The Belfast Recovery College welcomes everyone 16+ to our free mental health and wellbeing education and learning programmes. We have a range of courses open to service users, families, friends, carers, all trust staff and anyone with an interest in mental health. Valuing the combined lived experience of mental health and professional knowledge we co-produce and co-facilitate courses to improve the wellbeing of the people in Belfast.
We follow three key principles:
- HOPE – continuing presence of hope that it is possible to pursue one’s goals and ambitions.
- CONTROL – the need to maintain a sense of control over one’s life and one’s symptoms.
- OPPORTUNITY – the importance of having the opportunity to build a life beyond illness.
What is recovery?
The word ‘recovery’ can have different meanings to each individual.
“Recovery is about discovering or re-discovering a sense of personal identity, separate from illness or disability.” (Shepherd., Boardman, J.& Slade, M. 2008)
At the Recovery College students have the opportunity to discover who they are, learn skills and tools to promote recovery, find out what they can be, and realise the unique contribution they have to offer. They can see how others have found a way forward and that they can have more control over their life.
Who is it for?
Our courses provide the opportunity to learn together to help increase understanding of each other’s journey in promoting recovery for:
- Service users
- Family members
- Carers
- Trust workers
- Members of the community and voluntary sectors
Everyone is known as a ‘student’.
Our courses include:
- WRAP (THE WELLNESS RECOVERY ACTION PLAN),
- Bring Me Back to Work with Care,
- Building Resilience,
- Getting a Good Night’s Sleep,
- Building Self Esteem,
- Menopause & Mental Health
- Living with Depression,
- Living with Anxiety,
- Attitudes to Ill Mental Health
- Understanding Gratitude,
- Embedding Recovery in Day-to-Day Lives,
All courses are free to attend.
How to contact:
Belfast Recovery College
Admin offices, Lanyon Building, 10 North Derby Street,
Belfast Bt15 3HL
Telephone: 028 9504 3059 (between 9am and 5pm)
Email: Recoverycollege@belfasttrust.hscni.net