc (Hons) degree in Applied Psychology, which she gained midway through her nursing career. She has been a Registered Mental Health Nurse for 32 years, having initially started working with young people on probation and with homeless people in London. Members of Teresa’s family have experienced mental health difficulties, one to the extent of requiring inpatient services giving her a personal insight into services. Suzanne Grundy - Suzanne is a Senior Carer Support Coordinator for the Trust’s mental health directorate in Bolton. She is a qualified trainer and works closely with carers offering emotional support on an individual basis tailored to each carer’s circumstances. Suzanne leads the Bolton Carer Champions and Carer Support workers, supporting them to be proactive in their roles, and to thoroughly understand the stress and worries experienced by carers on a daily basis. She has worked with carers for over five years and is empathic to their needs and supportive in helping them maintain good health and wellbeing. Margaret Harper - Margaret is someone with lived experience of mental health and substance misuse problems and has had depression and anxiety since she was nine years old. She is now 59. Her mum had depression and anxiety all her life as did her twin. She has a passion for learning as much as she can about the subject to help herself and others. Her mental health problems led her to becoming addicted to codeine phosphate for ten years and she successfully completed a detox in 2012 with the Trust’s Salford Drug and Alcohol Service. Since then, she has become a Peer Mentor for this service and a volunteer at the Trust’s Moorside mental health unit in Trafford. Jean Haslam - Jean developed anorexia nervosa in her teens in the early 1960s. She did not receive treatment until her early twenties when she had a lengthy spell in hospital which included hypnotherapy, a treatment that she found very effective. After hospital she was resident in a Richmond Fellowship halfway house for six months. She now considers herself to be a recovered anorexic. Despite her anorexia, Jean gained a degree in English from Leeds in 1968 and finished a Masters’ degree in Education in 1999. She has just completed and passed the first year of a Professional Doctorate at Salford University where she is researching effective service user involvement in mental health service provision. Suzanne Heffernan - Suzanne completed her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at Lancaster University. Her doctoral research focused on the role of religion and spirituality in recovery

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from psychosis, in addition to exploration of how to integrate these into inpatient services. Before training, Suzanne worked on the “Recovery Programme” of research, exploring subjective judgements of recovery in psychosis. Since qualifying in 2013, Suzanne has worked in forensic services with individuals whose difficulties relate to personality or autism. She has a special interest in inpatient services and is passionate about promoting recoveryoriented and psychologically-informed approaches. Suzanne has recently joined the Mental Health Liaison Team at Salford Royal. David Hierons - David has been a service user for over 10 years both in Salford and Manchester, although he also believes he was living with undiagnosed mental health issues before then. His work involved him in creating and delivering large scale events in Manchester and he was a sought after bid writer for charitable funds. He is keen for people living with mental health issues to be involved in their care and to learn and share new coping techniques. Helen Higginson - Helen qualified as an Occupational Therapist in 2001 and since 2002 has been based at the Trust’s John Denmark Unit, a specialist mental health and deafness service. Helen is deaf and has progressed from working on a rotation at North Manchester General Hospital to specialising in mental health and deafness. Helen has achieved NVQ level British Sign Language, which is important for clinical interventions, and is currently co-facilitating Deaf Awareness Training with Marilyn Hoggard (Art Psychotherapist) for staff within the Trust. Helen is keen to promote deaf awareness and mental health and deafness through the Recovery Academy. Marilyn Hoggard - Marilyn has worked for the Trust for nearly 35 years in a wide range of roles starting as an Occupational Therapy Support Worker, working on the Creative Art team as a technical instructor before gaining her teaching qualification to become ‘Creative Activities Teacher’. Since qualifying as an Art Psychotherapist in 2003, she has worked with a wide range of deaf clients with complex needs and has a passion to support them on their recovery journey. Marilyn is deaf and has achieved NVQ level 3 in British Sign Language. She is well aware of the barriers that deaf people face in everyday life. Robin Jamil - Robin is an Independent Mental Health Advocate (IMHA) working mainly in medium secure mental health settings. He has been providing advocacy for 13 years and for some of this time has also supervised and managed other staff. He is currently employed by Mind in Salford and is the Training Lead for this organisation. As well as the Advocacy in Mental Health course which he delivers for the Recovery Academy, he also co-delivers training for the Academy’s campus within the Trust’s Adult Forensic Services. Robin’s focus and main interest in mental health is the service user’s experience and that this should be at the centre of all care and treatment. Lesley Jones (RMN, NMP, MSc, MA) - Lesley qualified as a mental health nurse in the 1980s. Most of her nursing career has been spent working with people who have dementia and older people with other mental health problems. Lesley has had a number of positions including staff nurse, sister, clinical leader and practice development nurse. Currently she is an Advanced Practitioner in Dementia Care, a National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Clinical Fellow and is in her last year of PhD study. Lesley’s interests are life story work, working with people with dementia who have other co-morbidities and high levels of need. Natalie Kheirkhah - Natalie is a support worker and teaching assistant for people with special needs and behavioural difficulties. She struggled in education and with her own mental health and found art to be therapeutic for her mind. Page

