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Prospectus West Sussex 2019-2020
Welcome to your West Sussex
prospectus for 2019-2020
In these pages you will find a range of courses Our principles
that focus on mental health education, wellbeing ◗ Delivering education Our focus is on education: we’re
and recovery. Our courses are co-delivered by a college, not a clinic – we have students, not patients
specialist clinical practitioners and Peer Trainers ◗ Building partnerships The courses and services
– people with lived experience of mental health we provide are only possible because of our
challenges – and we work closely in partnership partnership working
with local providers of mental health services. ◗ Valuing co-production Our courses are designed
This prospectus offers courses of study covering and delivered by mental health professionals and
three terms over the academic year ending August peer trainers – people with lived experience of
2020. Timetables for each term are published the subject
separately and are launched alongside our ◗ Providing hope and empowerment We pride
Open Day events (see page 5). ourselves on enabling our students to become
experts in self-management
What’s new this year ◗ Offering a supportive environment Our courses
For this year’s West Sussex prospectus we are
and services are free from associated mental
providing a special focus on our half-day workshops
health stigma and discrimination
of benefit to students and carers living life with
dementia. See pull-out pages 15-16 for course ◗ Respecting your views and opinions We listen to
details presented in our extra user-friendly text student feedback and strive constantly to improve
format. We are also dedicating a page to our our services
Learning Disabilities Services who are offering Booking onto a course
a new course, The Tree of Life (page 30). You may select up to three courses by registering an
New entries for this year in our Wellbeing and expression of interest.
Lifestyle category include Introduction to Food and Online: go to www.sussexrecoverycollege.org.uk and
Mood and we are also re-introducing some courses follow links to our registration pages. A link to our online
from earlier years, such as Five Ways to Wellbeing booking request service can also be accessed via the
for the Over 50s. Meanwhile we are continuing with QR code at the foot of this page.
some of the courses that were introduced for the first On paper: fill in the form supplied with this prospectus
time in 2019 such as One Step at a Time: Every Step or request one from our Recovery College central
Counts – a new venture into physical activity that office (see contact details below).
tests your walking, jogging and running abilities in Open Days: these are held in both campuses three
a fun and safe environment! times a year – see page 5 for details.
You will also find a reference to classes available
in in-patient settings, some of which incorporate
Contact us
elements from our mainstream courses. Go to page Sussex Recovery College
36 for more details on our Acute Recovery College. Aldrington House
35 New Church Road
Please note: Sussex Recovery College reserves
Hove BN3 4AG
the right to cancel courses or change course
dates, times and/or venues. Please visit our www.sussexrecoverycollege.org.uk
website or contact us at the office for the most
up-to-date information. sussex.recoverycollege@nhs.net
0300 303 8086
(Office hours are Mondays to Fridays 9:00am to 5:00pm,
excluding bank and public holidays)
2 Sussex Recovery College – 2019-20 Prospectus West Sussex
“I can now move forward with my life”
Contents
Welcome to your prospectus 2
Index of courses 4
Open Days and Graduation 5
Coastal Campus course listings:
Understanding and Managing Health Conditions 6
Angie’s story 10
Victoria’s story 13
Supporting Dementia at Recovery College 15
Coastal Campus course listings: Wellbeing and Lifestyle 17
Northern Campus course listings:
Understanding and Managing Health Conditions 23
Paul’s story 28
Learning Disabilities at Recovery College 30
Northern Campus course listings:
Wellbeing and Lifestyle 31
Acute Recovery College 36
Supporting your learning journey with Recovery College 37
Our charter and student code of conduct 38
Partner organisations 39
Addresses of venues 40
Other sources of advice and information 41
Dates for your diary 41
Reading Well: Books on Prescription list 42
Our campuses 43
Acknowledgements 43
0300 303 8086
Go to:
sussex.recoverycollege@nhs.net 3
www.sussexrecoverycollege.org.uk
Index of courses Course Name Campus Page Campus Page Building Resilience for Wellness and Recovery Coastal 18 Northern 32 Coping Skills for Wellness and Recovery Northern 32 Coping with Suicidal Thoughts and Feelings Coastal 7 Northern 24 Co-Production: Understanding the Benefits Coastal 7 Northern 24 Creativity for Wellbeing Northern 32 Decluttering Coastal 18 Enabling Recovery Coastal 7 Expert by Experience: Participation Workshops Coastal 8 Northern 24 Five Ways to Wellbeing Coastal 18 Northern 33 Five Ways to Wellbeing for the Over 50s Coastal 19 Food and Mood Coastal 19 For Carers: Living with Dementia Coastal 16 Gambling Recovery Coastal 8 Northern 25 Improve Your Sleep Coastal 19 Introduction to Assertiveness Coastal 20 Introduction to Food and Mood Coastal 20 Northern 33 Introduction to Personality Disorder Northern 25 Learning Disabilities: The Tree of Life Coastal 30 Northern 30 Living Well with a Diagnosis of EUPD Coastal 9 Northern 25 Living with Bipolar Coastal 9 Northern 26 Managing Adult ADHD/ADD Coastal 9 Mapping Your Journey: a Creative Approach to Joining Up the Dots Coastal 20 Northern 34 Mental Health Awareness Coastal 10 Northern 26 Mental Health First Aid Coastal 10 Northern 26 One Step at a Time... Every Step Counts Coastal 21 Northern 34 Painting for Wellbeing Coastal 21 Northern 34 Post-Traumatic Stress: Life after Trauma Coastal 11 Northern 27 Resolving the Red Mist: Managing Your Anger Coastal 11 Northern 27 Self-Esteem and Confidence Coastal 22 Northern 34 Understanding Adult ADHD/ADD Coastal 12 Understanding and Coping with Anxiety Coastal 12 Northern 27 Understanding and Coping with Depression Coastal 12 Northern 28 Understanding and Living with Dementia Coastal 15 Northern 15 Understanding and Living with OCD Northern 28 Understanding and Managing Hoarding Coastal 13 Understanding and Supporting People with Suicidal Thoughts and Feelings Coastal 14 Northern 29 Understanding Medication Coastal 14 Northern 29 Understanding Psychosis Coastal 14 Northern 29 Walk for Wellbeing Coastal 22 Wellbeing in the Garden Northern 35 Wellbeing in the Wild Northern 35 Work for Wellbeing Coastal 22 Northern 35 4 Sussex Recovery College – 2019-20 Prospectus West Sussex
Open Days and Graduation
Open Days If you are unable to attend an Open Day, don’t worry!
