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A Recovery Academy Student who attended our Living with OCD course provided us with the following feedback:

“This is the most interesting Recovery Academy session that I have attended so far. I have learnt such a lot from both the presenters and other participants. It was well led and facilitated with good resources, and knowledgeable facilitators. Everyone was treated with respect.”

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A tribute to our friend and well respected colleague Colin Mattinson

In April 2017, shortly after the launch of our last prospectus, we received some very sad news that our much loved and well-respected colleague, Colin Mattinson, had passed away.

Colin was a tutor with the Recovery Academy from the very beginning and during his four years with us inspired us all to create and deliver courses that raised awareness of mental health, tackled the stigma experienced by individuals and their families, and focused on how to offer support to people to aid their journey of recovery.

He co-produced many courses, which feature in this prospectus, including Faith and Spirituality, PTSD, Self-harm and Personality Disorder. He was recognised as a national Personality Disorder KUF trainer and worked within our Trust clinical services, to offer support to people on an individual basis, at our Bramely Street Service and Bolton inpatient (LC) services. He also co-facilitated therapeutic groups at MhIST, a voluntary service in Bolton set up to offer peer support to people experiencing mental health difficulties.

Colin worked tirelessly to help change the way mental health services are delivered to focus more on recovery and to tackle the stigma associated with mental health, which is often a barrier to getting help and making progress for so many people. The Recovery Academy has thousands of comments about Colin on file from his post course evaluations. This one below is from one of his more recent courses:

It only leaves for us to say a massive big thank you to Colin. He inspired us, he challenged us, and he supported us to make the Recovery Academy what it is today. Your legacy is your work Colin, which lives on in this prospectus and beyond, delivered by your friends and colleagues and the people you helped to get involved along the way. Rest in peace our friend. We will miss you.

“Colin is simply brilliant. I could learn from his experiences every single day.”

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Contents

Welcome to the Recovery Academy ..................................................................... 06 Who is the Recovery Academy for? ..................................................................... 08 How to register with us and book on our courses ................................................ 10 Our courses explained ......................................................................................... 12

Lived Experience

Deaf Awareness Training ..................................................................................... 15 How Culture Affects Mental Health ..................................................................... 16 Living with Addiction .......................................................................................... 17 Living with Anxiety and Depression ..................................................................... 18 Living with an Autistic Spectrum Condition ......................................................... 19 Living with Bipolar Disorder ................................................................................. 20 Living Well with Dementia ................................................................................... 21 Living with a Dual Diagnosis ................................................................................ 22 Living with Eating Disorders ................................................................................. 23 Living with Hearing Voices ................................................................................... 24 Living with Hoarding Behaviours .......................................................................... 26 Living with OCD .................................................................................................. 27 Living with Personality Disorder ........................................................................... 28 Living with PTSD ................................................................................................. 29 Living with Psychosis ........................................................................................... 30 Living with Self-Harm .......................................................................................... 31 Military Veterans Awareness - NEW! ................................................................... 32 Recovering from Domestic Abuse ........................................................................ 33

Psychological Therapies and Recovery

An Introduction to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy ............................................... 35 An Introduction to Compassion Focussed Therapy ............................................... 36 An Introduction to Motivational Interviewing Skills .............................................. 37 Facilitating Self-Help Groups - Updated .............................................................. 38 Family Interventions for Personality Disorder - NEW! ........................................... 40 Node-Link Mapping and Behavioural Activation .................................................. 41

Spirituality and Recovery

Faith and Recovery .............................................................................................. 43 Introduction to Mindfulness ................................................................................ 44 Introduction to Relaxation Skills ........................................................................... 45 Nature to Nurture ................................................................................................ 46

Creativity and Recovery

An Introduction to Life Story Work ...................................................................... 48 8 Artists, 8 Techniques - Art for Good Health - NEW! .......................................... 49

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LightLeaks Photography ...................................................................................... 50 Using Creativity to Improve Mental Wellbeing ..................................................... 51

Spotlight on Accreditation and Partnerships ........................................................ 52

Taking Back Control

Advocacy in Mental Health .................................................................................. 55 Health and Wellbeing for Carers .......................................................................... 57 Knowledge is Power - Updated .......................................................................... 58 Overcoming Sleep Problems - NEW! ................................................................... 59 Overcoming Stigma ............................................................................................. 60 Planning Ahead: understanding advance decisions .............................................. 61 Recovery Star ...................................................................................................... 62 Understanding Anger and Aggression ................................................................. 63 Understanding Emotions for Healthy Relationships .............................................. 64 Understanding Medication used to treat Mental Health Problems ........................ 66

Developing Knowledge and Life Skills

Assertiveness Skills .............................................................................................. 68 Basic Reading, Writing and Communication Skills ................................................ 69 Basic IT Skills ....................................................................................................... 70 Basic Maths Skills ................................................................................................ 71 Building Self Esteem - NEW! ............................................................................... 72 Dementia Friends ................................................................................................ 73 Job Application Skills ........................................................................................... 74 Level 2 Award in Peer Mentorship - Accredited .................................................. 75 Personality Disorder, National KUF (Knowledge and

Understanding Framework) Programme .............................................................. 76 Shared Reading Group ........................................................................................ 78

Getting Involved with the Academy

Co-Production in Practice - Getting it Right - NEW! ............................................. 80 Creative Facilitation Skills ..................................................................................... 81 To Tell or not to Tell - Sharing your Story .............................................................. 82 Train the Trainer .................................................................................................. 83

The Library and Knowledge Centre ...................................................................... 84 Sign up to the Academy newsletter and e-bulletin ............................................... 86 Course calendar with venues ............................................................................... 88 Student Registration and Course Booking Form ................................................... 95 Student Charter .................................................................................................. 97 How to find us .................................................................................................... 99 Map of venue locations ....................................................................................... 100

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Welcome to the Recovery Academy

Welcome to Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust’s Recovery Academy Prospectus for autumn 2017. This term you will find new courses on Military Veterans Awareness, Family Interventions for Personality Disorder, Arts for Good Health, Sleep Hygiene, Self Esteem and Co Production in Practice.

This prospectus contain 56 courses, co-produced and co-delivered by people with lived experience of mental health and/or addiction, and those with professional expertise.

All of our courses are free of charge and aim to give students the skills and knowledge to live with mental health conditions or addiction or care for those who do.

Courses vary in length from one-off workshops to those that take place weekly for a number of weeks. We hold our courses in a variety of venues, from community centres and hospitals to learning centres and theatres in locations across Bolton, Salford, Trafford, Prestwich, Altrincham and Manchester.

The Academy provides a shared learning environment for all our students and aims to give them the tools to support recovery and break down the stigma, which can affect people living with mental health conditions or addiction.

This prospectus is a gateway to knowledge and skills, which can improve your understanding of mental health, your well-being and your quality of life.

Join over 4,700 Recovery Academy students and sign up to a course today.

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 [email protected] to discuss your needs.

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Who is the Recovery Academy for?

The Recovery Academy is for everyone. This includes the people who use our services in the community, our inpatients, and their families, friends and carers. It is also for professionals who work with people with mental health and/or substance misuse problems, students, and the general public who want to know more about mental health, addiction and recovery.

Anyone can register as a student with us and once you have done this you can apply for any of our courses free of charge.

Please read our course overviews to check which ones meet your particular needs before booking a place.

Please note that although our courses are free of charge, we will charge other organisations who book a place but then do not attend without letting us know.Please do let us know if you are unable to attend a course as this enables us to offer a place to someone else.

What are our core values?

Our core values are based on the national principles of Recovery Colleges and we take them very seriously. These core values are as follows:• TheRecoveryAcademyrespects

everybody’s contribution so that we can learn from professional expertise and lived experience equally.

• TheRecoveryAcademyisdevelopedanddelivered by professionals and people with lived experience working together.

• Recognisingthecontributionthatpeoplewith lived experience make by paying them for their time and providing them with regular supervision, support and training.

• Offeringaprospectusoflearningwithadiverse range of courses delivered in an interactive creative way.

• Providingsafeplacestolearnthatarelocal to local people, welcoming and friendly and free from discrimination.

• Supportforourstudentswhentheyneed it e.g. Study Buddies and advice regarding further education, training and employment.

• Notreplacingotherthingsthathelprecovery (for example: treatment, interventions, social, leisure and vocational activities) but linking people to these opportunities within their local services and communities.

• Challengingstigmathrougheducationand celebrating success.