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Natalie runs Rainbow Pathways, a community art group, in volunteer centres, probation services, youth clubs and schools. She is a champion for charities in mental health like Time to Change and tries to engage young people and adults who struggle with mental health problems in art, self-expression and creativity. Feedback from her art group shows that creative arts really inspires and builds confidence in learners who struggle with mainstream education and mental health. Reverend Jeremy Law - Jeremy is an Anglican priest who has worked as a mental health chaplain for the Trust since January 2013. He works from Ramsgate House in Lower Broughton as a community chaplain and on the inpatient wards at the Rivington Unit at the Royal Bolton Hospital. Alongside his responsibilities with GMW, Jeremy works as a hospital chaplain at Central Manchester hospitals where his main responsibility is with St Mary’s hospital for women and babies. Prior to hospital chaplaincy, Jeremy worked as a parish priest in Wythenshawe and prior to ordination Jeremy qualified and worked as a psychiatric nurse in Salford and central Manchester respectively. Kate Lawrence - Kate is an Assistant Psychologist who currently works for the Trust’s Psychosis Research Unit (PRU). Kate is working on the Recovery Academy research project which aims to explore the effects of the Recovery Academy. She is also working on a randomised controlled trial of a new cognitive behavioural therapy called TEAMS for people living with bipolar disorders. Kate is passionate about being involved in research which aims to promote recovery and is meaningful for people who experience mental health difficulties. Kate hopes to one day contribute further by completing a doctorate in Clinical Psychology and further understand how recovery can be enhanced through psychological interventions. Amy Lea - Amy is the Occupational Therapy Lead for the Trust’s Woodlands Hospital in Salford and for Older Adult Services in Bolton. She works with Occupational Therapists to help improve the daily reality of service users and carers within the Trust. She has worked in the NHS since 2003 and been with the Trust for nine years. Amy’s career began in Newcastle, working in both physical and mental health settings. She later went to work at South London and Maudsley Hospital specialising in Older Adult Mental Health, before returning to her North West roots. Christian Leyland - Christian is a registered qualified British Sign Language interpreter. He started his career working within the insurance industry but retrained as an interpreter after seeking a change in career. After eight years of training, he qualified as an interpreter and is now working freelance across the North West. He enjoys specialising in mental health settings and during his years as a freelance interpreter his experience has mainly come from working closely with staff and patients at the Trust’s John Denmark Unit. Dr. Caroline Logan - Caroline is the Lead Consultant Forensic Clinical Psychologist for the Trust’s Specialist Services Network. She is also Honorary Research Fellow in the Institute of Brain Behaviour and Mental Health at the University of Manchester. She has worked in forensic settings for almost 20 years. Caroline has research interests in the areas of personality, formulation and risk, and she has a special interest in gender issues in offending. Ian Lowens - Ian is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist working within primary and secondary care for the Trust. He has a long standing interest in cognitive behavioural approaches to working with distress, especially ‘third wave’ approaches such as Mindfulness, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT). Ian has lived experience of depression.

