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Mental health
and wellbeing
Online courses 2020-21
Our courses are open to all adults who live, work or study in Leeds
integrity | simplicity | caring Learning for wellbeing
Leeds Recovery College | Online health and wellbeing courses 3
Leeds Recovery College online proved that
feeling supported and connected is what
really matters - wherever that takes place. Our current courses are online
and home learning only
(but it’s just for a little while)
Helen
Recovery College Co-facilitator We’re looking forward to launching our new prospectus and
re-introducing physical face-to-face courses in 2021, but in the
meantime we’ve adapted some of our favourite courses, which
you can take part in, at home.
We believe that good mental health is Attending a course to improve your
important to everyone and that we can all knowledge and better support someone
play a part in improving our own mental else, we welcome carers, family, friends and
health and contributing to that of others. health care professionals too.
We offer free educational courses that Typically, our courses are free to attend
focus on keeping us mentally and physically and we keep it simple (you won’t hear any
well. They are all co-designed and co- jargon from us) but they are packed full of
facilitated by people who have experienced useful information and handy tips, which
their own mental health challenges, we hope will make a difference to you in
working alongside health professionals your life, work or study.
and education providers to share their You can view our full range of physical
knowledge and know-how. courses on our website and when it is safe
Our courses are open to all adults who live, to do so, we’ll be introducing new face-to-
work or study in Leeds and will help you to face course dates.
learn more about mental health, work out In the meantime, our online and distance
what keeps both yourself and others well learning course timetable is available from
and find ways to enjoy life more. LeedsRecoveryCollege.com, by calling
Attending the recovery college for yourself, 0113 885 5127 or emailing
if you would like to learn more about your leedsrecoverycollege.lypft@nhs.net
health and mental wellbeing - there may
be a course for you. It doesn’t matter if you
have a diagnosis or not.
Simon (left) and Halima (right)
Co-facilitators, Introduction to
Recovery College
Bev and Dan (centre)
Leeds Recovery College Supporters
Photograph taken before social distancing
Leeds Recovery College | Online health and wellbeing courses 5
Contents How to enrol
How to enrol 5 You are not referred to the Recovery College and you do not
Your online learning experience 7 need a referral to join a workshop; you can enrol yourself onto
Introductory sessions 8 any of the courses that are of interest to you.
These short sessions offer an introduction to online learning
and introduce some of our longer course themes
1 3
Have a look at the workshop and You will receive confirmation of your
• Introduction to Leeds Recovery College 8 course descriptions in this prospectus booking before the course starts.
• Getting involved online: Introduction to online sessions 8 and decide which you would like to This will include an email link to your
• Creative mind mapping: Organising my thoughts and learning 9 attend. course’s online digital classroom,
• Introduction to WRAP: Wellness Recovery Action Planning® (WRAP) 9 We do not offer every course each which has introductory videos, pre-
term, so you will need to check dates course materials and useful links
Improving awareness workshops 11 in the course timetable, available which you can view before the course
Workshops that aim to widen our personal knowledge of health from leedsrecoverycollege.com starts.
• Let’s talk about: Mental health, stress and ‘the new normal’ 11 Courses in this prospectus are online We also ask you to read our student
• Let’s talk about: Managing my mood 11 and distance learning only. Our charter and agree to our code of
• Let’s talk about: Coping with panic 12 website has the full course listings conduct (which describes what you
and will be updated with new dates can expect from us, and what we
• Let’s talk about: Medication and mental health 12
when physical face-to-face courses expect from you) before attending a
• Let’s talk about: Sexual orientation and mental health 13 session.
• Let’s talk about: Making a difference, research and you 13 are re-introduced.
2 4
To book on a course, you will If you are new to Leeds Recovery
Increasing understanding courses 14 College, you will be invited to
Longer courses to think about your personal wellbeing and be asked to complete a course
enrolment form which is available take a look at our Introduction to
what keeps you well Recovery College digital classroom,
on our website, or by call us
• Change, uncertainty and personal resilience 14 on 0113 855 5127 or emailing where you can view pre-recorded
• Managing anxiety 14 leedsrecoverycollege.lypft@nhs.net. example sessions, watch facilitators
• Wellness Recovery Action Planning® (WRAP) 15 and students sharing experiences of
We have one form for all students online learning and download our
• Mindfulness 15 and ask people attending a course new ‘Introduction to Recovery’ learn
as part of their professional at home packs.
