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All Recovery College workshops & programs are co-designed and co-delivered by specialist educators and peer educators with lived experience of mental health conditions.

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Building Self-Confidence

This program focuses on the theoretical and practical ways to build self-confidence and self-esteem. Self-confidence can help in the recovery process and empower individuals to take active ownership of their journey and help them engage fully in all aspects of their life. This program involves a mixture of practical sessions and education to integrate learning and allow students to practice skills that can be utilised in their individual lives.

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Duration
4 hours
Locations & Dates

Blacktown - Wednesday 29 January 2020, 10am-2pm

Effective Communication Skills

This program builds understanding of the skills of assertiveness and why being able to speak up clearly about what you need and what is important to you matters. Assertiveness is a life skill that can assist with recovery and is an empowerment tool. This workshop includes practical skills and exercises to develop your assertiveness skills and how to use them effectively.

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Duration
4h
Locations & Dates

Blacktown - Wednesday 5 February 2020, 10am-2pm

What is Recovery?

This workshop will explore the concept and context of recovery with a particular focus on the personal process and what this means for people with lived experience, families, services and communities. The workshop will cover lived experience and recovery relating to mental health conditions, the evidence of recovery, and the characteristics of services and approaches that support recovery.

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Duration
1 day
Locations & Dates

Parramatta - Thursday 6 February 2020, 9.30am-4.30pm

Practising Assertiveness

This workshop will give students the opportunity to use communication techniques which will help in expressing thoughts and feelings in a direct and respectful manner. Students will explore and practise the differences between passive, assertive and aggressive communication to ensure effective communication with friends, family, colleagues and organisations.

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Duration
4h
Locations & Dates

Blacktown - Blacktown - Wednesday 19 February 2020, 10am-2pm

Navigating the Mental Health System

It can often be a difficult process to start a recovery journey when there are so many services out there to choose from. This program has been designed to assist people in navigating the mental health system in Western Sydney and to unpack what sorts of support different services can offer and when, how, and why you might need to access them. Information on using the new apps, CleverTar, and Mind Guide will be provided. Students will also gain general knowledge of the rights of mental health consumers while navigating the system, which will leave them feeling confident in advocating for themselves and in reaching out for help.

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Duration
4h
Locations & Dates

Parramatta - Thursday 20 February 2020, 10am-2pm

Introduction to Self-Advocacy

The Introduction to Self-Advocacy Workshop is designed to develop students’ understanding of self-advocacy, how self-advocacy relates to personal recovery and the key principles that guide self-advocacy decisions and actions. Students will have the opportunity to apply this learning to relevant situations in a supportive environment.

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Duration
6h
Locations & Dates

Blacktown - Wednesday 26 February 2020, 10am-4pm

Self-Care

Recovery depends on all the people involved – people living with mental health issues, workers, and carers, family and friends – being as strong and resilient as possible.  When there are lots of demands and stressors, it is very easy to neglect the things that can help us feel strong and resilient. Self-care is becoming one of the most important ways that people can manage their mental health.

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Duration
4h
Locations & Dates

Auburn (Arabic) - Wednesday 26 February, 10am-2pm

Understanding Anxiety

What is anxiety? This program builds understanding of anxiety and how it impacts on individuals, their carers and families. The program also explores recovery, self-management strategies and other techniques that provide practical assistance to those living with anxiety.

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Duration
4h
Locations & Dates

Auburn (Arabic) - Wednesday 4 March 2020, 10am-2pm

Parramatta - Thursday 5 March 2020, 10am-2pm

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mental Health First Aid

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mental Health First Aid is a specialist two day program which provides students with the knowledge and skills to assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals developing a mental health condition or experiencing a mental health crisis. This program is delivered by an Indigenous trainer.

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Duration
2d
Locations & Dates

North Parramatta - Monday 9 March & Tuesday 10 March 2020, 9am-4.30pm

Self-Advocacy Skills

This workshop will build on and extends students' learning from Introduction to Self-Advocacy. The Self-Advocacy Skills workshop is designed to extend students’ understanding of self-advocacy, how self-advocacy relates to personal recovery and the key principles that guide self-advocacy decisions and actions. The workshop draws on a framework for analysing self-advocacy situations and approaches to planning, finding supports and accessing resources. Students will have the opportunity to apply their learning to relevant situations in a supportive environment.

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Duration
6h
Locations & Dates

Blacktown - Wednesday 18 March 2020, 10am-4pm

Understanding Depression

What is depression? This program builds understanding of depression and how it impacts on individuals, their carers and families. The program also explores recovery, coping strategies and self-management techniques.

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Duration
4h
Locations & Dates

Parramatta - Thursday 19 March 2020, 10am-2pm

Auburn (Arabic) - Wednesday 23 March 2020, 10am-2pm

Being a Peer Advocate

Organisations want people with lived experience of mental health issues, families and carers to work together to improve services. This course provides information about what is involved, and the rights and responsibilities of being on a committee or advisory panel. Students will learn how to constructively participate and become active members of the consultation process.

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Duration
4h
Locations & Dates

Blacktown - Wednesday 25 March 2020, 10am-2pm

Understanding Personality Disorders

This workshop is an introduction to understanding personality disorders. It looks at the history, prevalence and types of mental health conditions that are called personality disorders, and helps students to understand what it is like to live with these conditions. Supports and treatments will be discussed along with key principles of self-care and self-management strategies.

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Duration
6 hours
Locations & Dates

Parramatta - Thursday 2 April 2020, 10am-4pm

Grief and Loss

Grief is a natural and normal response to loss. Loss in a person’s life can be the loss of a loved one, a job, a relationship or a lifestyle. Everyone experiences loss and grieves in their own way. This workshop will not only be about bereavement, students will also learn about theories of grief, different types of loss, coping strategies and what life can look like beyond bereavement.

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Duration
4h
Locations & Dates

Blacktown - Wednesday 8 April 2020, 10am-2pm