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Stephen Maloney - Stephen is a Psychosocial Interventions (PSI) Trainer, and has been involved in substance misuse services as a service user, volunteer, and paid worker since 1987. He has a degree in Philosophy and a diploma in counselling (CBT Model). He is a registered Motivational Interviewing trainer and is passionate about supporting service users to deliver effective services. Stephen is married with three sons and is a very keen golfer and rugby league fan. Catherine Marsh - Catherine has worked for the Trust for six years. She worked in drug and alcohol services initially, something in which she has always had a personal interest, and then transferred across to assist in developing the Autism Spectrum Conditions Support Team in Bolton. She continues to work in her role as Support Worker with the Bolton team. She is committed to improving awareness of autism and helping to affect positive changes in services locally, so that people with autism are truly understood and catered for. Colin Mattinson - Colin is an avid ukulele player and loves sci-fi tv shows and movies. He enjoys walking the dog, yoga and artistic pursuits. He sees himself as a work in progress and firmly believes in awareness of self and others as the catalyst for positive change. His own experiences of mental health issues have been the driving force in joining the Recovery Academy and his desire to raise awareness and educate others. Colin enjoys the challenge of examining health issues that people often find difficult to talk about. Stewart Moors - Stewart is a project worker for Adullam Housing Through the Gates Project. He sits on the Equality and Diversity Council with NHS England and co-chairs the Greater Manchester Values group working in partnership with Greater Manchester Devolution. Prior to this, he worked as a Support, Time and Recovery Worker for the Trust’s Salford Substance Misuse Service. He worked in HIV, Hepatitis C and Sexual Health Prevention and Awareness as a Community Development Officer for three years. He is a trained Mindfulness Teacher. Lee Mulligan - Lee is a trainee clinical psychologist in the final year of his clinical training at the University of Manchester. He has a keen interest in mental health recovery and previously worked on the NIHR-funded (National Institute for Health Research) “Recovery” programme with individuals experiencing bipolar disorder and psychosis. Lee aims to qualify as a clinical psychologist in 2015 and hopes to conduct further research in order to understand how recovery can be enhanced through the delivery of psychological interventions. Dr. Sandra Neil - Sandra is a Clinical Psychologist who currently works in the Trust’s Community Mental Health Team in Salford. Sandra has a special interest in the areas of psychosis, anxiety and depression. She is passionate about working collaboratively with service users and developing recovery orientated services. She worked with the Trust’s service users to develop a measure of recovery. She also worked on the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) funded ‘Recovery Programme’ of research investigating recovery from psychosis and bipolar disorder. Sandra has provided workshops and training on recovery to a range of audiences both in the UK and internationally. Martin O’Doherty - Martin is an Occupational Therapist with lived experience of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). He has used his experience of living with OCD to assist in the training of student Cognitive Behavioural Therapists and uses his time at the Recovery Academy to educate others on this misunderstood disorder. He also runs a support group at the Mental Health Independent Support Team (MhIST) in Bolton for the last two years to help and support others who live with OCD. Martin is passionate about the link between Page

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physical health and mental wellbeing, and is currently undertaking a diploma in Personal Training with the aim of empowering others with mental health problems to live healthier lives physically, mentally and nutritionally. Sarah Page - Sarah is a Specialist Occupational Therapist for the Trust’s Memory Assessment Service in Bolton. She is part way through a Master’s degree in Dementia at the University of Manchester. Sarah has teaching and training experience including being the editor of an e-newsletter for the College of Occupational Therapy. She has presented at a variety of conferences on the subject of dementia. Sarah has been working with patients and carers for a number of years and is passionate about Life Story work and the benefits this can bring. She enjoys gardening and reading. Jasper Palmier-Claus - Jasper is a clinical psychologist based at the Trust’s Psychosis Research Unit in Prestwich. He currently works as a trial therapist on the COMPARE, PRODIGY and BART trials. His interests include cognitive behavioural therapy, psychosis, and bipolar disorder. He previously worked as a researcher at the University of Manchester, where he explored the psychological mechanisms involved in the development of early psychosis. Christine Partlett - Christine is a Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN), currently working as a senior nurse for the Trust’s Personality Disorder assessment and Liaison Team. Christine has worked in several different areas of nursing including, adolescent, adult acute, forensic, deaf services, and low secure. Christine has worked in both the NHS and private sector during her career. Her role includes undertaking clinical assessments, providing clinical guidance, education and training, supervision and leadership. She has been involved in developments in nursing and mental health care practice throughout her career and has a special interest in personality disorder, hence being a Knowledge and Understanding Framework (KUF) trainer. The KUF is a national framework to support people to work more effectively with personality disorder. Heather Peel - Heather is a 30 year old service user volunteer and nursing assistant with a degree in English and a background in teaching English abroad. She started using services following a particularly severe episode. Now in recovery, Heather is currently working in a rehabilitation unit, aiding others in their own recovery. Heather enjoys knitting in her free time and has campaign marketing experience as a representative of a young members marketing team. She feels strongly about supporting mental health service users on their path to recovery. Kerry-Anne Peters - Kerry-Anne has been a Recovery Academy student for the last 12 months. She has been in recovery from gambling addiction since April 2013 after 21 years of progressive active addiction. Kerry-Anne enjoys practicing Tai Chi, finding that this helps develop her spirituality and grounding in life. Dr Katie Pownell - Katie is a Clinical Psychologist who currently works, in a rehabilitation unit for the Trust, with people experiencing complex mental health problems. Katie previously worked for the Psychosis Research Unit (PRU), investigating recovery from psychosis and bipolar disorder. She has a particular interest in working in the area of psychosis, and aims to work collaboratively with service users and the multi-disciplinary team to provide recovery-orientated services. Ann Richards - Ann is a service user with a particular interest in peer-to-peer support groups as a means of aiding recovery. She has benefited from the Recovery Academy and BlueSCI’s services in Trafford and is volunteering with both organisations as a way to sustain Page Recovery, Health and Wellbeing Academy Prospectus: April - September 2016