Doing more of what makes you feel good 16 development, to confirm this with
Workshops and longer courses which focus on building confidence their manager prior to completing
and trying something new this form.
• Creativity, recovery and you 16
- Creative bookmaking
- Paper patchwork
- Foil embossing
- Creative collage
• Mehndi design class 16
• Words that move me: Bibliotherapy and words for wellbeing 17
• Using your lived experience and getting involved 17
Our thoughts on recovery 18
Student charter 22
Leeds Recovery College | Online health and wellbeing courses 7 Your online learning experience Our online courses come with one (or both) of two things: • An online digital classroom • A ‘live’ session group video call Our courses are delivered using an online Video calls can be off-putting and we want digital classroom and some of them also to make sure you know what to expect, include a ‘live’ session group video call. The so we’ve asked our course facilitators to digital classroom is a closed online space pre-record introductory videos, so that you which gives access to a selection of course know who’ll be hosting the ‘live’ session. resources including; pre-recorded videos, Course resources that are used in the live workshop handouts and activities which session will be available in the digital you can work through at your own pace. classroom and print copies are available on Most of our online courses also have a ‘live’ request. session in addition to the digital classroom. For our longer courses we’ll also be sending Just as if you were to attend one of our you session recap emails – so you don’t physical, face-to-face courses, you’d have need to worry about taking notes. a date and session start time – our online Our online course resources and ‘live’ courses have the same, and you will join an sessions can be accessed via a smartphone, online video workshop hosted by our course tablet or computer. You will need to have facilitators and attended by other students a Google account and access to the video booked onto the course. conferencing platform ‘Zoom.’ For further Before one of our online courses starts details please request our ‘how-to guide’ (generally the week before), you will be when enrolling on your course. We can sent a link to the course’s digital classroom also give you details of organisations that and if the course includes a ‘live’ session, support digital accessibility. you’ll also receive details of how to take part in the group video call.
Leeds Recovery College | Introductory workshops 9
Introductory workshops Creative mind mapping: Introduction to WRAP
Organising my thoughts (Wellness Recovery Action
These short sessions offer an introduction to online learning and and learning Planning®)
introduce some of our longer course themes.
When things are up in the air and your In this digital classroom, you can access
thoughts are disordered, the idea of pre-recorded videos and resources which
getting everything down on paper in one introduces our longer course, Wellness
neat list, can be overwhelming. Recovery Action Planning® (part 1).
Introduction to Leeds Getting involved online:
Mind maps can help to ‘map’ out our The aim is to give you the time and space
Recovery College Introduction to online thoughts, creating connections that to reflect on: what you are like when you
sessions inspire other ideas. They can help us to are well, the things that improve your
It can be daunting doing something new, think things through, such as steps to a health and wellbeing and how you may
but stepping out of our comfort zone is You’ve downloaded the app… you can goal, our emotions, making deciscions and better manage difficult days.
all part of the process. start the video… but it’s new and doesn’t even organising day-to-day tasks.
feel that comfortable. WRAP is used world-wide by people who
This introductory class is a great place to This two-part workshop introduces are dealing with all kinds of health and
start if you are thinking about enrolling In recent months there has been a mind maps as a creative and fun way to life challenges, and helps you notice
on one of our courses. It will explain massive shift in how we participate in organise your thoughts in order to come when things don’t seem to be quite right
more about the college, how our courses and have access to everyday things, from up with solutions. in your life. It supports you to get back to
support mental wellbeing and recovery, digital appointments and family quizzes feeling your best.