When you register as a student with us we will ask you to sign our Student Charter and help us to ensure these core values are respected by everyone.

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How to register with us and book on our courses

Detailed 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.gmmh.nhs.uk/recovery.

Our student registration and course booking form can also be found on page 95 of this prospectus. If you don’t have online access, you can complete this and post it to us at the address on the next page.

If you are a member of staff, you will need your manager’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.

http://www.gmmh.nhs.uk/recovery

If you are interested in attending a course, and would like more information, advice, or support, please contact us on:

Tel: 0161 358 1771

Email: [email protected]

Or post your Student Registration Form and Course Booking Form to:Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust,Recovery Academy, The Curve, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 3BL


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Our courses explained

Our Lived Experience courses explore people’s experiences of living with certain conditions, disabilities or difficulties. Most importantly, the courses encourage shared learning from people’s lived experience, and professional expertise, so that you can gain a better understanding and learn ways to either support your own recovery journey or support others in theirs.

Our Psychological Therapies and Recovery courses explore different approaches used in mental health to support people’s recovery. Each course teaches some basic, practical techniques that are often used in therapy that can be used by anyone. The techniques can be applied by individuals to themselves, or between peers, friends, and family members on a one to one basis or in groups.

Our Spirituality and Recovery courses explore different spiritual techniques that are known to help people in recovery from mental health difficulties, often by helping to reduce anxiety. These courses allow people to connect to faith and nature for example and to be more mindful of themselves and the things around them. They also encourage people to relax and reflect so that people can appreciate the things that matter to them the most.

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Our Creativity and Recovery courses encourage you to explore your creative side, whether this is through art, music, poetry or storytelling. These courses are messy, loud and fun and can help people to create a sense of identity. They also teach different creative techniques that be used to support your recovery or support others in theirs.

Our Taking Back Control courses aim to give you information and understanding to make decisions and choices that affect your care and wellbeing. They cover things like our basic human rights, our right to advocacy and how we can make advance decisions to influence future care. They also explore a lot of the jargon used in mental health services and help you understand the options available as well as how to get the best from your relationships with others.

Our Developing Knowledge and Life Skills courses aim to give you the skills and confidence you need for life, learning and work. These skills will help improve your employment or educational opportunities and provide you with knowledge to support others effectively. They will help you to accomplish your ambitions and reach your full potential or offer support from a position of real understanding.

Getting Involved with the AcademyMany people want to get involved with the Recovery Academy and have lots of knowledge, either from their own personal experiences or their professional expertise, but want to develop their teaching, training and leadership or coaching skills. These courses will help you develop the techniques you need to facilitate group work, lead support groups or deliver learning activities.

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Deaf Awareness Training

There are approximately 8.7 million people in the UK with a hearing loss, which is approximately 1 in 7 people, so the likelihood of you meeting a deaf or hard of hearing person in your workplace or local community is high.

The John Denmark Unit (JDU) in Prestwich is an inpatient unit for Deaf people - one of only three such units in the country. The Trust’s JDU is proud to deliver Deaf Awareness Training and aims to provide a more detailed understanding of deafness; deaf people, their culture, community, and language.

The course includes some fun games where you get to experience first-hand the types of communication barriers deaf people experience every day. You will have fun as you learn!

By the end of the course, you will:

Understand and demonstrate how you can engage and communicate with people who have a hearing loss

Gain some understanding of deaf culture and community

Be more aware of the importance of body language, facial expression and non-verbal communication

Experience some difficulties in communicating from a deaf perspective and be able to assist in improving communication

Demonstrate a positive attitude with deaf and hard of hearing people.

Lead tutors: Jacqueline Parker-Fu, with various colleagues and Registered Qualified British Sign Language (BSL) Interpreters.

Dates, Times and Venues

11 December 2017 – 9am to 1pmStart in Salford, Brunswick House, 62 Broad Street, Salford, Manchester M6 5BZ

20 March 2018 – 9am to 1pmRoom 3, The Curve, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL

“I really enjoyed the whole course and learning more about the deaf community.”

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How Culture Affects Mental Health

The culture we live in can affect our mental health and the way we think about and talk about mental health. Research from the Mental Health Foundation indicates that people living with apposing cultures can be more susceptible to mental health difficulties because of the stress related to living with different cultural norms and developing/sustaining a sense of identity.

This course will explore the link between cultural experiences and mental health as well as considering how paying respect to people’s experiences in a non-assuming and non-stigmatising way can help people feel listened to and be beneficial to their overall recovery.


Explore the impact of culture on our mental health

Consider how living with apposing cultures can affect us

Explore links between cultural norms and beliefs, stigma and mental health diagnosis

Consider how having a positive regard for peoples’ cultural experiences can have a positive effect on mental health and recovery.

Lead tutors: Alex Brocklehurst and Brad Adams


12 December 2017 – 10am to 4pmRoom 3, The Curve, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL

“I have waited for this course and it has helped me to have a better insight in different cultures.”

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Living with Addiction

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

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.

Lead tutors: Stephen Maloney, Kerry-Anne Peters and Jayne Gosnall


13 November 2017 – 9.30am to 4.30pmSt. Andrew’s Church, Brownley Road, Wythenshawe, Manchester M22 0DW

12 January 2018 – 9.30am to 4.30pmRoom 3, The Curve, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL

27 February 2018 – 9.30am to 4.30pmblueSCI, Old Trafford Wellbeing Centre, 54-56 Seymour Grove, Old Trafford, Manchester M16 0LN

“I think it is valuable having someone, who has experienced an addiction, giving their story. They know what it’s like.”

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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)

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.


Have an understanding of what anxiety and depression are and the different experiences people may have

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

Understand recovery, the individual nature of it and some of the blocks to recovery

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.


30 November and 1 December 2017 – 10am to 4.30pmStart in Salford, Brunswick House, 62 Broad Street, Salford, Manchester M6 5BZ

10 and 11 January 2018 – 10am to 4.30pmRoom 3, The Curve, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL

19 and 20 March 2018 – 10am to 4.30pmblueSCI, Broomwood Community Wellbeing Centre, Mainwood Road, Timperley, Altrincham, Cheshire WA15 7JU

Lived Experience

Lead tutors: Dr Sandra Neil, Rosie Beck, Bethan David, Suzanne Heffernan, Margaret Harper and Charlotte Schunke

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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.” (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).


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.

Facilitated by: Dr Anna Dodd, Helen Bucke, Catherine Marsh and Autism Consultants provided by United Response


5 December 2017 – 9.30am to 4.30pmJ2 Training Room, J Block, 2nd Floor, Royal Bolton Hospital, Minerva Road, Farnworth, Bolton BL4 0JR

13 March 2018 – 9.30am to 4.30pmRoom 3, The Curve, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL

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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)

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.


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

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

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 disordero The barriers to recovery and ways to

overcome them.

Lead tutors: Robert Griffiths, Heather Peel and Stuart Eaton


19 February 2018 – 10am to 4pmRoom 2, The Curve, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL

“Having the chance to hear from people who experience bipolar and mental health services was really interesting.”

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Living Well with Dementia

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

Emotional coping strategies e.g. managing stress and feelings associated with dementia

The importance of maintaining supportive relationships and networks in your local community

Planning for the future

Research around dementia and how to get involved.

Lead tutors: Gill Drummond, Kerry-Anne Peters and Dr Ruth Watson


19 January 2018 – 9.30am to 3.30pmStart in Salford, Brunswick House, 62 Broad Street, Salford, Manchester M6 5BZ

16 March 2018 – 9.30am to 3.30pmJ2 Training Room, J Block, 2nd Floor, Royal Bolton Hospital, Minerva Road, Farnworth, Bolton BL4 0JR

“Having a carer share her views made the content all the more valuable.”

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Living with Dual Diagnosis

If you have mental health and substance misuse problems, doctors sometimes call this ‘dual diagnosis’1.

“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.” .

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.


Gain an understanding of the meaning of dual diagnosis and what it is like to live with a dual diagnosis

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

Gain an understanding of the differences between drug induced and drug related psychosis

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

Gain insight into the recovery process

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

Lead tutors: Wayne Edwards, Lyndsey Chadderton and Martin Elder


21 November 2017 – 10am to 4.30pmRoom 3, The Curve, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL

13 February 2018 – 10am to 4.30pmStart in Salford, Brunswick House, 62 Broad Street, Salford, Manchester M6 5BZ

“The course looked at different approaches to supporting service users with dual diagnosis.”