her own recovery. Although some progress is being made, Ann believes more needs to be done to help service users return to meaningful employment based on their full range of skills and experience to allow them to reach their full potential. Matthew Riley - Matthew has been a Mental Health Nurse for four years, having worked for the Trust for ten years in a variety of roles. He has completed his PG DIP in CBT and is currently undertaking an MSC looking at the roles of therapy/physical activity combined. Matthew has completed a variety of mindfulness courses including a module at Salford University, the MBSR programme and Train the Trainer. He practices mindfulness himself due to lived experience of anxiety/depression and uses it with his clients. He currently works at Salford Early Detection and Intervention (EDIT) as a Psychological Therapist. Leanne Roberts - Leanne is 36 years old and has 20 years lived and work experience of addiction and mental health problems. She is a Mental Health Support Worker and has a range of experience with youths, adults in secure settings and the community. Creative writing is a tool she has used with positive results. Debbie Robinson - Debbie is a registered mental health nurse who has worked in various mental health settings for over fifteen years. She has always worked and promoted serviceuser involvement and recovery and believes that sharing learning environments with staff, service-users and carers helps to break down stigma and also helps people recover from their mental health problems. In her previous role, she was a Senior Practitioner in Nursing and cared for people and their families helping them to overcome issues that a diagnosis of personality disorder can sometimes bring, and helping them improve their quality of life. Debbie is striving to improve psychological services for people with mental health problems and their families. Dr Magdalene Sampson - Magdalene is a Clinical Psychologist and has worked with service users in the Trustâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Eating Disorder Service for the past 14 years. She completed her post graduate doctorate in clinical psychology in 2001 and completed a Diploma in Cognitive Therapy in 2004. In recent years, she has developed expertise in Compassion Focused Therapy and the application within eating disorders, both with service users and carers. She teaches on postgraduate courses at Manchester University and is currently Acting Service Manager for the Eating Disorder Service. Carolyn Sellers - Carolyn is the operational lead for the Certificate in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) and the Enhanced Evidence Based Practice Course at the Trustâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Training Centre. She is involved in teaching and supervising students on this course, as well as for the Postgraduate Diploma in Cognitive Behaviour Therapies. She has a background in general and mental health nursing and trained as a behavioural psychotherapist with Sheffield University in 1997. Carolyn has worked as a CBT therapist in an occupational health setting as well as a primary care setting. She currently combines her teaching and supervisory role with her clinical practice in Yorkshire. Dr Gary Sidley - Gary is a freelance writer and trainer who, in 2013, opted for early retirement from his post of Professional Lead/Consultant Clinical Psychologist. He writes on a range of topics, including: alternatives to biological psychiatry, general interest articles and humour. His NHS career began in 1980 as a psychiatric nurse, and he qualified as a clinical psychologist in 1989. Throughout his career, Gary has presented numerous workshops on a range of topics including cognitive behaviour therapy, recovery-orientated services, living with self-harm, advance decisions and reducing stigma. Page