Our Open Days give you the opportunity to find Just contact us or register your details/apply
out about us, speak to our trainers and review our for a course following instructions on page 2 of
courses. You may wish to fill in a registration form on this prospectus.
the day (supplied inside this prospectus) or go online
at www.sussexrecoverycollege.org.uk and follow All courses are free for adults (of all ages) with
links to our registration pages. mental health-related challenges, their supporters
(relatives and carers) and staff of Sussex Partnership
We offer a broad curriculum specific to both NHS Foundation Trust and partner organisations.
understanding and managing health conditions and Please note that some courses are open only
wellbeing and lifestyle. Course duration can range to students from certain groups or those using
from one-off workshops to weekly sessions lasting particular mental health services, so do read each
up to 7 or 8 weeks. course description carefully before applying.
Open Days in West Sussex Graduation Days
We have four Open Days arranged in the Autumn/ To celebrate the achievements of our students and
Winter term 2019 to launch our prospectus for the success of Sussex Recovery College we hold
2019-2020. More Open Days are planned for annual Graduation events. These take place in the
the Spring and Summer terms so please keep in summer and invitations are sent out in June and July
touch or check our website for updates. every year. Students from across Sussex come along
and receive a certificate to acknowledge all the work
Autumn/Winter term:
they have put into attending and completing their
Tuesday 1 October 2019 1:00pm-3:00pm courses. As well as listening to key speakers, the
event provides an opportunity for students to meet
Richmond Rooms
each other and share experiences.
Assembly Hall
Stoke Abbott Road Recognition is also given to our hardworking Peer
Worthing Trainers, partners and clinicians!
BN11 1HQ
Thursday 3 October 2019 1:00pm-3:00pm
Crawley Library
Southgate Avenue
Crawley
RH10 1BA
Tuesday 8 October 2019 1:00pm-3:00pm
New Park Centre
New Park Road
Chichester
PO19 7XY
Thursday 10 October 2019 1:00pm-3:00pm
The Regis Centre
Belmont Street
Bognor Regis
PO19 7XY
0300 303 8086 sussex.recoverycollege@nhs.net 5
Understanding and Managing Health Coastal Conditions Campus Coping with Suicidal Thoughts and Feelings 7 Co-Production: Understanding the Benefits 7 Enabling Recovery 7 Expert by Experience: Participation Workshops 8 For Carers: Living with Dementia 16 Gambling Recovery 8 Living Well with a Diagnosis of EUPD 9 Living with Bipolar 9 Managing Adult ADHD/ADD 9 Mental Health Awareness 10 Mental Health First Aid 10 Post-Traumatic Stress: Life after Trauma 11 Resolving the Red Mist: Managing Your Anger 11 Understanding Adult ADHD/ADD 12 Understanding and Coping with Anxiety 12 Understanding and Coping with Depression 12 Understanding and Living with Dementia 15 Understanding and Managing Hoarding 13 Understanding and Supporting People with Suicidal Thoughts and Feelings 14 Understanding Medication 14 Understanding Psychosis 14 These courses are open to students in West Sussex who meet the requirements to attend Sussex Recovery College, although those living in the Coastal campus area may be given priority. Please note that some courses are aimed at specific groups of people and priority for places will be given to them. 6 Sussex Recovery College – 2019-20 Prospectus West Sussex
Coping with Suicidal Co-Production: Enabling Recovery
Thoughts and Feelings Understanding This course aims to support you
This course helps you to the Benefits as you begin to take control of
understand what can lead a Co-production is about your recovery journey. Students
person to become so distressed everyone’s views and experience will explore what recovery means
that they want to take their being of equal value in planning for them on an individual basis
own life. Through discussion both individual care and wider and think about what gets in the
and group work we explore service provision. Being involved way and what supports recovery.
interventions that grow your both benefits your personal There will be the chance to share
confidence, such as safety wellbeing and can help to make and learn from others with similar
planning and resilience building. services better for all. This experiences and to learn about
The course includes an overview workshop is of benefit both to the role activity and community
of services to support individuals people who use our services resources can play in recovery.
experiencing suicidal thoughts. and carers, as well as frontline Learning outcomes
and managerial staff. It aims to Students will:
Learning outcomes
enable people to work together
Students will:
effectively to plan their next steps ◗◗Understand what recovery
◗◗Be able to identify early warning towards co-produced services. means for them and identify
signs that may lead to suicidal at least three things that will
Learning outcomes support their own recovery
thoughts and feelings
Students will:
◗◗Learn at least three coping ◗◗Develop a personal mini-
◗◗Develop a common wellness and recovery plan
strategies for dealing with
understanding of co-production
suicidal thoughts and feelings
◗◗Learn about local community
◗◗Look at ways of making opportunities to further
◗◗Find out about services that can
co-production effective, support recovery
support people experiencing
comfortable and meaningful
suicidal thoughts and feelings
Course structure
◗◗Explore the benefits of working Weekly sessions for up to
Course structure
in partnership to improve 6 weeks
Weekly sessions for up to
services for all parties
4 weeks
Aimed at
Course structure Anyone who would like support
Aimed at
One half-day workshop to think about their recovery
Anyone who has attempted
suicide or has experienced Aimed at journey. Supporters and carers
suicidal thoughts. Anyone who feels they would are also welcome to apply.
benefit from gaining a deeper
understanding of co-production
in practice.