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.


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.

Lead tutors: Dr Magdalene Sampson and Margaret Harper

“The life stories were brave and helped me understand.”


20 November 2017 – 10am to 3pm – blueSCI, Broomwood Community Wellbeing Centre, Mainwood Road, Timperley, Altrincham, Cheshire WA15 7JU

29 January 2018 – 10am to 3pmSt. Andrew’s Church, Brownley Road, Wythenshawe, Manchester M22 0DW


Lived Experience

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Living with Hearing Voices

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.


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.


16 November 2017 – 10am to 4.30pmblueSCI, Broomwood Wellbeing Centre, Mainwood Road, Timperley, Cheshire WA15 7JU

12 January 2018 – 10am to 4.30pmJ2 Training Room, J Block, 2nd Floor, Royal Bolton Hospital, Minerva Road, Farnworth, Bolton BL4 0JR

23 February 2018 – 10am to 4.30pmRoom 3, The Curve, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL

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Lead tutors: Ann Richards, Ann Steele, Jasper Palmier-Claus, Natasha Holden, Liz Murphy, Glynis Queenan and Amanda Larkin

“I learnt new ways of coping with voices in order to help my clients.”

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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.

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.


Have an understanding of what hoarding is

Appreciate the range of different experiences people who hoard will have

Be aware of some of the stigma associated with hoarding

Understand how hoarding behaviour can make people feel

Know some of the myths and misconceptions that are associated with hoarding

Understand some of the reasons why people may hoard

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

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

Be aware of the support and services available.

Lead tutors: Dr Joanne Bennett, Eddie Fenn and Jonathan Grieves



20 February 2018 – 10am to 3pmSt. Andrew’s Church, Brownley Road, Wythenshawe, Manchester M22 0DW

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Living with OCD

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.


Be able to define OCD and explore common misconceptions of the disorder

Know the difference between obsessions and compulsions

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 the use of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Understand the use of medication

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.

Lead tutors: Martin O’Doherty and Yvonne Slater


5 February 2018 – 10am to 4.30pmRoom 1, The Curve, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL

“I learnt such a lot from both the presenters and other participants.”

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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)

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.


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.


6 December 2017 – 10am to 4.30pmblueSCI, Broomwood Community Wellbeing Centre, Mainwood Road, Timperley, Altrincham, Cheshire WA15 7JU

31 January 2018 – 10am to 4.30pmSt. Andrew’s Church, Brownley Road, Wythenshawe, Manchester M22 0DW

22 March 2018 – 10am to 4.30pmRoom 3, The Curve, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL

Lived Experience

Lead tutors: Claire Gately, Gavin Evans and Nadia Miller

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Living with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

“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.

“If your symptoms last, or are very extreme, you may be given a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder.” (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.


Understand that people interpret and react to events differently and that what is traumatic to one person may not be to another

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

Know some of the symptoms of PTSD such as Hypervigilance, Avoidance/Numbness, Re-experiencing, and other mental health/substance misuse difficulties

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

Know what support and services are available.

Lead tutors: Dr Ruth Watson, Charlotte Schunke and Gemma Feeney


5 December 2017 – 10am to 4pmblueSCI, Broomwood Wellbeing Centre, Mainwood Road, Timperley, Altrincham, Cheshire WA15 7JU

1 February 2018 – 10am to 4pmSt. Andrew’s Church, Brownley Road, Wythenshawe, Manchester M22 0DW

27 March 2018 – 10am to 4pmJ2 Training Room, J Block, 2nd Floor, Royal Bolton Hospital, Minerva Road, Farnworth, Bolton BL4 0JR

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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)

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.


Have a better understanding of what psychosis means

Know some of the potential causes of psychosis

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

Be able to support people experiencing distressing symptoms

Have a better understanding of how to address stigma

Know how to support people in their recovery journey.

Lead tutors: Dr Joanne Green, Deb Stefanovic and Wayne Edwards

If you are experiencing psychosis for the first time and would like to take charge of your physical health, take a look at a booklet that could help: www.gmmh.nhs.uk/focus-on-psychosis


5 December 2017 – 10am to 4.30pmRoom 3, The Curve, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester

30 January 2018 – 10am to 4.30pmStart in Salford, Brunswick House, 62 Broad Street, Salford, Manchester M6 5BZ

14 March 2018 – 10am to 4.30pmblueSCI, Coppice Library & Wellbeing Centre, Coppice Avenue, Sale, Manchester M33 4ND

“I enjoyed the breadth of perspectives from various support areas and the excellent tutors.”

Lived Experience

http://www.gmmh.nhs.uk/focus-on-psychosis

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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.

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.


Have a greater understanding of self-harm 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.

Lead tutors: Karen Basey, Lucy Rae and Rebecca Lewis



30 January 2018 – 10am to 4pmblueSCI, Coppice Library & Wellbeing Centre, Coppice Avenue, Sale, Manchester M33 4ND

23 March 2018 – 10am to 4pmRoom 3, The Curve, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester

“It was refreshing to attend a course with people who were happy to share their personal experience.”

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Military Veterans Champion Awareness

There are estimated to be 5.5 million ex-servicemen and women who qualify as veterans. In 2001 the Ministry of Defence formally defined the word “veteran” as a person who has served more than one day in any of the three armed services.

According to the armed forces community covenant 2011, all NHS services should give priority to military veterans if their condition is related to their service. Identifying military veterans is a key part of supporting them to access appropriate health services.

There are dedicated mental health services for veterans and their families living across the Greater Manchester Mental Health footprint. These services offer assessment, case management and psychological therapy to all veterans with military and non-military related mental health difficulties including substance use and social/occupational difficulties.

Many local mental health services have military veteran’s champions, but some of these individuals have not had access to relevant training and are unclear what this role entails. Anyone can become a military veteran’s champion and this course aims to give people an understanding of what the role entails, an understanding of what some of the issues are for military veteran’s, and how they can support people to access help.


Understand and demonstrate how you can identify military veterans and support them to access appropriate mental health services.

Gain some understanding of the military veteran’s culture & community.

Understand the range of local services available to military veterans and their families.

Understand the role of the military veterans champion and how this can be utilised to increase awareness and improve access to services.

Lead Tutors: Rachel Crawshaw and Veterans in Mind


21 November 2017 – 10am to 4pmRoom 1, Redbank House, 4 St. Chad’s Street, Manchester M8 8QA


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Recovering from Domestic Abuse

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.


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.

Lead tutors: Sheila Wilson and Joanne Wilson


13 February 2018 – 9.30am to 4.30pmRoom 2, The Curve, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL

“Excellent discussion developed through varied experiences.”

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An Introduction to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

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.


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.

Facilitated by: Sara Whitehead and members of staff from our Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Training Centre.


27 March 2017 – 10am to 4.30pmConference Room 7, The Curve, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL

“I enjoyed learning more about CBT and its uses.”


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An Introduction to Compassion Focussed Therapy

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.


Have a greater understanding of self-attacking, 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.

Lead tutors: Richard Aubery, Alison Dixon and Nadia Miller


4 December 2017 – 10am to 4pmJ2 Training Room, J Block, 2nd Floor, Royal Bolton Hospital, Minerva Road, Farnworth, Bolton BL4 0JR

7 February 2018 – 10am to 4pmblueSCI, Old Trafford Wellbeing Centre, 54-56 Seymour Grove, Old Trafford, Manchester M16 0LN


“The day went so quickly, it was engaging and there was a good balance of interaction, presentation and film.”


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An Introduction to Motivational Interviewing Skills

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.


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.

Lead tutors: Stephen Maloney and Ben Metcalfe


Cohort 1: 27 and 28 November 2017 – 9.30am to 4.30pmRoom 3, The Curve, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL

Cohort 2: 31 January and 1 February 2018 – 9.30am to 4.30pmRoom 1, Redbank House, 4 St. Chad’s Street, Manchester M8 8QA

Cohort 3: 1 and 2 March 2018 – 9.30am to 4.30pmblueSCI, Coppice Library & Wellbeing Centre, Coppice Avenue, Sale, Manchester M33 4ND


“I enjoyed the practical exercises and it helped to consolidate my learning.”

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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 the first two days of this course is to help you run effective groups with the emphasis on developing and practising group work skills that are applicable across a wide range of different types of group work.

