Enrolling as a student
How do I become a student at the Nottingham Recovery College Service.
Over the course of a year all of the Recovery College courses will be available. This is subject to demand and class size.
All these courses are held via MS Teams.
This course looks at how we can express ourselves in creative ways to support our emotional health and wellbeing by exploring: mindful doodling - theory and practice; journaling basics - first steps to get started; zines - how to make them and their benefit to our wellbeing; mind maps - for keeping well and problem solving; positive self-affirmations - challenging your negative bias and finding inspiration from others. Finally, we will learn about the creative process and theory.
Knowing ourselves and having confidence in ourselves is not only important but is helpful in living well. Focussing on inner confidence rather than behaviour, this course explores: your understanding of the importance of self confidence for your wellbeing; how to build confidence; how values and beliefs affect your self-confidence; strategies that enable you to identify your strengths and qualities; body language; what affects our confidence and finally ways to communicate more effectively.
It is useful to have your own wellness plan. This course explores: what wellness planning is and how it might be useful in recovery; what we are like when we are well and unwell; the concept of triggers and how to develop an action plan to manage them; how to identify early warning signs and use the traffic light system to raise awareness of personal signs; advanced statements and how they may be useful in wellness planning culminating in creating your own wellness plan.
In this course we will be looking at what good emotional and physical health is, and how improving self-care can be beneficial for our health and wellbeing. This course explores: the five ways to wellbeing model, the concept of self-care; the importance of sleep and strategies to getting a good night’s sleep; finding new activities and hobbies; identifying what matters to you for your wellbeing and finally creating your own 30-day self-care calendar to keep you focussed to reach your self-care goal.
The recovery college has provided structure and routine to my week and has given me something to focus on after my hospital admission. All the tutors are kind and understanding, and their own lived experiences really enhances their teaching.