and what to expect when you attend an to attending a meeting online. This new In this ‘live’ online session, we will:
online workshop for the first time. way of working can be unnerving, as This digital classroom includes:
we’re often so familiar with doing things • Introduce mind maps as a creative way
This workshop has a mixture of pre- physically face-to-face. to organise your thoughts and ideas • Video’s and pre-recorded Recovery
recorded videos and resources to allow College facilitator conversations about
In this workshop we’ll be focusing on how • Consider how mind maps may help your
you to choose the ones that are of interest WRAP and provide an overview of the
to feel more at ease and comfortable with decision making
to you. WRAP part 1 online course
interacting online, from thinking about • Create your own personal mind map
how to best prepare for an online call to • Personal stories of WRAP facilitators
This digital classroom includes:
some straightforward tips to help ensure and students sharing, ‘what is good
• Pre-recorded videos of facilitators you’re not physically and emotionally 1 ‘live’ online sessions and online class mental health and how WRAP supports
sharing personal experiences of drained after an online session. resources it’
recovery and supporting Leeds
Approx. 2 hours per ‘live’ session • Activities and resources to explore
Recovery College In this ‘live’ online session, we will:
Cost: Free your own thoughts on wellness and
• ‘Learn at home’ packs which encourage • Practise using Zoom and see how recovery
you to explore your thoughts on good Recovery College courses are run
mental wellbeing and recovery • Share your experience and give you a
Online digital class (no ‘live’ online group
• Links and further resources to help you chance to ask questions in small groups
session. Individual learning resources
consider what is important to you and • Give you tips and advice on only)
for your wellbeing troubleshooting for mobiles, tablets or
desktops Approx. completion: 1 - 3 hours
Cost: Free
Online digital class (no ‘live’ online group
session. Individual learning resources only) 1 ‘live’ online session and online class
Approx. completion: 30 mins - 3 hours resources
Cost: Free Approx. 2 hours per ‘live’ session
Cost: Free
Leeds Recovery College | improving awareness 11
Improving awareness
Workshops that aim to widen our personal knowledge of health
and wellbeing.
Let’s talk about: Let’s talk about:
Mental health, stress and Managing my mood
the ‘new normal’
There’s so much going on right now,
We’ve all got mental health and we can we’re all experiencing emotions that can
all experience difficulties with it. Stress, knock us off balance.
anxiety, depression and other mental Our mood naturally fluctuates and is
health conditions don’t discriminate suggestive of particular feelings or a
against; gender, age, ethnicity, wealth or state of mind, ‘I’m not in the mood,’ ‘I
your personality type. can’t face that right now’. Our mood
In recent months it’s likely we’ve all is affected by any number of different
experienced some form of stress, worry or factors including; feeling under stress or
anxiety and there will be periods of time pressure, our personal circumstances, the
for all of us where our mental health people around us and how we feel about
isn’t good. It can be difficult, but talking ourselves.
about mental health and understanding
it more helps people to reach out and In this ‘live’ online workshop, we will:
reduces its stigma. • Recognise changes in our mood and
think about what influences it
In this 2 session ‘live’ online workshop,
we will: • Explore the helpful and unhelpful
things that affect how we feel
• Introduce the mental health
continuum and ‘everyone has mental • Discuss ways to better manage our
health’ mood
• Explore the signs of stress, anxiety and The course’s digital classroom includes
depression, how they affect us and information and resources on stress and
what can help mood management.
• Discuss ways to support our own and
other people’s mental wellbeing 1 ‘live’ online session and online class
resources
2 ‘live’ online sessions and online class Approx. 2 hour ‘live’ session
resources Cost: Free
Naetha
Approx. 2 hours per ‘live’ session
Co-facilitator, Addiction,
recovery and stigma Cost: Free
Leeds Recovery College | Improving awareness 13
Let’s talk about: Let’s talk about: Let’s talk about: Let’s talk about:
Coping with panic Medication and mental Sexual orientation and Making a difference,
health health research and you
We can all experience those moments
when we feel unease, that sense of fear Using medication can be a short-term Sometimes those of us who are lesbian, How we prevent, diagnose and treat
or panic. strategy or a long-term life decision. gay, bisexual or who feel we don’t fit illness is directed by research and it’s
The way in which we deal with these How medication works, what types into traditional categories of sexuality, important to have the evidence to show
feelings will be different for us all, of medication are available, and experience difficult challenges during our what helps people to get well and stay
but there are some straightforward the potential side effects may all be lifetimes. well.