For people, who may go on to run mental health support groups, there is a third day focusing on group work content. This day has been developed by one of our tutors with lived experience of mental health difficulties and has run support groups in the community for a number of years. The content is influenced by the tutor’s own experiences of what helped him in his own recovery, which he shares to help others.

By the end of the first two days, 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


Cohort 1: 6, 7 and 9 November 2017 – 9.30am to 4.30pmRoom 3, The Curve, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL

Cohort 2: 19, 20 and 21 February 2018 – 9.30am to 4.30pmJ2 Training Room, J Block, 2nd Floor, Royal Bolton Hospital, Minerva Road, Farnworth, Bolton BL4 0JR


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If you opt to stay for the third day, you will:

Be familiar with the six principles of recovery in mental health

Be familiar with the outline of ten group work sessions for people experiencing mental health difficulties

Understand the importance of developing group members’ confidence by giving them some responsibility within the group

Understand the importance of setting milestones with group members

Lead tutors: Stephen Maloney and Mike Wilson


“I liked how interactive it was and how much group work we did.”

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Family Intervention: education for carers, relatives and partners of people with Personality Disorder

Personality Disorder is a condition commonly diagnosed for people under the care of mental health services. Supporting people with the diagnosis in general is often very challenging for their partners, carers and relatives. This two-day course is aimed at those partners, carers and relatives of people receiving care and treatment for Personality Disorder.

The course aims to improve people’s understanding of Personality Disorder, outline the treatment approach currently in use in Salford, and to give some guidance of how to support people with Personality Disorder, both in general every day life and in times of crisis. People attending the course will be expected to engage in some role play and group discussion.


Know the signs and symptoms of Personality Disorder

Know more about validation and empathy

Be able to role play and practice being validating to people

Know about how problem solving can be a helpful approach for people with the diagnosis

Know more about responding to people when in a crisis

Lead Tutors: Dr Rachel Jukes, Tracey Booth, Annabel Hunt, Ben Ottiwell


13 and 20 November 2017 – 10am to 4pmRoom 3, The Curve, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL


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Node-Link Mapping and Behavioural Activation

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.


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.

Lead tutor: Stephen Maloney


Cohort 1: 11 & 12 December 2017 – 9.30am to 4.30pmRoom 1, Redbank House, 4 St. Chad’s Street, Manchester M8 8QA

Cohort 2: 15 & 16 February 2018 – 9.30am to 4.30pmJ2 Training Room, J Block, 2nd Floor, Royal Bolton Hospital, Minerva Road, Farnworth, Bolton BL4 0JR

“The course was very informative and the role-play was a good opportunity to put ideas and skills into practice.”


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Faith and 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.


Be familiar with the role of faith and spirituality in promoting mental wellbeing

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

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

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

Lead tutors: Father Jeremy Law and Janine Smith


21 November 2017 – 10am to 4pmJ2 Training Room, J Block, 2nd Floor, Royal Bolton Hospital, Minerva Road, Farnworth, Bolton BL4 0JR

20 February 2018 – 10am to 4pmStart in Salford, Brunswick House, 62 Broad Street, Salford, Manchester M6 5BZ

“I enjoyed exploring faith and spirituality.”


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Introduction to Mindfulness

Mindfulness can help us enjoy the world more and understand ourselves better by changing the way we think, feel and act. It involves developing an ability to become aware of what is happening in the present, moment-by-moment, rather than being on ‘automatic pilot’.

This course will help you to learn mindfulness techniques that can improve your mental wellbeing.


Have an understanding of what mindfulness is and how it helps

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

Improve your response to distress by developing skills in mindfulness

Have the resources to practice mindfulness for your own wellbeing

Be able to decide whether mindfulness is something you wish to pursue.

Duration: This programme involves mindfulness training over four weeks, with one class per week.

Lead tutors: Trafford cohort: Jennefer D’Aubyn, Prestwich cohort: Amanda Hurst, Stephanie Kennedy, Bolton cohort: Liz Hopley and Martin O’Doherty,


Prestwich Cohort: 15, 22, 29 November and 6 December 2017Conference Room 7, The Curve, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BLAll the above sessions start at 4.30pm through to 5.30pm

Trafford Cohort: 18, 25 January, 1 and 8 February 2018Ground Floor Room 1, Old Trafford Wellbeing Centre, 54-56 Seymour Grove, Old Trafford, Manchester M16 0LNAll the above sessions start at 3.30pm through to 5.00pm

Bolton Cohort: 1, 8, 15 and 22 March 2018Bolton HUB, Bolton Street, (Off Newport Street), Bolton BL1 1LSAll the above sessions start at 5.15pm to 6.15pm

“I enjoyed practicing different ways/types of mindfulness and the balance of practice and theory.”


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Introduction to Relaxation Skills

The goal of all relaxation techniques is to slow down your breathing, lower your blood pressure and create a feeling of calm and wellbeing.

Relaxation techniques taught in this course differ from mindfulness techniques taught in our mindfulness course. This course includes a number of practices that have a direct effect on the central nervous system to relax your muscles and encourage deep breathing. It includes guided imagery, which is a stress management technique, where you use your imagination to picture something that makes you feel relaxed and peaceful.

This introductory session is aimed at developing an understanding of relaxation and its benefits. Attendees will also experience a variety of relaxation techniques.

By the end of the session, you will:

Have an understanding of what relaxation is

Understand the benefits of relaxation techniques

Understand and experience what “deep breathing” is

Experience and practice a variety of relaxation techniques

Identify which techniques work for you and/or which techniques may best work for others and how to adapt them to everyday life.

Lead tutor: Amanda Hurst

Please note there is a need to feel comfortable during this course in order to relax, so please wear comfortable clothes and shoes.


5 December 2017 – 1.30pm to 4.30pmRoom 2, The Curve, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL

8 March 2018 – 1.30pm to 4.30pmConference Room 6, The Curve, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL

“I enjoyed the practical relaxation practices, which energised me.”


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Nature to Nurture

Over this one-day course, the Lancashire Wildlife Trust will give you practical experiences that demonstrate the positive effects the outdoor environment can have on our health.

In line with the well-researched Five Ways to Wellbeing, you will:

Connect and Take Notice: by exploring a nature reserve to look at 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.

Facilitated by: Lancashire Wildlife Trust


28 March 2018 – 10am to 4.30pmBolton Environmental Resource Centre, 499-511 Bury Road, Bolton, Greater Manchester BL2 6DH

“It was all very good – I will recommend this day.”


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.

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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 an illness like dementia to reconnect with the important people and events across their life and can help clinicians to see the person and not the illness.

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 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.


Have an understanding of what Life Story is and how this can help you to retain your wishes, values and beliefs

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

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.

Lead tutors: Amy Lea and Sarah Page

“The most useful, informative and knowledgeable course I have ever attended.”


23 November 2017 – 9.30am to 1pmRoom 3, The Curve, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL


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8 Artists, 8 Techniques – Art for Good Health

Did you know that making Art is good for your mental health? Are you interested in learning how to use Art to boost your health and wellbeing?

In this eight-week course, you will explore the work of eight artists in history, try out a variety of creative painting techniques for yourself and share your ideas and observations of paintings that you may already recognise.

‘Arts for Good Health’ courses are run by the Creative Wellbeing Arts service and sessions use well designed art exercises and techniques to help participants improve their mental wellbeing. No art experience is necessary, but an openness to trying new things and meeting new people is essential and all materials are provided.


Understand the benefits of engaging with Art for wellbeing

Have experimented with a variety of painting techniques

Have experienced connecting and sharing with others through discussions and ideas

Have produced 8 original paintings of your own

Lead Tutors: Liz Scantlebury “Art makes me aware of my surroundings. I feel connected.”


1, 8, 15, 22, 29 November, 6, 13 and 20 December 2017 – 10am to 12noonStudio One, St. Andrew’s Church, Brownley Street, Wythenshawe, Manchester M22 0DW


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LightLeaks Photography

LightLeaks brings people together to explore their creativity by using photography. It is a seven-week educational course designed and delivered by a professional photographer and artist.

The course will teach you the skills needed to follow a creative brief and produce your own photography project. Each session will be completely different. During the final week of the course we will bring together all of the photography created and hold an exhibition where we can view all of the work created and be proud of what we have achieved.

You do not need any previous experience of photography, or any equipment to secure a place. We will supply all the materials you need to complete the course.