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Hazel Sharp - Hazel is a Senior Pharmacist and is part of the Trust’s Medicines Management team. She is involved in medication related training and education of all GMW staff. She is also the Medication Safety Officer for the Trust where her role involves analysis and reporting of medication errors. She is also involved in the implementation of electronic prescribing. Yvonne Slater - Yvonne is the Operational Lead for the Postgraduate Diploma in Cognitive and Behaviour Therapies (CBT Pathways) at the Trust’s Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Training Centre, and has been involved with the Centre since its inception in 2000. She has a background in mental health nursing and trained as a behaviour psychotherapist in 1995 before going on to complete her postgraduate diploma in cognitive therapy in Newcastle. Yvonne’s primary responsibility is that of leading the High Intensity Diploma training programme, she also teaches and supervises on other programmes at the Centre. She combines her teaching and supervisory role with a clinical role. She has a particular interest in working with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Lesley Spencer - Lesley is a former service user of the Trust. The Recovery Academy and the blueSCI Arts, Cultural and Well-Being Service in Trafford have featured heavily in her recovery. Lesley is enthusiastic about her own recovery and enjoys helping others to gain and maintain their recovery. Lesley now works on the Trust’s nurse bank. She believes recovery is a process and is looking forward to the next step – whatever that might be. Deb Stefanovic - Deb is currently an outpatient and lead for the Trust’s women’s services where she hopes to use her skills to support others in their journey to recovery. Prior to this, she worked in a variety of jobs including youth work, and education with young people excluded from school. During her involvement with the Recovery Academy, she has completed courses on confidence building, leadership skills, and using Microsoft Power Point. This has enabled her to be involved in the co-production and co-facilitation of courses. Father David Sutton - David is an Anglican priest with 36 years’ experience in parish ministry, for 16 of them working as a part-time mental health chaplain. In 2008, he was invited to become the full time Chaplaincy/Spiritual Care Co-ordinator for the Trust. In 2015, David was awarded his Master’s degree in Health and Social Care Chaplaincy, focussing on the links between healing ministries and healthcare. He has presented workshops on mental health issues to church and chaplaincy groups, and is involved in spiritual direction and retreat giving. He is also a governor of Calderstones Partnership NHS Trust. Mita Sykes - Mita has been involved with mental health and eating disorders in particular for over 30 years. Having suffered from anorexia for over 12 years, she became chair of Anorexic Aid for several years and subsequently became a trustee of the Eating Disorders Association (forerunner of current BEAT). Professionally, her early career was in institutional management before retraining in mental health and later as a teacher of adults with learning difficulties (P.G.C.E.). She managed Patients Council for Mental Health (for the involvement of service users in the monitoring and development of services) for 12 years before taking early retirement for a family business venture. Mita has continued to have recurrent episodes of eating disorders throughout her life. Claire Watson - Claire is the Trust lead for the Recovery Academy, Service User Engagement and Volunteering. She has a degree in psychology and is qualified to teach adults. She has worked as a practitioner and teacher for mental health and substance misuse services since 1998. She believes in the power of learning, particularly from people with lived experience of mental health and/or substance misuse problems in order to shape services. Claire has her own lived experience as a family member of someone with mental health

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problems and is passionate about supporting carers to understand mental health and addiction and get the support they need to help themselves and their loved ones. Dr Ruth Watson - Ruth qualified as a Clinical Psychologist in 2004, and currently works within the Trust’s Later Life services in Bolton. Her clinical work involves consultation, assessment and therapy with older people, who present with complex mental health difficulties and/or dementia. She has an interest in trauma and her doctoral thesis explored Posttraumatic Growth amongst Intensive Care Unit patients. Ruth recently completed training in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and is currently undertaking skills training in using Cognitive Analytic Therapy within complex mental health settings. Sara Whitehead - Sara is a former service user who has battled with mental health issues for years and has become an avid learner and supporter of recovery and wellbeing. Having a management background, Sara has refocused her career to mental health and now works as a support worker on one of the Trust’s adolescent mental health wards as well as delivering courses as part of the Academy’s Trainer Bank. Her own recovery has aided her to be able to help and support others on their journey. She is currently studying social work and psychology to further her knowledge in this field. Joanne Wilson - Joanne is a former service user of the Trust’s alcohol and drug services and has experienced first-hand the issues and concerns that arise from that lifestyle. She is now a Governor for the Trust representing alcohol and drug service users and sits on many Trust committees. Joanne is passionate about recovery and the service user and carer ‘voice’ being heard and acted upon. She has delivered courses, sat on various assessment panels, shortlisted and interviewed staff and led the service user aspect of recent Patient-Led Assessments of the Care Environment (PLACE). Sheila Wilson - Sheila is a Therapy Team Leader for the Trust’s Chapman-Barker Unit - an inpatient drug and alcohol detoxification unit. She has recently completed some research into how former service users make the transition to become paid workers in the substance misuse field. Sheila was employed as a Training Coordinator by the Trust from May 2003 to August 2015. Prior to joining the Trust, she worked in supported housing; volunteered and worked in a range of drug and HIV services, and latterly managed a Structured Day Programme for substance users. Ziggi Yates-Rodgers - Ziggi first joined the Trust in 2014, working in the Achieve Holding Families Service before joining the Primary Care Psychology Service in July 2015. Ziggi now works as a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist, having achieved a PgDip in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy in 2014. Prior to joining Primary Care, Ziggi volunteered for 12 months at the Mental Health Independent Support Team (MhIST) in Bolton as a therapist. Ziggi has a keen interest in mindfulness and has been developing her personal and professional practice for the past two years. Ziggi has completed the MBSR programme, a Teacher Training for Mindfulness for Wellbeing course and is currently attending the MBCT programme.

