Recovery College Courses
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Our free recovery college courses focus on helping you recognise and make use of your talents and resources.

We aim to assist you in exploring your possibilities and developing your skills, to allow you to manage your own life.

The five principles of our recovery college courses are:

  • Make sense of and find meaning in what has happened in your life
  • Become an expert in your own self-care
  • Build a new sense of self and purpose in life
  • Discover your own resourcefulness and potential
  • Pursue your aspirations and goals.

Everyone’s road to recovery is different, as individual as the person who is on that journey.

There are no rules of recovery, no right or wrong answers or feelings.

Recovery is about growth and re-establishing identity.  It includes reducing isolation, challenging stigma, and facing the difficulties that mental health can present.

Our recovery college courses are open to all, including carers, family, friends, staff and professionals.

Courses take place in several locations and online, to make it easy to find one near to you.

The courses on offer change from term to term. For details of our upcoming courses, please see below.

Courses are free, but spaces may be limited, so if you are interested, please Enrol Today.

Or, if you have any questions, just Get in Touch – we would love to hear from you.

 

Recovery College Courses 

We have a new timetable every term so check back regular for updates

Rhondda Cynon Taf

 

Bridgend Area

 

Virtual Reality Study

 

 

New Horizons - Course Content

Mentoring Skills (RCT – Cynon) 

  1. Understand the role and responsibilities of a mentor. Define mentoring. State the role of the mentor. Identify the responsibilities of a mentor. Outline the benefits of mentoring. 
  2. Understand how mentoring relationships are established. Outline how relationships are developed between the mentor and the mentee to include: 
  • setting boundaries 
  • contract setting 
  • being non-judgemental. 

 

  1. Understand the different communication techniques used for mentoring.
  2. State the purpose of active listening.
  3. Outline the different components of active listening.
  4. Use active listening.
  5. Outline a range of techniques to encourage communication with the mentee. 
  6.  Know how to set targets. 
  7. Outline how to set a target.
  8. Set a target for the mentoring session.
  9. Create an action plan for the target  
  10. Understand safety implications within the mentoring session.
  11. Define confidentiality.
  12. Outline confidentiality in relation to safeguarding and protection when mentoring. Outline the available support for the mentor if disclosure occurs within the mentoring session. 

 

Improving Confidence (RCT - Rhondda) 

  1. Know the characteristics of a confident person. Point out the characteristics of a confident person. 
  2. Know ways to improve confidence. List ways of improving confidence. 
  3. Know how to increase personal confidence. Indicate how personal confidence will be increased. 

 

 ADHD Awareness (RCT – Rhondda & Bridgend) 

  1. Know the meaning of Attention Deficit and HyperactivityDisorder (ADHD).
  2. Define ADHD. Define the meaning of ADHD as an umbrella term.   
  3. Know about the myths relating to ADHD. Identify myths about ADHD. 
  4. Identify facts which dispel the myths that relate to ADHD.                          
  5. Know of the impact that ADHD has on an individual. 
  6. Identify how ADHD might affect an individual. 
  7. Identify possible related conditions that can affect individuals with ADHD.                                                                                                                                            
  8. Know how to support individuals with ADHD. 
  9. Identify organisations that can support individuals with ADHD. Outline the support offered by the organisations.
  10. Outline ways to support individuals with ADHD. 

Emotional Health (Bridgend) 

Understand the concept of emotional health and wellbeing. Make a statement on the following: 

  • emotional health and well-being 
  • mental health. 

 Understand how different factors affect emotional health and wellbeing. Point out the features of emotional wellbeing. Point out ways that someone or you can improve their or your emotional wellbeing.