Have learnt a brand new set of skills with LightLeaks

Be able to express yourself creatively with photography

Have learnt about different photographic styles

Have used traditional film methods as well as modern day digital equipment

Received support from industry professional photographers

Lead tutor: Claire Angel


2, 9, 16, 23, 30 November, 7 and 14 December 2017 – 5.00pm to 7.30pmRoom 3, The Curve, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL


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Using Creativity to Improve Mental Wellbeing

Art can 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.


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.

Lead tutors: Avril Clarke, Natalie Kheirkhah and Stephanie Mouillaud

“The open attitude to explore and have fun with art and the ability to meet other lovely people.”


Cohort 1: 8, 22, 29 November and 6 December 2017 – 1.30pm to 4.30pmRoom 3 and Room 4, The Curve, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL

Cohort 2: 7, 14, 21 and 28 March 2018 – 1.30pm to 4.30pmRoom 3, The Curve, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL


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Spotlight on Accreditations and Partnerships

We pride ourselves on offering courses, which are accredited by professional organisations, so 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 co-producing fantastic workshops with The Reader, Nordoff Robbins, Bolton Employment & Support Team (B.E.S.T), Mind in Salford, United Response Consultants, Lancashire Wildlife Trust, Alzheimer’s Society, LightLeaks Photography and MaD Theatre Company.

New for this term, Studio One in Wythenshawe have kindly offered to run one of their ‘Arts for Good Health’ courses. Eight Artists, Eight Techniques, will explore the work of Eight Artists in history, and our

students will try out a variety of creative painting techniques for themselves to create Eight original paintings of their own.

In addition, we are offering training in support of the Veteran’s in Mind initiative, which aims to recruit community Military Veteran’s Champions to be able to support veterans in their local communities to access the support available to them.

Our partnerships also extend to running our workshops and courses in external venues, such as Start in Salford, blueSCI in Trafford, Octagon Theatre in Bolton and the Lancashire Wildlife Trusts education centre in Bolton.

At the start of this year, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust joined forces with Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust to become one new organisation – Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH). This means the Recovery Academy will have an even bigger reach ensuring young people, adults and older people across Manchester have access to our free courses.

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To make access to our courses as easy as possible for Manchester residents, we are running a variety of our courses in external venues and centres across Manchester. We’ve also teamed up with new partners The Big Life group and Manchester Art Gallery to use their community-located centres and stunning settings.

By working in partnership with our community and external organisations, we can:

• Improvestudentchoicebyextendingtherange of courses, which support recovery offered in the prospectus.

• Workwithmainstreamorganisationsassists the broader agenda of reducing stigma associated with mental health issues.

• Wecancollaborativelypromote“community participation”.

• Theexpertiseandknowledgeotherorganisations bring to working inpartnership with us increases the capacity and capability of GMMH’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 GMMH’s Recovery Academy organisations have:

• Accesstoresourcesforimprovingwellbeing support to their workforce and community.

• AssociationwithaleadingandinnovativeNHS organisation.

• Accesstoexcellentpublicityusingjointlybranded materials. We will actively advertise your organisation through GMMH’s website and prospectus, for free.

Would you be interested in working in partnership with GMMH’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, Recovery Academy Lead, at [email protected]

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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.

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.


Understand the values and principles underpinning the Human Rights Act, Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act

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

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

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

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


9 January 2018 – 10am to 4pmRoom 3, The Curve, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL

15 March 2018 – 10am to 4pmJ2 Training Room, J Block, 2nd Floor, Royal Bolton Hospital, Minerva Road, Farnworth, Bolton BL4 0JR

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

Lead tutors: Robin Jamil, from Mind in Salford, and Lynn Agnew

Taking Back Control

“I found it useful, informative and delivered by knowledgeable trainers.”

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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.

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.


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.

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.”

Lead tutors: Patricia Goodwin and Suzanne Grundy


27 November 2017 – 10am to 2.30pmRoom 1, Redbank House, 4 St. Chad’s Street, Manchester M8 8QA

13 March 2018 – 10am to 2.30pmJ2 Training Room, J Block, 2nd Floor, Royal Bolton Hospital, Minerva Road, Farnworth, Bolton BL4 0JR

“I think that anyone in a caring role would get something out of the programme either useful facts, a place to talk and meet people in a similar situation.”

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Knowledge is Power - Finding health information to support recovery

You can find a vast amount of health information from a variety of sources - books, leaflets, websites, social media and online support groups. But how can you determine which information is reliable and the most trustworthy?

These informal sessions, ran by our resident Library and Knowledge Team, will give you the knowledge to be able to search for reliable health information when looking for advice on specific conditions, treatments and interventions.

Each session can be tailored to your individual needs and include:

How to find books and research in the library

How to search for reliable health information online

How to find local support groups

How to find specialist organisations


There is no need to book ahead. Please call in on a Monday or Thursday between 2.30pm and 4.30pm when the library is quieter to access support from our librarians if you need it. The library is also open Monday to Friday 9am until 5pm for more general use.The Library at The Curve, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BLKnowledge Service, 1st Floor, Fallowfield Library, Platt Lane, Manchester M14 7FB

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Finding reliable health information online:

When looking for advice on specific conditions, look for well known organisations and charities, such as NHS Choices, AGE UK, Alzheimer’s Society or MIND. Look for sites which end in .org (not-for-profit organisations) or .gov (government run).

NHS Choices, for example, has been certified as a producer of reliable health and social care information by the Information Standard, which is certification scheme to help people decide which information is trustworthy.

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Overcoming Sleep Problems

Sleep affects our ability to sustain attention, and maintain performance and relationships. If we compromise on our sleep it can affect our mood and our mental health. Good sleep hygiene has been shown to not only have a positive effect on our mental wellbeing, but also protect our immune system and have benefits for our physical health. The amount that each person needs is different.

This course will look at sleep patterns, what affects our ability to sleep well and most importantly practical tips for getting off to sleep and staying asleep. It will not consider specific sleep disorders such as sleep apnoea, REM sleep disorder, narcolepsy or chronic insomnia.


Understand sleep and sleep problems

Know how much sleep is recommended for different groups of people

Understand different types of sleep and sleep patterns

Discuss causes of sleep problems and identify the ones you may have

Consider ways to overcome sleep problems and identify good sleep habits

Practise relaxation techniques to help prepare for sleep

Lead tutors: Gemma Feeney and Sheila Wilson

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30 November 2017 – 1pm to 4pmJ2 Training Room, J Block, 2nd Floor, Royal Bolton Hospital, Minerva Road, Farnworth, Bolton BL4 0JR

6 March 2018 – 1pm to 4pmRoom 3, The Curve, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL

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Overcoming Stigma

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.


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.

Lead tutors: Jayne Gosnall, Caroline Cardillo and Claire Watson

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“I enjoyed learning more about what stigma is and how to overcome this.”



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Planning Ahead: understanding Advance Decisions

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 e.g. when you no longer have mental capacity.

“An advance decision will be legally binding, and must be followed by health professionals, if you have made a clear and valid advance decision and you have followed the procedures set out in the Mental Capacity Act.” (Mind)This course is specifically aimed at demonstrating how people with mental health problems (like depression or psychosis) can make advance decisions.


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.

Lead tutors: Gary Sidley and Wendy Broderick


14 December 2017 – 9.30am to 12.30pmRoom 3, The Curve, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL

21 February 2018 – 1pm to 4pmblueSCI, Old Trafford Wellbeing Centre, 54-56 Seymour Grove, Old Trafford, Manchester M16 0LN

“The service user involvement enabled me to reflect more on my caring attitude and helped me to see the discussions from the service user perspective.”

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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.

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.


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.

Lead tutors: Stephen Maloney and Mike Wilson


1 December 2017 – 1pm to 4pmJ2 Training Room, J Block, 2nd Floor, Royal Bolton Hospital, Minerva Road, Farnworth, Bolton BL4 0JR

5 March 2018 – 9.30am to 12.30pmRoom 3, The Curve, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL

“I enjoyed the practical aspects of the course like role plays – good way of learning”

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Understanding Anger and Aggression

“When something makes you angry, adrenalin causes your body to prepare for ‘fight or flight’, giving you energy and making you feel tense. Releasing this energy and tension is good for you, but it can be difficult to do so in ways that are constructive.” (Mind)

This course will help you to understand your own triggers for getting angry and help you to explore different ways to manage your emotions, so that you stay well and develop and maintain healthy relationships.