techniques that can really help. questions that you don’t always feel It doesn’t automatically mean we will Research describes many different
comfortable to ask. have mental health issues, but evidence elements of investigation from collecting
In this workshop we’ll explore how to
calm a racing mind and ways to help Whether you’re taking medication, does indicate that people who identify and testing data to talking with people
reduce those overwhelming feelings. planning to take medication, thinking within any of these groups do have about their experiences, which then helps
about stopping or simply would like to increased common mental health to build up an evidence base of what
In this ‘live’ online workshop, we will: find out more about how medication problems such as; depression, anxiety, works.
works, this course will provide further self-harm, suicidal thoughts and are more Research is an ongoing process to help
• Explore what panic means to us and insight into this. Understanding more likely to use alcohol and substances to
times when we feel it develop new approaches and make
about medicine and knowing some of cope. things better. Sharing your experience
• Consider what is helpful and unhelpful the terminology can help support more can help improve treatment and develop
when we feel in panic informed choices. In this ‘live’ online workshop, we will: health care.
• Share strategies to better manage and We will also look at how other non- • Discuss the terms and definitions used
reduce the feeling of panic mental health medication can affect within the LGBT+ community In this ‘live’ online workshop, we will:
mental health medicines and what to • Explore research on the impact of • Discuss what research is and some of
The course’s digital classroom includes consider if you want to stop taking, or
information and resources on anxiety, sexual orientation on emotional and the myths surrounding it
change to a different medicine. physical health and wellbeing
panic and grounding techniques. • Explore the benefits of supporting
In this ‘live’ online workshop, we will: • Consider how we can help improve research
1 ‘live’ online session and online class health and social inequalities • Understand examples of where
• Look at how medication works in our
resources bodies research is currently being done and
Approx. 2 hour ‘live’ session 1 ‘live’ online session and online class how you can get involved
• Discuss how anti-depressants,
mood stabilisers, and anti-psychotic resources
Cost: Free
medication work Approx. 2 hour ‘live’ session 1 ‘live’ online session and online class
• Explore strategies for managing the Cost: Free resources
side effects of medication Approx. 2 hour ‘live’ session
• Consider what questions to ask and Cost: Free
where to go for more advice
1 ‘live’ online session and online class
resources
Approx. 2 hour ‘live’ session
Cost: FreeLeeds Recovery College | Increasing understanding 15
Increasing understanding Wellness Recovery Action Mindfulness
Planning® (WRAP) part 1
Longer courses to think about your personal wellbeing and what Mindfulness means to pay attention to
keeps you well. The Wellness Recovery Action Plan® or whatever we are doing, thinking and
WRAP is used world-wide by people who feeling, both emotionally and physically.
are dealing with all kinds of health and The intention is not to change anything,
life challenges. but to recognise our experience and
relate to it. This includes learning to
Change, uncertainty Managing anxiety You will draw on your own experiences let go of our need to have things a
and personal resilience to identify what strategies work for you, certain way, and to have compassion for
and throughout the course, WRAP will ourselves.
We all experience some level of anxiety
help you to organise these strategies and
With so much uncertainty in the world and this is a normal reaction. Mindfulness can help you feel more able
tools into a simple system.
and personally around us, at some Things like returning to work after to cope with life’s challenges and it can
point everyone will have felt worried, WRAP is designed to: be useful if you’re looking to bring more
time away, walking into a busy
apprehensive and stressed. • Help you stay as well as you can meaning to your life or relationships. It
shop, attending a dentist or doctor’s
What’s ‘normal’ isn’t that normal appointment, can cause feelings of • Support you to develop a list of can enable you to recognise things which
anymore. Change can really knock our unease or fear and lead to us feeling activities for everyday wellbeing happen, that then trigger unhelpful
resilience levels and leave us feeling anxious - all this, is very normal. • Help you to identify personal triggers feelings - so you’re better prepared to
unnerved, stressed and overwhelmed. and early warning signs deal with them.
