Oxfordshire
Short Courses and Workshops January - April 2019
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Introduction
How to access Oxfordshire Mind’s short courses and workshops
Contents Introduction 2 How to access short courses and workshops 3 Our range of short courses and workshops 4 South and Vale 7 Cherwell and West 8 Oxford City 10
Our vision
We won’t give up until everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets both support and respect.
Our mission
We promote good mental health through the provision of high quality services and campaigning for positive change.
Our values
Striving to make mental health services more human Working alongside people to help them realise their potential Raising awareness, promoting understanding and challenging stigma The importance of community and the benefits of mutual support
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If you are interested in any of our courses please first call the Information Line on 01865 247 788 to arrange an Options Session (available over the phone or in person). An Options Session involves a short conversation about your wellbeing with one of our Wellbeing Workers and will include a short questionnaire.
Information Line 01865 247 788 Open Monday - Thursday 9.30-4.30 and Friday 9.30-4.00 (closed on bank holidays)
During Options Sessions we will identify together which of our courses, groups or activities might be most useful for you at this time, or we can signpost you to alternative activities elsewhere in the county. We will also send through further information about any recommended Mind courses along with details on how to register for the appropriate course.
“I really enjoyed the course and meeting people with the same thoughts as me.” Managing Strong Emotions attendee 3
Our short courses and workshops
Managing strong emotions This course is for people who have difficulty with their emotions, and for whom irritability or anger in particular is a problem.
Understanding self-esteem This course is designed to give us the skills and tools we need to promote good mental health and to better manage our wellbeing. The course will look at what self-esteem is, how it is affected and will provide participants with the skills and techniques they need to boost their confidence and self-esteem.
Stay active, keep well! Qi-gong and wellbeing This course is designed to help get people over the age of 50 with long term health problems and/or mental health difficulties physically active! The sessions consist of a 55 minute wellbeing workshop followed by 55 minutes of qi-gong that is suitable for a beginner’s level.
Stay active, Keep well! Zumba and wellbeing for women over 50 This course is designed to help get people over the age of 50 with long term health problems and/or mental health difficulties physically active! The sessions consist of a 55 minute wellbeing workshop followed by 55 minutes of zumba that is suitable for a beginner’s level.
Stay active, Keep well! Nordic walking and wellbeing for over 50
Assertiveness and communication skills This course is designed to improve individual communication skills and provide participants with the tools to promote good mental health. During the course we will look at what it is to be assertive as well as exploring some practical skills and techniques which can help people develop their communication skills, increase their confidence and improve their wellbeing.
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This course is designed to help get people over the age of 50 with long term health problems and/or mental health difficulties physically active! The sessions consist of a 55 minute wellbeing workshop followed by 55 minutes of Nordic walking that is suitable for a beginner’s level.
Box to better health for men The course has been designed to give male participants the skills and tools needed to promote good mental and physical fitness. Each session includes a mental fitness workshop, covering a different topic each week to aid participants in managing their own mental fitness, followed by a beginner’s boxercise session. 5
Our workshops
Times and locations South and Vale
Practical ways to wellbeing This free workshop introduces some positive, practical strategies for improving wellbeing and is suitable for anyone aged 16 or over looking to improve their own wellbeing. The workshop will: - enable participants to think about what wellbeing means to us; - provide an opportunity to examine the link between physical and mental health; - help participants to understand and use the 5 Ways to Wellbeing, and to identify ways they can improve their own wellbeing; - explore ways to accommodate practical ways to wellbeing into everyday life.
Managing stress This one-day workshop offers a shorter, more compact alternative to our 7-week Managing Stress course, covering many of the materials from the full course to help participants think about how they manage the stresses of everyday life, and the types of tools and strategies which can be used to better manage stress, to challenge negative thoughts, and broaden our comfort zones. 6
Box to better health for men Abingdon 15th January – 5th February
4 weeks Tuesdays, 6pm – 8pm
Assertiveness and communication skills Abingdon 26th January
One day workshop Saturday, 10am – 4pm
Practical ways to wellbeing Abingdon 2nd February
One day workshop Saturday, 10am – 4pm
Managing strong emotions Abingdon 4th February – 25th March
8 weeks Mondays, 6pm – 8pm
Managing stress Abingdon 7th February
One day workshop Thursday, 10am – 4pm 7
Times and locations Understanding self-esteem
Understanding self-esteem
Abingdon 7th March – 18th April
7 weeks Thursdays, 2pm – 4pm
Managing stress Abingdon 9th March & 13th April
Two one-day workshops Saturdays, 10am – 4pm
Banbury 28th February – 18th April
7 weeks Thursdays, 6pm – 8pm
Practical ways to wellbeing Banbury 13th March
One day workshop Wednesday, 10am – 4pm
Assertiveness and communication skills Abingdon 15th April
One day workshop Monday, 10am – 4pm
Managing stress Banbury 29th March
One day workshop Friday, 10am – 4pm
Cherwell and West Assertiveness and communication skills Managing strong emotions Witney 5th February – 26th March
8 weeks Tuesdays, 6pm – 8pm
Stay active, keep well! Qi-gong and wellbeing Witney 7th – 28th February 8
4 weeks Thursdays, 10am – 12pm
Witney 1st April
One day workshop Monday, 10am – 4pm
Managing stress Bicester Studio 2 10th April
One day workshop Wednesday, 10am – 4pm 9
Times and locations Oxford City Managing stress The Mill 4th February – 18th March
Managing strong emotions 7 weeks Mondays, 6pm – 8pm
Stay active, keep well! Zumba and wellbeing for women over 50 Cowley 4 weeks 6th – 27th February Wednesdays, 10am – 12pm (weeks 1-3); 11am–1pm (week 4)
Cowley 28th February – 18th April
8 weeks Thursdays, 2pm – 4pm
Stay active, keep well! Nordic walking and wellbeing for over 50 Oxford City Cutteslowe Park 4 weeks 6th – 27th March Wednesdays, 10am – 12pm
Practical ways to wellbeing Assertiveness and communication skills The Mill 9th February
One day workshop Saturday, 10am – 4pm
The Mill 9th March
One day workshop Saturday, 10am – 4pm
Understanding self-esteem Cowley 27th February – 10th April 10
7 weeks Wednesdays, 10am – 12pm 11
Oxfordshire
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