0300 303 8086 sussex.recoverycollege@nhs.net 7
“A great course that has given me lots
of coping skills and ways to make things better”
Expert by Experience: Gambling Recovery
Participation Gambling can have a significant
Workshops impact on relationships, finances
This introductory workshop gives and mental wellbeing, as well
you an opportunity to learn or as on many other areas of
refresh your knowledge of the someone’s life. If you have
techniques and information to recognised that gambling is a
help you get involved effectively problem for you, or someone
in service improvement at Sussex you care for, join our recovery
Partnership. You will have the course. This course will help
option of joining our bank of you better understand how and
Experts by Experience, becoming why gambling impacts on life in
involved in a wide range of the way it does, as well as how
engagement work, including to change relationships with
recruitment of new staff. gambling and make positive
We teach you how to articulate choices for the future.
your thoughts and ideas Learning outcomes
coherently to effect meaningful Students will:
changes in services and support
you on your recovery journey. ◗◗Develop robust strategies
and tools to minimise the
Learning outcomes harm of gambling
Students will:
◗◗Understand the impact of
◗◗Be able to use their experiences, gambling on mental health
good and bad, in a way that is
safe for them, to make positive ◗◗Know how to access the
changes in the organisation network of help, support
and treatment
◗◗Be confident and effective
in meetings Course structure
Weekly sessions for up to
◗◗Become involved in recruitment 4 weeks
of new staff
Aimed at
Course structure Anyone with concerns about how
Two consecutive gambling may be affecting their
full day workshops mental health. Supporters and
Aimed at carers are also welcome to apply.
Anyone with longstanding or
moderate to severe mental
Visit a gallery or museum and
health challenges. Supporters
learn about a person or period in
and carers, as well as Trust
history that interests you
staff members, are also
welcome to apply. Continue to learn p.37
8 Sussex Recovery College – 2019-20 Prospectus West Sussex
Living Well with a Living with Bipolar Managing Adult
Diagnosis of EUPD This course is for people who ADHD/ADD
Emotionally Unstable Personality are living with or affected by This course explores symptoms
Disorder (EUPD) is a complex bipolar. It focuses on prevention and demonstrates different
emotional difficulty that can and management of episodes methods of coping with
have a significant impact on of mania, hypomania and challenges that occur with
how you think, feel, perceive or depression. Common attention deficit hyperactivity
relate to others. Often this can treatments and coping disorder (ADHD). We also look
be a negative impact and can strategies will be looked at, at the effects of medication and
be distressing not only for the including self-help techniques. explore the three key areas that
person concerned but also for affect people with ADHD. We
Learning outcomes
family members and friends. focus on managing emotions,
Students will:
This course explores ways of getting more organised and
understanding the experience of ◗◗Be able to describe the main developing different ideas about
living with EUPD and practical features of bipolar how you can manage the patterns
strategies to manage the of behaviour that cause distress;
challenges it can present. ◗◗Have a clearer understanding of and we also consider other
how to keep as well as possible support resources available.
Learning outcomes
Students will: ◗◗Be able to detect and act on Learning outcomes
early warning signs Students will:
◗◗Increase their understanding
of EUPD and complex Course structure ◗◗Develop at least three coping
emotional difficulties Weekly sessions for up to mechanisms for ADHD
3 weeks
◗◗Identify at least three ways in ◗◗Consider how to deal
which EUPD can impact on Aimed at with emotions
daily life Anyone living with or affected by
bipolar disorder. Supporters and ◗◗Consider being organised
◗◗Explore and try out strategies to carers are also welcome to apply. and time management
manage the challenges of living
Course structure
with EUPD and develop
One 2 hour workshop
a personal wellbeing ‘toolkit’
Aimed at
Course structure
Anyone who suspects they
Weekly sessions for up to
may be affected by ADHD/ADD
5 weeks
or who has had a diagnosis.
Aimed at Supporters and carers are
Anyone living with a diagnosis of also welcome to apply.
EUPD. Supporters and carers are
also welcome to apply.
0300 303 8086 sussex.recoverycollege@nhs.net 9
“It has given me information on where to look
for help and the things I could read up on”
Mental Health Mental Health
Awareness First Aid Angie’s story
“I am a Peer Trainer with Sussex
This course offers a brief This course teaches people how
Recovery College: that means
introduction to mental health to identify, understand and help
that I have lived experience of
and how we can manage our own someone who may be experiencing
mental health issues.
mental and emotional wellbeing. a mental health issue. You will learn
We look at the most common how to listen, reassure and respond, A Peer Trainer works alongside
types of mental health diagnoses, even in a crisis – and potentially a clinician to deliver our
their signs and symptoms and even stop a crisis from happening. courses. I usually help to run
the impact of stigma. We will The two-day course qualifies you the ‘Understanding Psychosis’
share self-care strategies for a as a Mental Health First Aider. course. I was diagnosed with
healthy lifestyle, including stress Participants are given a manual schizophrenia during a hospital
management and five ways to work from and keep, and admission in 2012. I was very
to wellbeing. certificate upon completion. poorly, and to be honest could
not see a future for myself.
Learning outcomes Learning outcomes
When I came home I felt lost,
Students will: Students will:
as I had stopped working
◗◗Recognise the importance ◗◗Gain an in-depth understanding because of my mental health.
of looking after your own of mental health and the factors
One afternoon one of my care
mental health that can affect wellbeing
team came to see me and
◗◗Recognise the signs and ◗◗Learn practical skills to spot explained about the Recovery
symptoms of common the triggers and signs of mental College, and told me they were
mental health conditions health issues looking for Peer Trainers – she
thought I would be good at it.
◗◗Feel comfortable talking about ◗◗Achieve enhanced At first I just said no, I couldn’t
mental health challenges and interpersonal skills such as do anything. However, I did
signposting others to relevant non-judgemental listening decide eventually to have a
support services go! At that time I didn’t think
Course structure
Course structure Weekly sessions for up to 4 weeks I had much chance, but I was
One 3 hour workshop offered an interview and after
Aimed at training became a Peer Trainer.
Aimed at Anyone with an interest in mental
Anyone who would like to health who feels they could It has changed my life. I have
gain a basic understanding benefit from this approach. so much more confidence
of mental health. now and I feel I am helping
people. It has also led to me
working with Research and
Development, and I hope to
help with the Voices Clinic in
Hove. I have a lot to thank the
Switch off the TV and play a game Recovery College for – I have
with the children, or just talk met so many lovely people
Connect with others p.37 and I feel I have a future.”