All this uncertainty can lead us to feel But for some of us these feelings can
worried, anxious and that things are out become overpowering and have a • Create action plans to manage difficult
feelings and experiences In this ‘live’ online session, we will:
of our control. significant impact on daily life. In this
course, we will explore our personal • Share techniques to help you to
In this course we’ll explore the impact of thoughts on anxiety, what it is and what In these ‘live’ online sessions, we will: recognise what you are experiencing
change and uncertainty on our mental it means for us. We will look at the times and how to relate to it differently
health and look at ways to support our • Share the history of WRAP, its key
when we are feeling anxious, and talk values and ethics • Discuss being in ‘automatic pilot’
personal resilience.
about the practical steps and techniques and how that can be unhelpful
that we can take, to help us feel more in • Identify the things you do, have done,
In this ‘live’ online workshop, we will: when we feel stressed, low in mood,
more control. or could do to help you stay well
overburdened or not in control
• Discuss change, what it is and how this • Develop a list of personal tools and
can lead to feelings of uncertainty and In this ‘live’ online session, we will: • Look at practical ways to respond to
strategies to support living well and in
impact on our mental health unhelpful thoughts and how to directly
• Explore our personal understanding managing difficult days
• Explore how our threat response relate to your experiences in the ‘here
of anxiety and what it means for us WRAP also includes making plans for and now’
‘fight, flight, freeze’ is adaptive and
• Identify times, events and situations when things are breaking down or you
how it could now be on red alert • Give you the chance to try out
where our anxiety is high are in crisis. This will not be delivered as
• Share different approaches to dealing different mindfulness practices,
part of this online course. We will discuss
with difficult feelings and ways to • Discuss ways to help manage feelings including breathing, body scan, sitting
these elements and our plan for WRAP,
support them, as well as building of anxiety and gain more control meditation and mindful movement
(part 2) which will be physically delivered,
personal resiliance in the face of face-to-face, when we are able to.
change and uncertainty
4 ‘live’ weekly online sessions and online 8 ‘live’ weekly online sessions and online
class resources class resources
8 ‘live’ weekly online sessions and online
8 ‘live’ weekly online sessions and online Approx. 2 hours per ‘live’ session class resources Approx. 2 hours per ‘live’ session
class resources
Cost: Free Approx. 2 hours per ‘live’ session Cost: Free
Approx. 2 hours per ‘live’ session
Cost: Free
Cost: FreeLeeds Recovery College | Doing more of what makes you feel good 17
Doing more of what makes Words that move me: Using your lived experience
you feel good Bibliotherapy and words
for wellbeing
and getting involved
Using your personal understanding of
Poems that pick you up and song lyrics mental health challenges, accessing
Workshops and longer courses which focus on building for sad times… wherever you are in services or supporting someone else as a
confidence, trying something new. your life and whatever you are feeling – carer - is really valuable experience.
words can be a great source of comfort. Your knowledge can really help to
Words can be soothing, create a sense encourage improvements. It can give
of calm and can cheer people up and hope to others and helps us all find new
Creativity, recovery Mehndi design class help them unwind. During this course approaches and ways of working. That
we’ll look at a wide range of writing could be by;
and you
from fictional tales to poetry and song • Joining a service user or care network
Mehndi is an art form which dates back lyrics, which support and encourage our
Creativity and experimenting with to ancient India, traditionally a form of • Giving your views
wellbeing (and you don’t need to be
different art forms can play a hugely body art in which decorative designs are good at reading or a book worm to do • Join a working group with NHS staff
positive role in supporting our mental applied to the hands and feet. it). From personal affirmations to short • Co-facilitating with the Leeds Recovery
health, life and wellbeing as a whole. In this course, which is for all abilities, stories, we’ll explore how the words of College
Anyone can be creative, and sometimes you will learn how to design, draw and others can inspire hope and recovery.
• Volunteering with Leeds and York
it’s just about having a go and getting apply traditional Mendhi patterns on Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
started. Join us for one of our individual to paper or your hands, canvasses and In these ‘live’ online sessions, we will:
workshops, or enrol for them all as a other household items such as candles In this two session workshop you’ll find
• Share the written and spoken out more about why your experience is so
4-session course. and plates. We’ll use a range of different language that we have enjoyed with
materials and techniques including valuable and how you can get involved
Workshop themes: others with Leeds and York Partnership NHS
traditional henna, glitter and acrylic
• Creative bookmaking paints. • Consider the ways the written Foundation Trust.