Know your own triggers for getting angry and recognise your own early warning signs

Recognise your own thinking distortions which can make situations worse

Know the difference between internalised and externalised anger as well as direct and indirect aggression

Understand the impact of verbal and non-verbal aggression on yourself and other people

Consider when anger can be a positive emotion to have

Look at different ways to be able to manage anger better and consider appropriate ways to respond to other people’s anger

Consider a range of scenario’s and reflect on how you may have reacted in the past and how you could react in the future to get a better outcome.

Lead tutors: Roy Holt and staff from MaD Theatre Company.


18, 25 January, 1 February 2018 – 10am to 12.30pmRoom 3, The Curve, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL

“Brilliant course – loved the role play.”

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Understanding Emotions for Healthy Relationships

A good relationship with yourself, family, friends and your wider communities promotes a sense of belonging and is important for your wellbeing. These connections can be mutually supportive providing an opportunity to share experiences and learn from each other which increases self-worth and reduces isolation.

However, sometimes important relationships can be challenging, complex, or unhealthy and at times it can be difficult to manage the thoughts and feelings these generate.

This course will start by considering the relationship you have with yourself and what you can do to help improve and sustain healthy relations with others. It will look at boundary setting and assertiveness, so that you are better equipped to manage those relationships you find difficult, as well as considering how you manage change and loss in your relationships.


Be able to reflect on the relationship you have with yourself

Explore the different relationships you have and the different emotions these generate and why

Know the purpose of your emotions and how they make you feel physically and psychologically

Recognise how you cope with your emotions and the effect this can have on yourself and other people

Recognise how relationships can become destructive

Understand and improve your emotional intelligence and emotional resilience


Cohort 1: 29 November, 6 and 13 December 2017 – 1pm to 4pmblueSCI, Coppice Library & Wellbeing Centre, Coppice Avenue, Sale, Manchester M33 4ND

Cohort 2: 1, 8 and 15 March 2017 – 1pm to 4pmStart in Salford, Brunswick House, 62 Broad Street, Salford, Manchester M6 5BZ

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Consider boundary setting in your relationships with others in order to maintain an assertive healthy relationship that is neither passive nor aggressive

Consider how damaged relationships can be repaired

Consider change, transitions and endings in relationships.

Lead tutors: Sinead Wolfe and Tori Otero

“The group was very open and felt free to discuss personal issues which helped each other immensely. The course exceeded my expectations.”

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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 and the terminology used as well as the side effects and ways to manage those side effects.

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.


Know the way that medicines work in our bodies

Understand the effects of anti-depressants, mood stabilisers and anti-psychotics

Consider the range of side effects experienced by people taking medication to treat mental health

Understand the range of medication available to treat the side effects of anti-depressants, mood stabilisers and anti-psychotics

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.

Lead tutors: Anne Flear and Deb Stefanovic


17 November 2017 – 10.30am to 3.30pmblueSCI, Old Trafford Wellbeing Centre, 54-56 Seymour Grove, Old Trafford, Manchester M16 0LN

27 February 2018 – 10.30am to 3.30pmRoom 3, The Curve, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL

16 March 2018 – 10.30am to 3.30pmStart in Salford, Brunswick House, 62 Broad Street, Salford, Manchester M6 5BZ

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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.

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.


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.

Lead tutors: Claire Watson


30 November 2017 – 10am to 4pmRoom 3, The Curve, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL

14 February 2018 – 10am to 4pmJ2 Training Room, J Block, 2nd Floor, Royal Bolton Hospital, Minerva Road, Farnworth, Bolton BL4 0JR

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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 ‘basic skills’ qualifications are based on national standards recognised by employers and colleges.

Session Topic Description

1Discover and build on your English skills

A fun introduction to learning and using English through practical activities in reading, writing, speaking and listening.

2How do I spell …? and where do I put a *!”?

Using dictionaries, apps, the internet and reading books to improve spelling, punctuation and grammar.

3 Once upon a time…..Writing creatively and imaginatively – stories, poems, blogs and diaries.

4From Facebook to formalities

What type of written and spoken language do we use in different situations? Friendly, formal, texting, letter writing, emails, social media...

5 “What do I put here?”Practical written communication skills for job applications, form filling (benefits, passports, utilities etc.) and the skills needed for English qualifications.

Duration: This course runs once a week for three hours over a five-week period.

Lead tutor: Maria Clifton

Please note participants MUST attend all five days to receive a national qualification in Functional English.


10, 17 and 24 November, 1 and 8 December 2017 – 9.30am to 12.30pmVenue – Room 3, The Curve, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL

“I enjoyed doing exercises and work sheets together with the trainer in the class where I can ask right away when I’m stuck”


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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.

Improving your IT skills can also lead to a better job or to further study like apprenticeships or QCF (Qualifications and Credit Framework) awards.



1 Get switched on!A fun introduction to computers to build your confidence – from the ‘on button’ to ‘surfing the net.’

2Say ‘hello’ to the world wide web

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.

3Be computer-creative (without glue, scissors or sticky-back plastic)

Create a professional and artistic look for your online documents by using Word for leaflets, invitations, letters etc.

4 Spread the word Use PowerPoint to create successful presentations.

5Organise stuff easily and electronically

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


Lead tutors: Maria Clifton

Please note participants MUST attend all five days to receive a national qualification in Functional IT

“I loved the course, found it useful and interesting.”


2, 9, 23 February, 2 and 9 March 2018 – 9.30am to 12.30pmDickens Suite and Shaw Suite, Ivy House, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL


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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.



1 Discover your maths skillsA fun introduction to learning and using maths in everyday situations through practical activities.

2One potato, two potato, three potato, four

Making sums and calculations easy; using numbers to add, subtract, multiply and divide.

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

4 Money, money, money Work out budgets for home, spends, savings and holidays.

5 Maths is everywhereUsing real life information to create and interpret graphs and charts.


Lead tutor: Maria Clifton

Please note participants MUST attend all five days to receive a national qualification in Functional Maths

“How the tutor made maths relate to real life situations.”


28 February, 7, 14, 21 and 28 March 2018 – all 9.30am to 12.30pmVenue – Room 3, The Curve, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL


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Building Self Esteem

Many people will have low confidence and difficulty believing in themselves at some point in their lives, depending on what they may be going through at that time. When it becomes a long-term difficulty, it can have a harmful effect on someone’s mental health and their lives in general.

This courses aims to help those, who may find it difficult to build their self-belief and feelings of self-worth, by giving them a variety of practical ways that they can start to challenge the negative thoughts they may have about themselves. There is no expectation that people share their reasons for having low confidence or self-esteem, but it will be an opportunity to learn about the various ways someone’s self-esteem can be affected.


Understand what the term ‘self-esteem’ includes

Recognise the various ways in which someone’s self-esteem can be affected, both negatively and positively

Be given information on the ways you can start challenging negative thoughts towards yourself

Be equipped with various ‘tools’ for you to use to help build your self-esteem at times of difficulty

Gain practice in using these tools and then reviewing how beneficial they have been for you

Be given information on where you may be able to get ongoing support with building your self-esteem from

Duration: One three-hour session followed by one two-hour session a fortnight later to evaluate the effectiveness of the tools provided so far and share experiences.

Facilitated by: Amy Lawrence



30 January 2018 – 10am to 12noonRoom 3, The Curve, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL

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Dementia Friends

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.


Learn about dementia and understand its affects

Understand the impact of dementia on the wider community

Become familiar with the Dementia Friends campaign and the Prime Ministers challenge on dementia

Feel more confident in supporting people living with dementia

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

Lead tutor: Gill Drummond

Dates, Times and Venuess

23 November 2017 – 9.30am to 11amJ2 Training Room, J Block, 2nd Floor, Royal Bolton Hospital, Minerva Road, Farnworth, Bolton BL4 0JR

16 February 2018 – 1pm to 2.30pm blueSCI, Coppice Library & Wellbeing Centre, Coppice Avenue, Sale, Manchester M33 4ND

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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.

This course will give you the knowledge and skills you need to be able to apply for education and training courses, as well as jobs. It will help you to identify the qualities you already have and how to present these qualities along with any education and experience you may have. It will look at CV writing, how to complete an application form so that yours stands out, and interviewing skills.


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.

Facilitated by: Alex Brocklehurst and Brad Adams

“The course included the whole process of job seeking, extremely useful.”


15 February 2018 – 10am to 4pmStart in Salford, Brunswick House, 62 Broad Street, Salford, Manchester M6 5BZ


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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 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.


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.