Angie
Peer Trainer
10 Sussex Recovery College – 2019-20 Prospectus West SussexPost-Traumatic Stress: Resolving the Red
Life after Trauma Mist: Managing
Most people experience traumatic Your Anger
events in their lives. Following This course will be of particular
these many people continue to interest to those who have found
experience distressing symptoms that their anger and related
of post-traumatic stress such as aggressive behaviour has caused
intrusive memories, flashbacks and them problems. We apply
nightmares. This course explores motivational approaches and
the impact of trauma, providing a range of skills to manage
information about different types of angry emotions better, including
difficulty, including post-traumatic problem-solving and
stress disorder (PTSD). We explore communication styles.
which options for help are available. We acknowledge anger can
Combining the best evidence with lead to encounters with the
the clinical and personal experience criminal justice system and
of the trainers, we describe some welcome those who want to
of the tools that may best alleviate make positive changes.
the symptoms and help you reclaim
your life. We give carers and staff Learning outcomes
an insight into the condition and Students will:
what helps someone in distress ◗◗Learn about the triggers to
to cope and realign themselves their anger
with everyday function.
◗◗Learn about managing or
Learning outcomes changing their relationship
Students will: with anger and aggression
◗◗Understand what the causes ◗◗Consider next steps in
and effects of trauma can be their recovery
◗◗Learn how to look after Course structure
themselves and others, using Weekly sessions for up to
trauma-specific as well as 6 weeks
general strategies
Aimed at
◗◗Understand what support Anyone with longstanding or
might be helpful moderate-to-severe mental health
Course structure challenges. Supporters and
Weekly sessions for up to 3 weeks carers are also welcome to apply.
Aimed at
Anyone suffering from mental
health issues associated with
trauma, particularly PTSD.
Supporters and carers are also
welcome to apply.
0300 303 8086 sussex.recoverycollege@nhs.net 11“I have found that I have more to offer,
and skills I didn’t know I had”
Understanding Understanding and Understanding
Adult ADHD/ADD Coping with Anxiety and Coping with
This workshop will explain the This course is designed to help Depression
primary and secondary symptoms understand the way anxiety Depression can happen to
of attention deficit hyperactivity affects us physically and how it anyone. It impacts on how we
disorder (ADHD) and the also impacts on our thoughts, feel about ourselves and how we
impairments that they can cause. feelings and behaviours. The spend our time. Enjoyment in life
We help you to understand how sessions will look at ways of and motivation tends to decrease
these symptoms may be treated challenging negative thoughts, and we can be left with feelings
and the medications that are exploring ways of working with of hopelessness, guilt or simply
used. We also examine some anxiety behaviour. It will also numbness. In this course we
coping strategies. include some simple relaxation define what depression means
techniques and creativity. to us, we identify the causes
Learning outcomes
of depression and what we can
Students will: Learning outcomes
do to help ourselves. The
Students will:
◗◗Understand the nature of the interactive sessions explore a
symptoms and impairments ◗◗Gain an understanding of the wide range of positive coping
related to ADHD/ADD ways anxiety affects us strategies, techniques and
lifestyle choices to enable you
◗◗Learn about the different ◗◗Learn how to challenge to live well with depression.
medications that can be used negative thoughts and cope
with panic attacks Learning outcomes
◗◗Understand how it impacts on Students will:
people’s functioning, taking in ◗◗Develop a personal wellbeing
some coping strategies to help ‘toolkit’ to help manage anxiety ◗◗Identify the ways depression
with the symptoms disrupts how we think, feel
Course structure and act
Course structure Weekly sessions for up to
One 2 hour workshop 6 weeks ◗◗Discover and try out different
tools to enable us to live well
Aimed at Aimed at with depression
Anyone who suspects they Anyone with mental health
may be affected by ADHD/ADD challenges who has a problem ◗◗Understand how stress and
or who has had a diagnosis. with anxiety. Supporters and sleep can affect mood
Supporters and carers are also carers are also welcome to apply.
Course structure
welcome to apply.
Weekly sessions for up to
7 weeks
Aimed at
Anyone living with depression.
Supporters and carers are also
welcome to apply.
12 Sussex Recovery College – 2019-20 Prospectus West SussexUnderstanding and
Managing Hoarding Victoria’s story
“I found out about Recovery College while I was living abroad. I had to
In this course we aim to give
move back to the UK and was planning on moving to West Sussex,
students an understanding about
where I knew no-one except my grandparents. I’d had long-term
what hoarding is and how it may
struggles with depression and anxiety, and I spent a lot of time searching
develop. We look at the potential
the internet, trying to find out what support was available in the area.
risks that hoarding can present
The only practical support I found was Recovery College. I looked at the
both to the hoarder and the
courses available and they seemed to be an exciting mix of theoretical
people around them. The course
and creative courses. Once I’d actually moved, I investigated Open Days
also considers multi-agency
and nervously attended one in my local area. Everyone was really
approaches to working with
friendly, and I found several courses that interested me, signed up and
people who hoard.
quickly got a letter confirming my place.
Learning outcomes
Students will: My first course was ‘Self-Esteem and Positive Thought’. On the first day, I
had this wonderful feeling that I’d found somewhere I belonged, because
◗◗Be able to give a definition for the first time since I’d moved back to the UK I was with a group of
of hoarding and its general people who understood what it was like to have mental health issues
characteristics because they had them too! I realised how much I’d missed the mutual
support and encouragement you can get from sharing your struggles
◗◗Be able to recognise when
with other people who have mental health challenges. The course was
someone has a problem
helpful; discovering a way to connect to other people with mental health
and the risks it can present
challenges was even more beneficial. I didn’t feel alone any more.
◗◗Be made aware of services
One of the other things that excited me about that first Recovery
and other sources of help
College course was realising that being a Peer Trainer was an actual
Course structure job! I’d trained as a primary school teacher and was really attracted to
Weekly sessions for up to the idea that maybe at some point in the future I might be able to use
5 weeks my teaching background and my lived experience of mental health
challenges to support other people.
Aimed at
Anyone with mental health I went on to do several other courses, including ‘Using Art to Improve
challenges, particularly with your Mood’ and ‘Coping with Anxiety’. The art course helped reignite my
regard to a hoarding habit. love of creativity, gave me lots of ideas which I’ve gone on to use when
Supporters and carers are running art groups of my own, and even showed me I can draw portraits
also welcome to apply. - something I was convinced I couldn’t do. The course on anxiety has
changed my attitude towards my struggles with anxiety. I now have so
many tools to help me manage my anxious feelings and challenge my
Sign up to a mentoring unhelpful thoughts... and I have become a firm believer in the therapeutic
project – give time and powers of a tub of Play Doh!
support to someone
who will benefit from it Thanks in part to Recovery College my mental health (and my ability to
manage my mental health challenges) has now improved to the point
Give to those where I feel able to help others, and I’m very excited to fulfil my long-held
around you p.37 ambition to be a Peer Trainer and help run Recovery College courses
which will hopefully benefit others as much as they have benefited me.”
