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Turn Up, Tune In, Switch Off – Mental Health Month 2020

Event  |  Posted on 13th Oct 2020

Whether we are working remotely or on-site, COVID-19 has changed the way we work. Often during virtual meetings, we get distracted by day-to-day things and end up multitasking when we shouldn't, and zoning out when we should be tuning in.

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Moving to an Online World – One COVID Challenge – Video

News  |  Posted on 6th Oct 2020

Sometimes the idea of joining in a workshop online can be a bit daunting. It can be challenging to adapt to the different format of attending or running a workshop online. People are looking at you through your video. It's not the same as a face-to-face class. How can you make time to do an online activity if you’re a carer? How can you do group work over Zoom?

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Term 3 COVID-19 Update from Jayke Burgess, Recovery College Manager

News  |  Posted on 29th Jul 2020

As you are likely aware, there has been ongoing COVID-19 cases in NSW. We have been challenged by the constant changes and are trying to make decisions based on the needs and safety of our community and staff. After much discussion and labouring over the decision, we have decided to continue all courses in an online format for this term.

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Self-care tips for your family in your language #2

News  |  Posted on 9th Jun 2020

As further recognition of the cultural diversity of the Western Sydney area, we have continued adding self-care videos in a variety of languages. These are short videos you can watch and share with family and friends who might benefit from hearing these self-care tips in their first language.

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Self-Care tips in your language

News  |  Posted on 4th May 2020

Western Sydney has one of the largest and most culturally and linguistically diverse populations in Australia with over 40% speaking a language other than English at home. So we have been busy working with our One Door Mental Health colleagues from all over NSW to make videos about self-care. We explain why self-care is important and each staff member gives examples of how they are practising self-care.

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Let’s Get Moving to improve our physical & mental health

News  |  Posted on 30th Apr 2020

In this strange time of physical distancing and self-isolation that we find ourselves in, most of us are probably spending much more time in our own homes and on our couches. We may not even be getting the same amount of incidental exercise that we usually would from our everyday routines before COVID-19 impacted our lives.

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Self-care tips from educators and staff

News  |  Posted on 7th Apr 2020

Self-care does not discriminate, we all need to do it. We each use different tools and skills that we can learn a little from each other. Our Educators and staff have shared just a snippet of their journey and how they look after their self-care. #inthistogether

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Student Survey – Your access to technology and the internet

News  |  Posted on 19th Mar 2020

In light of the cancellation of remaining Term 1 workshops due to concern around COVID-19 novel coronavirus and uncertainty about our planned Term 2 schedule, we are launching a survey to involve students in the process of opening up online opportunities for workshops.

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Taking the Theme of Resilience into 2020

News  |  Posted on 6th Jan 2020

Western Sydney Recovery College would like to convey a special thank you to those who were able to make it to our end of year event in December 2019. We had the pleasure of hearing Erin McKinnon from GWS Giants speak to us about resilience and mental illness. It was a privilege to have her share her experiences and stories with us about resiliance, which has been a resounding theme from our students in 2019.

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One Door Consumer Consultative Committee – Expressions of Interest

News  |  Posted on 25th Sep 2019

One Door Mental Health values the participation of those with a lived experience of mental illness in the planning and delivery of our services. As you may know, part of this is engaging our consumers to act as consultants as part of our Consumer Consultative Committee (CCC). The CCC was established in 2008 to provide a further avenue for the consumer voice to be heard. It also ensures that the One Door is operating within consumer friendly policies and procedures. We are currently seeking members (particularly from rural and regional areas) to participate in the Committee either in person or via teleconference. Meetings are held at least 4 times annually at our Gladesville office. We value your contribution, so members receive an Honorarium payment for each engagement, currently set at $70.

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Turning your voice into action – The Student Voice

News  |  Posted on 7th Aug 2019

The Student Voice is moving in a new direction and turning your voice into action! At the next meeting we will begin steering the course guide for next term. If you have suggestions or you want to be part of leading WSRC, please come along - we want you to be there.

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ADHD, Autism and Neurodiversity: How different brains work differently

Some people’s brains work differently to most people’s. It’s hard being different when the whole world of school, work and play is designed for how ‘normal’ people’s brains work; and when parents, teachers, friends and colleagues don’t get that what’s easy and normal for them isn’t just as easy for you. Living with this is stressful, and can lead to low self-esteem, social isolation, anxiety and depression

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Becoming Resilient

When faced with adversity in life, how do we cope or adapt? Why do some people seem to bounce back from tragic events or loss much more quickly than others? Why do some people seem to get "stuck" in a point in their life, without the ability to move forward?

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Understanding Bipolar

People who experience bipolar disorder may have extreme mood swings which can range from highly energised, impulsive euphoria (sometimes to the point of having delusions and hallucinations) to extreme depression and to remission in a mostly unpredictable pattern. This can be frightening and difficult to live with or deal with.

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