News & Events

You are invited to join Western Sydney Recovery College for a guest presentation from local Aboriginal Elder Uncle Greg and Dianne Kersten from the Parramatta College and to enjoy a delicious lunch to celebrate our accomplishments for this year so far.

On 17 May 2018, WSRC participated in an event Ending Homophobia in Parramatta to support the 2018 International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT).

The mission of the Western Sydney Recovery College is to educate and inspire the broader community about mental health, to facilitate recovery, and to empower students to learn and grow in a safe and respectful environment.

If you are someone who has attended a Western Sydney Recovery College workshop, you are probably aware that we have an evaluation questionnaire that is completed in class which gives us valuable feedback about the future of the college.

We are excited to release our Term 2 2018 Course Guide!

The Western Sydney Recovery College is looking to form a student advisory group, The Student Voice, which will help provide expert advice to support the development, delivery, monitoring, and evaluation of the Western Sydney Recovery College.  The group will consist of consumers, carers, family members, community members, and mental health workers who are previous or current students of WSRC.

Please note the Western Sydney Recovery College office will be closed from close of business Wednesday 20 December 2017 and will reopen on Tuesday 9 January 2018. Any enquiries and enrolments will be responded to on our return to the office.

On Friday 15 December 2017 Western Sydney Recovery College held an end of semester event at Blacktown to thank all those who had taken part during the several months that the new team have been running the Recovery College.

Western Sydney Recovery College is looking for Peer Educators to join our team of educators.  The recovery college is based on a co-production model and delivers co-designed workshops across the Western Sydney Region. The Peer Educator’s role is to co-develop and co-deliver workshops with Professional Educators. Applicants from CALD and LGBTQI communities are strongly encouraged to apply.

All students, educators and advisory group members are invited to join us for a guest presentation and celebratory lunch on Friday 15 December.

We have been out and about spreading the word about Western Sydney Recovery College during October - which also happened to be Mental Health Month.

Today is #worldmentalhealthday

Last week the WSRC was pleased to have a visit from Renae Hodgson, Acting Director Planning, Policy and Strategy from the Western Australian Mental Health Commission.

We understand that not everyone uses Facebook as their preferred social media platform.

Join the Conversation Convoy on 14 September for R U OK Day.

This walk is a fantastic opportunity for you to get out for a walk, increase your physical activity while showing your support for people living with mental illness, their families and carers.

Julie Miller comes to the Recovery College with over twenty years of experience working in mental health.  She was instrumental in establishing the One Door Mental Health pilot college at Chatswood and the college recently established in South West Sydney.  Julie has qualifications in psychology and special education, mental health recovery, training and counselling.  She has worked as a trainer for the Mental Health Coordinating Council (MHCC) and for the last fifteen years as a practice advisor in mental health services including Partners in Recovery (PIR). Julie is really enthusiastic to be working in this innovative model of supporting people on their recovery journey.

Bridget has recently joined the team as the Engagement Officer. Bridget has previously worked for One Door as a peer worker and is also a Mental Health Educator. Her background is in youth mental health and she is currently studying a Masters in Social Work.

Western Sydney Recovery College now has a Facebook page. This will help us to engage with the community and promote our programs and courses, as well as the Recovery College ethos, to a social media audience. We hope to start building a broader following from the Western Sydney area through the different mediums we are using for communication.

We are promoting our programs and courses at the Vocational Support Network Expo at Blacktown Workers Club on Thursday 22 June from 1pm. (more…)

Western Sydney Recovery College is holding a launch in the last week of June to promote our Semester 2 programs. The Recovery College's friendly team will be available to answer all your questions about Recovery College programs, how to enrol and what is involved.

Western Sydney Recovery College has released its Semester 2 program. Recovery College is offering a large range of mental health educative courses and workshops in locations across western Sydney at Blacktown, Mt Druitt, Parramatta and Auburn. Our course include programs to better understand mental health conditions and practical skills to support individuals and their family members and carers in recovery. Call 02 9854 5541 for more information or email us at wsydneyrecoverycollege@onedoor.org.au.

One Door Mental Health is delighted to announce that it is delivering the Western Sydney Recovery College service and programs from 1 July 2017. We will be offering an expanded range of courses in a four locations across western Sydney. One of our new programs is the Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work which will commence in October 2017. Mental Health Co-ordinating Council is our RTO who will deliver this program. Individuals interested in this course are encouraged to attend a “Get Qualified” information session prior to enrolling. Western Sydney Recovery College is an initiative of the Western Sydney PHN, Wentwest. All courses are co-designed and co-delivered by educators with lived experience and educators with clinical or professional experience to give a shared voice and understanding of mental health. All courses are open to people with lived experience of a mental health condition, their carers, family members and to workers and volunteers in the mental health and community sectors.