Victoria Peer Trainer
0300 303 8086 sussex.recoverycollege@nhs.net 13“It really helps you understand why
you feel the way you do”
Understanding and Understanding Understanding
Supporting People Medication Psychosis
with Suicidal Thoughts These are interactive question- This course helps you to make
and Feelings and-answer sessions in which we sense of and cope with psychotic
This course helps you to look at medical and physiological symptoms, exploring the
understand what can lead a causes, treatments available and causes of psychosis and what
person to experience suicidal self-help resources, and “What can help towards recovery. A
thoughts and feelings and how you always wanted to know about range of resources will be made
you can support them. This your medication”. We include available, including handouts and
will include identifying possible areas such as how medication information to take home to aid
triggers and early warning signs, works, what helps healthcare in development of coping skills.
and how to support that person professionals decide on what
Learning outcomes
in developing a plan to keep to prescribe, side-effects and
Students will:
him/herself safe. management of side-effects, and
how medicines can interact with ◗◗Understand their diagnosis
Learning outcomes other medications and illnesses. and formulation, including
Students will: symptoms and causes
Learning outcomes
◗◗Be able to identify the triggers Students will: ◗◗Have an overview of medication,
and early warning signs that other treatments and support
may lead to suicidal thoughts ◗◗Identify how medication
and feelings works and the different ◗◗Become familiar with and
treatments available practise coping skills and
◗◗Feel confident about how to self-management tools
help someone experiencing ◗◗Develop an understanding
suicidal thoughts and feelings of how medication affects Course structure
them personally and how to Weekly sessions for up to
◗◗Find out about services that manage any side-effects they 6 weeks
can support people with suicidal may experience
thoughts and feelings Aimed at
◗◗Feel more confident about Anyone diagnosed with psychosis,
Course structure discussing medication with schizophrenia or a schizo-affective
One 3 hour workshop healthcare professionals disorder, or who hears voices, sees
Aimed at visions or has beliefs that others
Course structure
Anyone who is supporting a think are delusional. Supporters and
Two-hour sessions focusing on
family member or friend who has carers are also welcome to apply.
each of the following mental
attempted suicide or experienced health conditions:
suicidal thoughts. • Depression
• Mood Disorders
• Psychosis
Aimed at
Anyone who has recently been
diagnosed with any of the above.
Supporters and carers are also
welcome to apply.
14 Sussex Recovery College – 2019-20 Prospectus West SussexSupporting Dementia
at Recovery College
A diagnosis of dementia can lead to a range of thoughts
and feelings for both the person with dementia and
those supporting them. It may take time to adjust to the
news and raise questions and worries about the future.
On these pages we present a range of courses of interest
and help to you, your family, carers and friends.
Understanding and Living with Dementia
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This 2½ hour workshop is designed to help you understand
what dementia is, to explore feelings associated with
receiving a diagnosis and find out how you can maximise
your quality of life whilst living with the condition.
We look at treatments and support, and at how you can
help yourself (or support someone else) to live well with
dementia; we include tips for managing memory, thoughts,
mood and lifestyle.
Please come and join us in a relaxed and friendly
atmosphere where you can meet others in similar situations
and share ideas, experiences and ways of managing. You
can attend by yourself or with someone else if you prefer.
Learning outcomes
Students will: See overleaf for
◗ Develop a greater understanding of dementia and more information
explore how it feels to receive a diagnosis on Dementia
◗ Discover strategies and approaches on how to live Services and
with dementia and improve quality of life courses for carers
◗ Gain a greater awareness/overview of support
systems available in their local area
Course structure
Workshops in locations across Coastal and Northern
West SussexDementia Carers’ Workshops
New carer-focused courses to be introduced in locations
across Coastal and Northern West Sussex (check termly
timetables for details on dates and times)
For Carers:
Living with Dementia
As dementia progresses, it can be stressful Learning outcomes
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when you are supporting someone with
Students will:
behaviours that may be challenging and
difficult to deal with. There may not always ◗ Develop practical approaches to caring
be obvious reasons why the person with ◗ Gain a greater understanding of what is
dementia is presenting in a manner that is meant by “challenging behaviour”
unusual or distressing, while they cannot
tell you what the problem is. ◗ Gain more awareness of why behaviours
can change with advancing dementia
This workshop is designed for carers
looking after someone with advanced Aimed at
dementia. It will also help them gain a better
understanding of how to support a person Anyone caring for someone who has
with challenging behaviour, to look at some advanced dementia.
reasons why this may be happening, and to
provide practical advice, tips and information.
To apply for any of these courses,
please call 0300 303 8086.
Our office team will be happy to
help you book your place on to a
course. Alternatively, ask a family
member/ healthcare professional
to call us on your behalf.
At Recovery College we are committed to helping you to access all of our courses and
inform you of related services. We recommend you visit www.dementiafriends.org.uk
and www.alzheimers.org.uk if you would like to discuss your particular needs, or – for
help and advice on local resources – contact the Worthing Dementia Action Alliance at
www.dementiafriendlyworthing.orgCoastal Wellbeing and
Lifestyle
Campus
Building Resilience for Wellness
and Recovery 18
Decluttering 18
Five Ways to Wellbeing 18
Five Ways to Wellbeing for the Over 50s 19
Food and Mood 19
Improve Your Sleep 19
Introduction to Assertiveness 20
Introduction to Food and Mood 20
Learning Disabilities: the Tree of Life 30
Mapping Your Journey:
a Creative Approach to Joining Up the Dots 20
One Step at a Time… Every Step Counts 21
Painting for Wellbeing 21
Self Esteem and Confidence 22
Walk for Wellbeing 22
Work for Wellbeing 22
These courses are open to students in West Sussex
who meet the requirements to attend Sussex
Recovery College, although those living in the Coastal
campus area may be given priority. Please note that
some courses are aimed at specific groups of people
and priority for places will be given to them.