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Recovery Academy Student Charter

he Recovery Academy seeks to provide a caring learning environment for all students where ‘professional expertise’ and ‘lived experience’ are recognised with equal importance. This Charter is designed to help students to understand their entitlements and obligations.

The Academy aims to provide every student with: • A variety of learning opportunities to either manage your own recovery, health and wellbeing, or support others in their recovery journey. • Clear information about the courses on offer via an Academy Prospectus. • Well designed, well taught courses which are informed by up-to-date research, and both professional and lived experience. • Support to identify and address your learning needs. • Opportunities for regular review, planning, target setting and recording of progress and achievement. • Suitably trained teaching and support staff/volunteers who are committed to the quality of your experience and to their own professional development. • Encouragement to take responsibility for your own learning and development. • Links to your local colleges, education and employment services so that you can access further opportunities and fulfil your long term ambitions. • A healthy and safe learning environment which focuses on reinforcing and developing people’s strengths and inspiring hope so that people can feel empowered to achieve their aspirations. • Access to appropriate facilities and equipment, including the Library and Knowledge Centre. • Opportunities to comment on and review the courses and facilities on offer. • A friendly, supportive, efficient, and confidential service. However, all students need to be aware that if they disclose a wish to harm self/others that this will be disclosed to an appropriate member of Trust staff. • Equality of opportunity, free of harassment and discrimination. • The chance to celebrate success.

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The Academy expects every student to: • Be polite and respectful to others. • Avoid the use of language and terminology that might offend others. • Take responsibility for your own learning and actively participate in course activities. • Be punctual and inform the Academy staff if you have to cancel your place on a course, or are going to be late/need to leave early for any reason. • Familiarise yourself with all of the pre-course information given so that you are fully prepared. • Ensure that mobile phones are switched off before entering any teaching or learning space. • Where courses are accredited, to hand in any assessment activities on time. • Respect the Academy environment and equipment. • Seek early advice and support whenever you need clarification, or if you have a problem. • Keep us informed of any change of circumstances so that we can keep our records upto-date and keep you informed of course information and Academy developments. • Keep us informed of any special needs or requirements you have so we can support you in the best way possible. • Give constructive feedback so that we can continually improve provision. • Accept any reasonable action taken by the Academy which results from your nonfulfilment of these expectations.

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Just wanted to say a big thank you for the last six weeks, they have been extremely insightful, not only into the world of mindfulness, but also into myself.

“I think I have benefited a great deal from the course, and the practices and the group have challenged me (in a positive reflective way), which I always find helpful on my journey. “I wanted to say that the approach, and delivery of the content was fantastic. “Thank you again for a very enjoyable six weeks, at a time when it was needed.

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Cover and inner pages printed on PEFC Certified Xerox Silk paper. This product is from sustainably managed forests and controlled sources. pefc-france.org

Spring/Summer Term

Tel: 0161 358 1771 Email: recoveryacademy@gmw.nhs.uk Website: www.gmw.nhs.uk

hope

grow

Recovery Academy, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, The Curve, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL

recovery

blueSCI, Broomwood Community Wellbeing Centre - CaféSCI is a community café in the heart of the Broomwood Centre. The café is open Monday to Friday between 9am and 4pm serving refreshments and lunch. To look at their menu in advance, please visit: www.broomwoodwellbeingcentre.org.uk/harmony-cafe/.