Lead tutors: Stephen Maloney and Deb Stefanovic


15, 22, 29 January, 5 and 12 February 2018 – 9.30am to 4.30pmRoom 3, The Curve, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL

Hand-In Workshop – 26 February 2018 – 9.30am to 12.30pmRoom 3, The Curve, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL


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Personality Disorder; National KUF (Knowledge and Understanding Framework) Programme

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.


Know what personality disorder is, the different types and how many people are affected

Be aware of the debates and disputes surrounding 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

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


Cohort 1 – 15, 29 November and 13 December 2017– 10am to 4pmRoom 3, The Curve, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL

Cohort 2 – 17, 31 January and 14 February 2018 – 10am to 4pmRoom 3, The Curve, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL

Cohort 3 – 26 February, 12 and 26 March 2018 – 10am to 4pmMeeting Room 1, Upstairs, Room 3, and Room 1, The Curve, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL


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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

Know how supporting someone with personality disorder is different from supporting someone with other mental health difficulties and understand how it will affect you and the help you may need

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.

Lead tutors: Gavin Evans, Cameron Latham, Martin O’Doherty, Ben Ottiwell and Mani Mehdikhani

“It’s a unique opportunity to learn with people from different disciplines.”


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Shared Reading Group

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.

Lead tutor: Caroline Collinge

“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.”


12, 19, 26 January, 2 and 9 February 2018 – 1pm to 2.30pmBreak Out Room A, The Curve, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL


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Co-Production - Getting it right

Today, coproduction is a hot topic in mental health, but do any of us really know what it means and how to do it?

This course will explore what it is, its importance in the design and delivery of mental health services, and how we can all do it better, together.

It explores the everyday challenges for everyone involved, but more importantly considers how we can start to overcome some of these challenges so that everyone feels valued and respected.


Consider what coproduction is and what it isn’t

Learn the benefits of coproduction and working together in a meaningful way

Appreciate who to involve and how to recognise their assets

Learn the core values and principles of coproduction

Establish how to put these core values and principles into practice

Learn how to listen and value different perspectives to your own

Identify the challenges and how to address them

Lead Tutors: Claire Watson, Tom Griffiths and Tori Otero


8 February 2018 – 10am to 3pmJ2 Training Room, J Block, 2nd Floor, Royal Bolton Hospital, Minerva Road, Farnworth, Bolton BL4 0JR


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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.

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.


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.

Facilitated by: Ginny Allende-Cullen and Headspace - Octagon Theatre Bolton



“Enabling me to share what I have already in skills and in a creative way that keeps people interested enough to learn new skills.”


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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.

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 what personal information to share with others can create personal dilemmas.

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.


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.

Lead tutors: Sheila Wilson and Anthony Louden

“It wasn’t complicated it was all explained in a way you could understand also it was a great refresher also learnt new things.”


6 February 2018 – 9.30am to 1pmRoom 3, The Curve, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL


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Train the Trainer

Would you like to become a course tutor for the Recovery Academy?

This course aims to teach participants the skills required to effectively deliver courses as part of the Recovery 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.


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.

Lead tutor: Claire Watson


22 March 2018 – 10am to 4.30pmStart in Salford, Brunswick House, 62 Broad Street, Salford, Manchester M6 5BZ

“I enjoyed meeting inspiring motivating people with similar goals.”


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The Library and Knowledge Centre

The Library and Knowledge Centre, based at The Curve in Prestwich, 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.

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.

Opening TimesMonday - Friday: 8.30am – 5pm

“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.”

For more information on this centre, please contact us on:Tel: 0161 358 1772Email: [email protected]

Library and Knowledge Centre, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust,The Curve, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL

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Sign up to the Academy newsletter and e-bulletin

Branching Out newsletterThe 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.

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Page 1Branching Out Recovery Academy Newsletter Spring 2017

Our Spring/Summer Term Prospectus is out nowThe Recovery Academy’s Spring/Summer Term prospectus for courses from May to September 2017 is out now.

There are 58 courses available to our registered students taking place across Prestwich, Bolton, Salford, Trafford, and Central, North and South Manchester.

This term we have launched new course categories including Psychosocial Interventions and Recovery, Creativity and Recovery and Spirituality and Recovery.

Other course categories include Lived Experience, Taking Back

Control, Developing Knowledge and Life Skills and Getting Involved with the Academy courses.

GMMH’s Recovery Academy continues to go from strength to strength and we now have over 3,900 students registered with us.

Availability for courses is on a first come first serve basis, and you must register as a student to apply.

To view our prospectus, register as a student, and apply for courses please visit www.gmmh.nhs.uk/recovery or telephone 0161 358 1771.

Inside: this issueFestival celebration at the Curve to recognise achievements .............. P2

A Great Big Welcome to our Manchester Recovery Services ......... P2

New Govenors Elected ..................... P3

Recovery Academy Edenfield Campus Prospectus is Launched ..... P3

Carers Week 2017 ........................... P4

Dementia Awareness Week ............ P4

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Enrol online at www.gmmh.nhs.uk/recovery

Anyone is welcome to register with us, including service users, ex-service users, their families and friends, carers and health & social care professionals.

Our philosophy is learning together to help sustain recovery from mental health difficulties and/or addiction.

Branching Out is available on our website: www.gmmh.nhs.uk/recovery-news

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Course calendar with venues

NOVEMBER 2017

18 Artists, 8 Techniques - Arts for Good Health - Day 1

Studio One, St. Andrew’s Church, Brownley Road, Wythenshawe, Manchester

2 - evening LightLeaks Photography Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

6 Facilitating Self Help Groups - Day 1 Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site




8Using Creativity to Improve Mental Wellbeing - Day 1

Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site



10 Basic English - Day 1 Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

13 Living with AddictionSt. Andrew’s Church, Brownley Road, Wythenshawe, Manchester

13Family Interventions for Personality Disorder


15 8 Artists, 8 Techniques - Arts for Good Health - Day 3


15 - afternoonAn Introduction to Mindfulness (Prestwich) - Day 1

Conference Room 7, The Curve, Prestwich site

15 PD National KUF Programme - Cohort 1 - Day 1



16 Living with Hearing VoicesblueSCI, Broomwood Community Wellbeing Centre, Mainwood Road, Timperley

17Understanding Medication used to treat Mental Health

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


20Family Interventions for Personality Disorder


20 Living with Eating DisordersblueSCI, Broomwood Community Wellbeing Centre, Mainwood Road, Timperley

21 Living with Dual Diagnosis Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

21 Military Veterans Champion AwarenessRoom 1, Redbank House, 4 St. Chad’s Street, Manchester

21 Faith & RecoveryJ2 Training Room, J Block, Royal Bolton Hospital, Minerva Road, Farnworth, Bolton



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23 An Introduction to Life Story Work Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

23 Dementia FriendsJ2 Training Room, J Block, Royal Bolton Hospital, Minerva Road, Farnworth, Bolton


27 Health & Wellbeing for CarersRoom 1, Redbank House, 4 St. Chad’s Street, Manchester

27An Introduction to Motivational Interviewing - Cohort 1 - Day 1


28An Introduction to Motivational Interview - Cohort 1 - Day 2








29Understanding Emotions for Healthy Relationships - Day 1

blueSCI, Coppice Library & Wellbeing Centre, Coppice Avenue, Sale, Manchester

29PD National KUF Programme - Cohort 1 - Day 2



30 Assertiveness Skills Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

30 Overcoming Sleep ProblemsJ2 Training Room, J Block, Royal Bolton Hospital, Minerva Road, Farnworth, Bolton

31 Living with Anxiety & DepressionStart in Salford, Brunswick House, 62 Broad Street, Salford, Manchester

DECEMBER 2017

1 - afternoon Recovery StarJ2 Training Room, J Block, Royal Bolton Hospital, Minerva Road, Farnworth, Bolton

1 Living with Anxiety & DepressionStart in Salford, Brunswick House, 62 Broad Street, Salford, Manchester


4 Living with Hoarding BehavioursStart in Salford, Brunswick House, 62 Broad Street, Salford, Manchester

4 An Introduction to Compassion Focused Therapy

J2 Training Room, J Block, Royal Bolton Hospital, Minerva Road, Farnworth, Bolton

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5 Living with Autistic Spectrum ConditionJ2 Training Room, J Block, Royal Bolton Hospital, Minerva Road, Farnworth, Bolton