0300 303 8086 sussex.recoverycollege@nhs.net 17“It’s great to share experiences
with tutors and fellow students”
Building Resilience Decluttering Five Ways to
for Wellness This course defines the problem Wellbeing
and Recovery of clutter and offers suggestions In this course we’ll learn the Five
This course introduces resilience, on how to combat it, having Ways to Wellbeing; how they
drawing on research, practice considered why people clutter work together to support our
and lived experience. It aims to in the first place. It will include recovery and help to keep us
help people overcome challenges storage suggestions and what to well. As well as classroom work
by building on strengths inside do with things no longer wanted we’ll try out things like woodland
them and in the world around. or needed. We look at how to walks and nature visits. Then we’ll
Resilience can help people get declutter and how to organise, investigate what activities are
through tough times successfully. plan and get started. There will be going on in our own communities,
There will be opportunities opportunities to share tips, tools choose our own combinations
to share resilience tips, tools and experiences. and find out how to join. Each
and experiences. person who comes on the course
Learning outcomes
shows us something new and
Learning outcomes Students will:
we’d enjoy your company on this
Students will: ◗◗Be able to assess how journey towards using the Five
◗◗Increase their understanding cluttered they are Ways to Wellbeing.
of what resilience is and what it ◗◗Understand the barriers to and Learning outcomes
is not benefits of decluttering Students will:
◗◗Identify and try out a number ◗◗Know how to start to declutter ◗◗Identify activities in the five
of resilient moves to help them and what to do with what they key areas that are essential to
cope with the challenges in don’t need or want supporting wellbeing
their lives
Course structure ◗◗Develop a self-management
◗◗Create their own personal Weekly sessions for 2 weeks plan to support wellbeing and
‘toolkit’ by the end of the course recovery alongside others
Aimed at
Course structure Anyone who finds it hard to get ◗◗Have an increased awareness
Weekly sessions for up to rid of items they don’t use and of local activities and how to
5 weeks who wants to, but is struggling to, access them
Aimed at declutter their space.
Course structure
Anyone with moderate to severe Weekly sessions for up to
mental health challenges who is 8 weeks
facing tough times in their lives.
Supporters and carers are also Aimed at
welcome to apply. Anyone with mental health
challenges who feels they would
benefit from the Five Ways to
Join an exercise or dance class, Wellbeing. Supporters and carers
or shape up with a local running club – are also welcome to apply.
bring your friends along with you
Be physically active p.37
18 Sussex Recovery College – 2019-20 Prospectus West SussexFive Ways to Food and Mood Improve Your Sleep
Wellbeing for The course starts with some This course explores the latest
the Over 50s basic information on nutrition. sleep science and introduces
People are living longer and it is We establish which foods are some practical skills and tips
essential to our wellbeing that necessary to increase health, for improving your sleep.
we continue to spend our time and we discuss healthy eating Students will set their own sleep
positively engaged in activities for improved mental health. goals, but common objectives
that we enjoy, whatever our age. The course includes practical are to obtain sound, consistent
In this course we’ll learn the Five exercises, discussions, healthy and restful sleep.
Ways to Wellbeing, focusing snacks and lots of handouts –
Learning outcomes
specifically on the over 50 age including easy recipes to cook
Students will:
group; how these work together at home.
to support our recovery and how Learning outcomes ◗◗Understand how sleep can
they can help to keep us well. Students will: be monitored with the use
Sessions focus on five key areas of a sleep diary
identified nationally as being key ◗◗Be able to choose foods that
contain the nutrients needed ◗◗Describe how surroundings
to promoting wellbeing.
for good health and lifestyle can affect sleep
Learning outcomes
◗◗Know about the research ◗◗Identify and practise a number
Students will:
and evidence base that of strategies to improve sleep
◗◗Identify activities in the five indicates which foods and Course structure
key areas that are essential to nutrients particularly support Weekly sessions for up to
supporting wellbeing mental health 3 weeks
◗◗Develop a self-management ◗◗Be able to interpret food labels Aimed at
plan to support wellbeing and
Anyone who experiences
recovery alongside others Course structure
difficulties in sleeping and would
Weekly sessions for up to
◗◗Have an increased awareness like to get a better night’s sleep
7 weeks
of local activities and how to or help others to do so.
access them Aimed at
Anyone who would like to be
Course structure more informed about nutrition
Weekly sessions for up to and healthy eating for improved
6 weeks mental health.
Aimed at
Anyone with mental health
challenges who feel they would
benefit from the Five Ways to
Wellbeing. Supporters and carers
are also welcome to apply.
0300 303 8086 sussex.recoverycollege@nhs.net 19“I have gained information and resources
to help deal with day-to-day life”
Introduction to Introduction to Mapping Your Journey:
Assertiveness Food and Mood a Creative Approach
This course defines what Evidence suggests that certain to Joining Up the Dots
assertiveness is and what it isn’t. foods can affect and possibly lift In this course you will develop an
You will discover when it is easier your mood. This workshop gets understanding of your recovery
to be assertive and what stops you looking at healthy eating for journey through practical creative
you using assertiveness skills in improved mental health, physical exercises. We help you select
other situations. You will practise wellbeing and weight loss. both positive and challenging
being assertive and saying no. The benefits of a balanced diet moments to share through
There are opportunities for will be discussed and we will pictures, movement, imagination
discussion, sharing tips, tools bring samples of healthy food and sounds. We include
and experiences. and recipes to try at home. relaxation and self-empathy
approaches to help build a new
Learning outcomes Learning outcomes
way of overcoming challenges.
Students will: Students will:
Moments of joy, individually
◗◗Be able to assess how assertive ◗◗Gain a knowledge of healthy and within the group, become
they are and choose when to eating through group a pattern to be built on during
use assertiveness skills discussions and sampling the course.
of simple recipes
◗◗Understand the barriers to and Learning outcomes
benefits of being assertive ◗◗Be able to identify three mood- Students will:
boosting or healthy foods for
◗◗Practise being assertive ◗◗Use a range of creative
inclusion in their diets
and saying no imaginative exercises to
◗◗Complete a food diary and develop their marks and
Course structure creative skills
create healthy food plans
Weekly sessions for 2 weeks
Course structure ◗◗Develop confidence in creativity,
Aimed at communicating and working
One half-day workshop
Anyone who would like to be more with others
assertive and aim for a win-win Aimed at
outcome in their interactions with Anyone who feels they could ◗◗Identify interesting and creative
others where there is conflict. benefit from developing their approaches that can be
understanding of food, eating continued with and sustained
and weight issues. beyond the course
Course structure
Weekly sessions for up to
4 weeks
Aimed at
Anyone with mental health
challenges, all levels of
experience and none.
