The Recovery College Newsletter
Autumn Term Edition
SEPTEMBER 2023
Welcome all our new and current students...
The Recovery College would like to welcome you to the start of our new academic year 2023/2024.
Journal Workshop:
Over the summer break, Sarah Richmond and I held our first Journaling Workshop over Zoom. The initial date was postponed due to staff sickness but then rearranged This was well attended and some very passionate and inspiring journal stories and styles were shared by students throughout Here follows some feedback that has been shared by our students who attended:
“It was great to get tips from others. Discussing ideas and experiences was really motivational It was a friendly, relaxed workshop I felt valued and validated. The idea of starting a journal club sounds fantastic”
It was lovely to hear about other people's experiences of journaling and how diverse people's ideas are. It was also a great sense of community to discuss ideas and be encouraged. A regular group would be a great idea!
The sharing of like-minded ideas
Face to face course locations
The locations for this terms face to face courses are as follows:
Wells Place Eastleigh
Holiday Inn Southampton
Quakers House Winchester
Congratulations Natalia
We would also like to inform you that Natalia Rodriguez has had the opportunity to progress in her career and therefore from September, will no longer be with us at the college
We would like to thank her for all of her hard work and we have thoroughly enjoyed having Natalia as part of our team. We wish her all the best in her new chapter, in her new role
We would like to inform you of our WRAP Seminar 1 course that will be held in November. This course (Wellness Recovery Action Plan) is based on compiling your own WRAP, which is a simple, safe and low cost self-management tool. Developing your own WRAP benefits you to manage and maintain your wellbeing
To help you to recognise when things may not be going so well and to action plan for any challenging times ahead Supporting you to prevent and decrease unwanted feelings and behaviours. To guide you as you increase hope, agency & opportunity into your life
Prior to this course, why not watch our online video on our website called Introduction to WRAP
Dates
Half Term: 23rd October to 27th October
Change of date for the Student Voice Meeting:
Tuesday 26th September 13:30-15:30
Zoom
Written by Vicky May Peer Trainer and Student Voice Chair