• Paper patchwork word can enrich and reinforce our
connections with others In these ‘live’ online sessions, we will:
• Foil embossing In these ‘live’ online sessions, we will:
• Creative collage • Explore how a few lines of text can say • Talk about the Leeds and York
• Talk about the history of Mehndi
what we may struggle to express Partnership mental health and learning
design
In these ‘live’ online sessions, we will: disability services and the ways you can
• Develop our own designs at home and get involved
• Explore what role creativity can play apply them to a range of surfaces 6 ‘live’ weekly online sessions and online
• Discuss how sharing your lived
in promoting recovery class resources experience supports how services
• Take part in a creative activity to 6 ‘live’ weekly online sessions and online Approx. 1 hour per ‘live’ session develop and how that benefits people
understand the process and benefits class resources that use them
Cost: Free
to wellbeing • Learn about opportunities where you
Approx. 2 hours per ‘live’ session
• Find out what online creative can get involved with the Trust and
opportunities are available locally Cost: Free we’ll answer any questions that you
may have
1 ‘live’ workshop or 4 ‘live’ sessions
2 ‘live’ weekly online sessions and online
Approx. 2 hours per ‘live’ session class resources
Cost: Free Approx. 2 hours per ‘live’ session
Cost: FreeLeeds Recovery College | Our thoughts on recovery 19
Our thoughts on recovery
Recovery is personal and unique to us.
At this moment in time, few things feel The good thing is that people can, and
fully under our control and we’re living do, recover – and for a lot of us, it’s
with a lot more uncertainty in the world about recovering a sense of self, purpose,
and personally around us. What was and control in life despite facing these
normal, isn’t that normal anymore. challenges.
Mental health affects everyone. For some, Our courses reflect our values of hope,
this may be a relatively short period of education, personal responsibility, self-
time – for others this may involve diagnosis, advocacy, and support and provide you with
medication and long term treatment. the space to learn about what keeps you
Recovery is about having a good life, with well and finding ways to live better.
or without symptoms, focusing on what
we can do, rather than what we cannot. It
often doesn’t mean we return to where we
were, but learn ways to better manage our
experiences.
Having been involved with Recovery College as a student,
and later as a facilitator, I believe passionately in the
ethos of shared learning through lived experience and
testimony. The format is not teacher-driven but people
working together to move forward to improve their
mental health in a supportive and trusting environment.
I feel this is where the power of the college comes from
and what makes the learning so effective.
Julie
Leeds Recovery College Co-facilitatorLeeds Recovery College | Sharing experience 21
Sharing experience
What makes us different is that people with experience of
mental health and recovery work with us to design and deliver
the courses we run.
We’re proud to be working with local people and organisations
including:
• Arts and Minds • Leeds City Council
• Battle Scars • Leeds Involving People
• Carers Leeds • Leeds Mind
• Community Links • MindWell
• Forum Central • Rainbow Alliance
• Leeds and York Partnership • Touchstone
NHS Foundation Trust • Words for Wellbeing
• Leeds City College
Simon
Manager, Leeds Recovery College
Robert and Tony
Leeds Recovery College SupportersLeeds Recovery College | Student charter 23
Student charter
When you first enrol on a course with us, we will ask you to
agree to our student charter and code of conduct.
Our student charter explains what you can We also ask you to:
expect from enrolling with the Recovery • Be polite and respect the rights, life
College and when attending a course for choices, beliefs and opinions of others
the first time. It also explains what we
expect of you as a student. • Avoid the use of language, terminology
or behave in any way that may offend
Our code of conduct provides a set of others or be considered threatening or
guidelines to help ensure that students, disruptive
facilitators, volunteers and staff work
together to make the Recovery College • To have responsibility for your own
a supportive, welcoming and inclusive learning journey and ensuring your own
learning environment. health and care needs are met
When attending a course, students do • To not use alcohol, un-prescribed
not have to disclose information about medication or illegal substances whilst
their personal or professional life, their attending the Recovery College or
life history or mental health challenges. attend a session where your behaviour is
We ask that anything shared is treated in affected by these
confidence and that you do not discuss
information about another student outside
of the session.
Daniel
Co-facilitator,
MindfulnessOur course timetable is available at: www.leedsrecoverycollege.com Email: leedsrecoverycollege.lypft@nhs.net Tel: 0113 855 5127 for course enquiries and bookings. Service provided by Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust 20/0084
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