Supporters and carers are
also welcome to apply.
20 Sussex Recovery College – 2019-20 Prospectus West SussexOne Step at a Time… Painting for Wellbeing
Every Step Counts Through a simple series of guided
Improve your mental health and exercises designed to eliminate
wellbeing through jogging and the fear of a blank canvas, the
running! These sessions, mostly on focus of this course is on the
a sports track, provide you with the enjoyment of using colour and
confidence to either begin jogging/ relinquishing the ‘performance’
running (starting with brisk walking) fear of making something
or otherwise progress your existing look like something. It aims to
running abilities. Our dedicated recapture the childhood pleasure
run leaders offer you a safe and of using colour for its own sake.
unintimidating environment. We
Learning outcomes
help you develop your confidence
Students will:
to run and deliver on your personal
goals, whether that means running ◗◗Experience the pleasure of
a certain distance, getting quicker using paint
or just enjoying being out and
exercising in the company of ◗◗Build their confidence in the use
like-minded people. Come and of paint, brushes and canvas
join us for a coffee and chat after ◗◗Recognise the uniqueness of
each session! self-expression within a group
Learning outcomes experience
Students will: Course structure
◗◗Gain improved mental health One-off half-day workshop
and wellbeing through Aimed at
physical activity Anyone with mental health
◗◗Be able to have the confidence challenges, all levels of experience
to run at any time and anywhere and none. Supporters and carers
are also welcome to apply.
◗◗Gain the confidence to join local
run groups or participate in a
local parkrun* * parkrun is the premier organiser
of free weekly timed 5k events in
Course structure the UK and throughout the world.
Weekly sessions throughout the Open to everyone, parkrun provides
year – join in at any time! an encouraging and welcoming
atmosphere for runners, joggers
Aimed at and walkers of all ages and
Anyone who feels they would like abilities. Find out more from
to get into running or continue www.parkrun.org.uk
with running to achieve a personal
goal. All abilities welcomed!.
0300 303 8086 sussex.recoverycollege@nhs.net 21“Peer group support gives hope for recovery
and demonstrates future possibilities”
Self-Esteem Walk For Wellbeing Work for Wellbeing
and Confidence Learn how walking can boost your This course aims to guide you
Join us as we take a look at the wellbeing. This course introduces through all practical areas of
relationship between what we the combination of walking with employment-seeking, including
think of ourselves and how this present moment awareness and construction of CVs, filling in
impacts on how we feel about the ‘Five Ways to Wellbeing’. application forms and what to
ourselves. Develop ways to move It starts indoors with discussions expect in an interview. It also
beyond the negative ideas that in small groups and finishes indicates how you can keep well
contribute to low self-esteem. with a scenic walk, putting into whilst looking for work. You will
This course involves discussions practice what has been learned. consider the sort of occupation
in which you will be helped to feel Come prepared with suitable that suits you best, in relation to
comfortable, given resources to shoes and clothing for the walk. your skills and knowledge.
use after the sessions, and take After the walk participants have
Learning outcomes
away skills for the future. the option to go to a cafe for a
Students will:
chat and socialising.
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes ◗◗Have a good understanding of
Students will:
Students will: the job-searching process and
◗◗Understand what self-esteem be able to job-search effectively
is and how to improve it ◗◗Become familiar with the
benefits of outdoor exercise ◗◗Understand how to reduce
◗◗Take a look at negative thoughts for physical health and stress in the workplace and
and how to challenge them mental wellbeing what safeguards exist to help
keep them well
◗◗Develop a ‘toolbox’ of ways to ◗◗Gain an understanding of simple
increase self-esteem and have a relaxation techniques and the ◗◗Understand the benefits of work
more positive outlook ‘Five Ways to Wellbeing’ and the wellbeing it can bring
when sought in the right way
Course structure ◗◗Learn these techniques
Weekly sessions for up to Course structure
when walking
6 weeks Weekly sessions for up to
Course structure 5 weeks
Aimed at Weekly sessions for up to
Anyone with mental health Aimed at
5 weeks
challenges who feels that how Anyone with experience of mental
they think about themselves could Aimed at health challenges who feels at a
improve. Supporters and carers Anyone with mental health disadvantage in gaining and/or
are also welcome to apply. challenges. Supporters and sustaining employment.
carers are also welcome to apply.
Don’t feel you need to always be doing
things – take the time to simply be
Take notice p.37
22 Sussex Recovery College – 2019-20 Prospectus West SussexNorthern Understanding and
Managing Health
Campus Conditions
Coping with Suicidal Thoughts and Feelings 24
Co-Production: Understanding the Benefits 24
Expert by Experience:
Participation Workshops 24
Gambling Recovery 25
Introduction to Personality Disorder 25
Living Well with a Diagnosis of EUPD 25
Living with Bipolar 26
Mental Health Awareness 26
Mental Health First Aid 26
Post-Traumatic Stress: Life after Trauma 27
Resolving the Red Mist:
Managing your Anger 27
Understanding and Coping with Anxiety 27
Understanding and Coping with Depression 28
Understanding and Living with OCD 28
Understanding and Supporting People
with Suicidal Thoughts and Feelings 29
Understanding Medication 29
Understanding Psychosis 29
These courses are open to students in West Sussex
who meet the requirements to attend Sussex
Recovery College, although those living in the
Northern campus area may be given priority. Please
note that some courses are aimed at specific groups
of people and priority for places will be given to them.
0300 303 8086 sussex.recoverycollege@nhs.net 23“Lots of helpful ideas into
managing my condition”
Coping with Suicidal Co-Production: Expert by Experience:
Thoughts and Feelings Understanding Participation
This course helps you to the Benefits Workshops
understand what can lead a Co-production is about This introductory workshop gives
person to become so distressed everyone’s views and experience you an opportunity to learn or
that they want to take their being of equal value in planning refresh your knowledge of the
own life. Through discussion both individual care and wider techniques and information to
and group work we explore service provision. Being involved help you get involved effectively
interventions that grow your both benefits your personal in service improvement at Sussex
confidence, such as safety wellbeing and can help to make Partnership. You will have the
planning and resilience building. services better for all. This option of joining our bank of
The course includes an overview workshop is of benefit both to Experts by Experience, becoming
of services to support individuals people who use our services involved in a wide range of
experiencing suicidal thoughts. and carers, as well as frontline engagement work, including
and managerial staff. It aims to recruitment of new staff.