5 An Introduction to Relaxation Skills Room 2, The Curve, Prestwich site

5 Living with Psychosis Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

5 Living with PTSD blueSCI, Broomwood Community Wellbeing Centre, Mainwood Road, Timperley





6 Living with Personality DisorderblueSCI, Broomwood Community Wellbeing Centre, Mainwood Road, Timperley






7 Living with Self HarmStart in Salford, Brunswick House, 62 Broad Street, Salford, Manchester


11 Deaf AwarenessStart in Salford, Brunswick House, 62 Broad Street, Salford, Manchester

11Node Link Mapping & Behavioural Activation - Day 1

Room 1, Redbank House, 4 St. Chad’s Street, Manchester



12 How Culture Affects Mental Health Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site








14 - morningPlanning Ahead (Completing an Advance Decision)




JANUARY 2018

9 Advocacy in Mental Health Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

10 & 11 Living with Anxiety & Depression Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

12 Living with Addiction Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

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12 Shared Reading - Day 1 Break Out Room A, The Curve, Prestwich site

12 Living with Hearing VoicesJ2 Training Room, J Block, Royal Bolton Hospital, Minerva Road, Farnworth, Bolton

15 Level 2 Award in Peer Mentorship - Day 1 Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

16 Building Self Esteem Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site



18 - afternoonAn Introduction to Mindfulness (Trafford) - Day 1


18 Understanding Ander & Aggression Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

19 Living Well with DementiaStart in Salford, Brunswick House, 62 Broad Street, Salford, Manchester



24 Overcoming Stigma Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site



25 Understanding Anger and Aggression Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site



29 Living with Eating DisordersSt. Andrew’s Church, Brownley Road, Wythenshawe, Manchester

30 Building Self Esteem Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

30 Living with PsychosisStart in Salford, Brunswick House, 62 Broad Street, Salford, Manchester

30 Living with Self HarmblueSCI, Coppice Library & Wellbeing Centre, Coppice Avenue, Sale, Manchester

31 Living with Personality DisorderSt. Andrew’s Church, Brownley Road, Wythenshawe, Manchester





FEBRUARY 2018





1 Living with PTSDSt. Andrew’s Church, Brownley Road, Wythenshawe, Manchester

1 Understanding Anger and Aggression Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

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2 Basic ICT - Day 1 Dicken’s Suite, Ivy House, Prestwich site


5 Living with OCD Room 1, The Curve, Prestwich site


6 To Tell or Not To Tell Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

7An Introduction to Compasion Focused Therapy


8 Co-Production - Getting it RightJ2 Training Room, J Block, Royal Bolton Hospital, Minerva Road, Farnworth, Bolton



9 Basic ICT - Day 2 Shaw Suite, Ivy House, Prestwich site



13 Living with Dual DiagnosisStart in Salford, Brunswick House, 62 Broad Street, Salford, Manchester

13 Recovering from Domestic Abuse Room 2, The Curve, Prestwich site



14 Assertiveness SkillsJ2 Training Room, J Block, Royal Bolton Hospital, Minerva Road, Farnworth, Bolton



15 Job Application SkillsStart in Salford, Brunswick House, 62 Broad Street, Salford, Manchester



16 Dementia FriendsblueSCI, Coppice Library & Wellbeing Centre, Coppice Avenue, Sale, Manchester

19 Living with Bipolar Disorder Room 2, The Curve, Prestwich site

19 Facilitating Self Help Groups - Day 1J2 Training Room, J Block, Royal Bolton Hospital, Minerva Road, Farnworth, Bolton


20 Living with Hoarding BehavioursSt. Andrew’s Church, Brownley Road, Wythenshawe, Manchester

20 Faith & RecoveryStart in Salford, Brunswick House, 62 Broad Street, Salford, Manchester


21 - afternoonPlanning Ahead - Completing an Advance Decision



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23 Living with Hearing Voices Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

26Level 2 Award in Peer Mentorship - Hand In Day



Meeting Room 1, Upstairs, The Curve, Prestwich site

27 Living with AddictionblueSCI, Old Trafford Wellbeing Centre, 54-56 Seymour Grove, Old Trafford

27 Understanding Medication used to treat Mental Health


28 Basic Maths - Day 1 Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

MARCH 2018


Start in Salford, Brunswick House, 62 Broad Street, Salford, Manchester

1An Introduction to Mindfulness Skills - Bolton - Day 1

Bolton HUB, Bolton Street, Off Newport Street, Bolton BL1 1LS

1 & 2An Introduction to Motivational Interviewing



5 - morning Recovery Star Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

6 Overcoming Sleep Problems Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site




8 An Introduction to Relaxation SkillsConference Room 6, The Curve, Prestwich site



8 Creative Facilitation Skills Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site




13 Living with Autistic Spectrum Condition J2 Training Room, J Block, Royal Bolton Hospital, Minerva Road, Farnworth, Bolton



13 Living with Autistic Spectrum Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

14 Basic Marsh - Day 3 Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

14 Living with PsychosisblueSCI, Coppice Library & Wellbeing Centre, Coppice Avenue, Sale, Manchester



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15 Advocacy in Mental HealthJ2 Training Room, J Block, Royal Bolton Hospital, Minerva Road, Farnworth, Bolton





16 Living Well with DementiaJ2 Training Room, J Block, Royal Bolton Hospital, Minerva Road, Farnworth, Bolton

16 Military Veterans Champion Awareness Room 2, The Curve, Prestwich site

16 Understanding Medication used to treat Mental Health


19 & 20 Living with Anxiety & DepressionblueSCI, Broomwood Community Wellbeing Centre, Mainwood Road, Timperley

20 Deaf Awareness Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site




22 Living with Personality Disorder Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

22 Train the TrainersStart in Salford, Brunswick House, 62 Broad Street, Salford, Manchester



23 Living with Self Harm Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site



26 Living with Eating Disorders Room 3, The Curve, Prestwich site

27 Living with PTSDJ2 Training Room, J Block, Royal Bolton Hospital, Minerva Road, Farnworth, Bolton

27 An Introduction to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy





28 Nature to NurtureBolton Environmental Resource Centre, 499-511 Bury Road, Bolton BL2 6DH

29 An Introduction to Compassion Focused Therapy


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• Avarietyoflearningopportunitiestoeithermanageyourownrecovery,healthandwellbeing, or support others in their recovery journey.

• ClearinformationaboutthecoursesonofferviaanAcademyProspectus.

• Welldesigned,welltaughtcourseswhichareinformedbyup-to-dateresearch,andbothprofessional and lived experience.

• Supporttoidentifyandaddressyourlearningneeds.

• Opportunitiesforregularreview,planning,targetsettingandrecordingofprogressandachievement.

• Suitablytrainedteachingandsupportstaff/volunteerswhoarecommittedtothequalityof your experience and to their own professional development.

• Encouragementtotakeresponsibilityforyourownlearninganddevelopment.

• Linkstoyourlocalcolleges,educationandemploymentservicessothatyoucanaccessfurther opportunities and fulfil your long term ambitions.

• Ahealthyandsafelearningenvironmentwhichfocusesonreinforcinganddevelopingpeople’s strengths and inspiring hope so that people can feel empowered to achieve their aspirations.

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• Afriendly,supportive,efficient,andconfidentialservice.However,allstudentsneedtobe aware that if they disclose a wish to harm self/others that this will be disclosed to an appropriate member of Trust staff.

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A Bolton HUB Bolton Street (Off Newport Street), Bolton BL1 1LS

B Lancashire Wildlife Trust Bolton Environmental Resource Centre, 499-511 Bury New Road, Bolton, Lancs. BL2 6DH

C J2 Training Room J Block 2nd Floor, Royal Bolton Hospital, Minerva Road, Farnworth, Bolton, Lancs. BL4 0JR

The Training Room is located on the second floor of Outpatients (J Block) 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. On arrival on the second floor of J Block, please press the buzzer and you will be let in.

D Start in Salford Brunswick House, 62 Broad Street, Salford, Manchester M6 5BZ

E Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL

F blueSCI Broomwood Community Wellbeing Centre, Mainwood Road, Timperley, Altrincham, Cheshire WA15 7JU

G blueSCI Coppice Library & Wellbeing Centre, Coppice Avenue, Sale, Manchester M33 4ND

H blueSCI Old Trafford Wellbeing Centre, 54-56 Seymour Grove, Old Trafford, Manchester M16 0LN

I Redbank House 4 St. Chad’s Street, Manchester M8 8QA

J Studio One St. Andrew’s Church, Brownley Road, Wythenshawe, Manchester M22 0DW

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