Steps to Recovery GroupInformation for service users, families and carers

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Steps to Recovery Group

Howarth House

Brinsworth Lane

Brinsworth

Rotherham

S60 5BX

Tel: 01709 302902

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Recovering from mental health difficulties is a personal and unique journey

for each individual.

Steps to Recovery Group

The group is designed to encourage people to consider their own personal

steps towards recovery.

The group will:

• Support four to six individuals who have experienced mental health

difficulties.

• Encourage you to understand your recovery from mental health

difficulties.

• Help you to discover your identity and focus on seeing yourself as a

person, rather than someone with mental health difficulties.

The group meets:

• Once a week for eight weeks, each meeting lasting two hours

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Who is the group for?

Older people who have experienced short or long term mental health

difficulties who are able to attend the group weekly for eight weeks. In the

last meeting a carer/family member or your care co-ordinator will be invited

along to share your progress within the group.

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Quotes from people who have completed the group

What to expect

Prior to the start of the group we offer you an appointment to meet a

member of staff who will carry out an initial assessment to find out whether

the group would be helpful for you. During this meeting we will ask you

to complete some questionnaires that will be repeated once the group is

complete. These help to evaluate the group and your progress.

Using group based tasks and personal learning, we will help you to explore

things such as:

• Connecting with personal identity

• Understanding mental health

• Encouraging hope for recovery

• Building a personal “ladder” towards recovery

• Developing and maintaining relationships

• Relapse prevention

• Inviting family and carers to experience personal recovery stories

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Confidentiality

Your group facilitator will keep other relevant health care professionals

informed about your difficulties and involvement in weekly sessions. However,

the content of the discussions will remain confidential.

The only instance where confidentiality may be broken is if you indicate that

you or somebody else may be at risk.

Please ask a member of our staff, who will be happy to answer any

questions for you. There will be opportunities for discussion and clarification

of issues at your first assessment appointment, before the group begins.

Compliments, comments, concerns and complaints

We welcome compliments, comments, concerns and complaints in order to ensure

we provide high quality care to you. You can highlight any comments or complaints

with the professional delivering your care, or alternatively by contacting our Patient

Advice and Complaints Team (PACT) Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm by:

Telephone: 0800 015 4334

(calls are free from a BT landline but may be charged from other networks /

mobile phones)

Email: rdash.pals@nhs.net

In writing: Patient Advice and Complaints Team,

Rotherham Doncaster & South Humber NHS Trust,

Woodfield House,

Tickhill Road Site, Balby,

Doncaster,

DN4 8QN

Please tell us your experience of using our services by completing a Your

Opinion Counts form. Your Opinion Counts forms are available in all public

areas of Trust premises.

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This information is correct at the time of publishing Last Reviewed: March 2018

DP7889/03.18

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