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June 23, 2022

Delighted to announce the upcoming Self-advocacy in mental health learning programme due to start on Thursday June 30th. Details can be found below and the programme is limited to 16 participants and will operate on a first come first served basis.

Calling people who have experienced challenges to their mental health

You are invited to participate in a pilot learning programme to help improve the design and delivery of a self-advocacy course for people who have experienced challenges to their mental health. The self-advocacy in mental health learning programme was developed to enable people with self experience of mental health challenges to self-advocate: To speak up, speak out and take back control of their own lives! The programme aims to achieve this by supporting personal growth in areas of confidence, self-belief, rights and realization ofresources to help participants assert their rightful place in society. The programmes will be delivered in a shared, peer-to-peer learning environment.

Venue
Sessions will take place at the Dublin North, North East Recovery college based at Dublin City University

Format

6 learning sessions followed by one focus group.

The six learning sessions will be delivered on Thursdays, 10am to 2pm starting Thursday 30th of June

This will be followed by a focus group on August 7th

- Lunch will be provided for each session of the programme so please pass on any dietary requirements you may have -

Facilitators

Jim Walsh, Training and Development Officer, Peer Advocacy in Mental Health and James Nolan, experienced in co-production and co-delivery of mental health programmes, under Dublin North, North East Recovery College.

To register your interest email recoverycollege@dcu.ie or call 01 700 7907

Also please note, to be eligible to participate you have to:
1. Have or continue to live with significant challenges to your mental health
2. Have experienced learning in mental health delivered through co-production
and/or
3. Have experience of or direct involvement in co-producing learning programmes in mental
health

For more details see poster Self-advocacy in mental health learning programme 2022 (1)