Learning outcomes
enable people to work together We teach you how to articulate
Students will:
effectively to plan their next steps your thoughts and ideas
◗◗Be able to identify early warning towards co-produced services. coherently to effect meaningful
signs that may lead to suicidal changes in services and support
Learning outcomes
thoughts and feelings you on your recovery journey.
Students will:
◗◗Learn at least three coping Learning outcomes
◗◗Develop a common Students will:
strategies for dealing with
understanding of co-production
suicidal thoughts and feelings
◗◗Be able to use their experiences,
◗◗Look at ways of making good and bad, in a way that is
◗◗Find out about services that can
co-production effective, safe for them, to make positive
support people experiencing
comfortable and meaningful changes in the organisation
suicidal thoughts and feelings
◗◗Explore the benefits of working ◗◗Be confident and effective
Course structure
in partnership to improve in meetings
Weekly sessions for up to
services for all parties
4 weeks
◗◗Become involved in recruitment
Course structure
Aimed at of new staff
One half-day workshop
Anyone who has attempted
Course structure
suicide or has experienced Aimed at
Two consecutive
suicidal thoughts. Anyone who feels they would
full day workshops
benefit from gaining a deeper
understanding of co-production Aimed at
in practice. Anyone with longstanding or
moderate to severe mental
health challenges. Supporters
and carers, as well as Trust
staff members, are also
welcome to apply.
24 Sussex Recovery College – 2019-20 Prospectus West SussexGambling Recovery Introduction to Living Well with a
Gambling can have a significant Personality Disorder Diagnosis of EUPD
impact on relationships, A personality disorder is a Emotionally Unstable Personality
finances and mental wellbeing condition in which an individual Disorder (EUPD) is a complex
as well as on many other areas differs significantly from the emotional difficulty that can
of someone’s life. If you have average person in terms of how have a significant impact on
recognised that gambling is a they think, feel, perceive or relate how you think, feel, perceive or
problem for you, or someone to others. Often this can have relate to others. Often this can
you care for, join our recovery a negative impact and can be be a negative impact and can
course. This course will help distressing not only for the person be distressing not only for the
you better understand how and concerned but also for family person concerned but also for
why gambling impacts on life in members and friends. This course family members and friends.
the way it does, as well as how explores ways of understanding This course explores ways of
to change relationships with the experience of living with a understanding the experience of
gambling and make positive diagnosis of personality disorder living with EUPD and practical
choices for the future. and the challenges faced by strategies to manage the
those affected. challenges it can present.
Learning outcomes
Students will: Learning outcomes Learning outcomes
Students will: Students will:
◗◗Develop robust strategies
and tools to minimise the ◗◗Increase their understanding of ◗◗Increase their understanding
harm of gambling a personality disorder – what it of EUPD and complex
is and what it is not emotional difficulties
◗◗Understand the impact of
gambling on mental health ◗◗Identify at least three ways in ◗◗Identify at least three ways
which symptoms impact on in which EUPD can impact on
◗◗Know how to access the
daily life daily life
network of help, support
and treatment ◗◗Explore and try out strategies ◗◗Explore and try out strategies
that cope with the symptoms to manage the challenges of
Course structure
of personality disorder living with EUPD and develop a
Weekly sessions for up to
and develop a personal personal wellbeing ‘toolkit’
4 weeks
wellbeing ‘toolkit’
Course structure
Aimed at
Course structure Weekly sessions for up to
Anyone with concerns about how
One 3 hour workshop 5 weeks
gambling may be affecting their
mental health. Supporters and Aimed at Aimed at
carers are also welcome to apply. Anyone affected by a diagnosis Anyone living with a diagnosis
of personality disorder. of EUPD. Supporters and carers
Supporters and carers are are also welcome to apply.
Join a book club or
set one up in your also welcome to apply.
neighbourhood, involve
your friends and family
Connect with others
p.37
0300 303 8086 sussex.recoverycollege@nhs.net 25“Very good information
to use for the future”
Living with Bipolar Mental Health Mental Health
This course is for people who Awareness First Aid
are living with or affected by This course offers a brief This course teaches people how
bipolar. It focuses on prevention introduction to mental health to identify, understand and help
and management of episodes and how we can manage our own someone who may be experiencing
of mania, hypomania and mental and emotional wellbeing. a mental health issue. You will learn
depression. Common We look at the most common how to listen, reassure and respond,
treatments and coping types of mental health diagnoses, even in a crisis – and potentially
strategies will be looked at, their signs and symptoms and even stop a crisis from happening.
including self-help techniques. the impact of stigma. We will The two-day course qualifies you
Learning outcomes share self-care strategies for a as a Mental Health First Aider.
Students will: healthy lifestyle, including stress Participants are given a manual
management and five ways to work from and keep, and
◗◗Be able to describe the main to wellbeing. certificate upon completion.
features of bipolar
Learning outcomes Learning outcomes
◗◗Have a clearer understanding of Students will: Students will:
how to keep as well as possible
◗◗Recognise the importance ◗◗Gain an in-depth understanding
◗◗Be able to detect and act on of looking after your own of mental health and the factors
early warning signs mental health that can affect wellbeing
Course structure ◗◗Recognise the signs and ◗◗Learn practical skills to spot
Weekly sessions for up to symptoms of common mental the triggers and signs of mental
3 weeks health conditions health issues
Aimed at ◗◗Feel comfortable talking about ◗◗Achieve enhanced
Anyone living with or affected by mental health challenges and interpersonal skills such as
bipolar disorder. Supporters and signposting others to relevant non-judgemental listening
carers are also welcome to apply. support services
Course structure
Course structure Weekly sessions for up to 4 weeks
One 3 hour workshop
Aimed at
Aimed at Anyone with an interest in mental
Anyone who would like to health who feels they could
gain a basic understanding benefit from this approach.
of mental health.
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