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DNNE Recovery College Presentation & Discussion: A Brief History of Recovery Education

Learn about the global emergence of Recovery Colleges and their impact on mental health education. Join the discussion with experts and individuals involved in pioneering this approach.

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DNNE Recovery College Presentation & Discussion: A Brief History of Recovery Education

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  1. Dublin North, North East Recovery College – The story so far Presentation and Discussion with: Gary Nolan: College Student & Forum Member, Viking Re-enactor John Kelly: CollegeCoordinator, Community Development Worker, Expert by Experience

  2. Recovery Colleges - A brief history. • In 2000 the Recovery College approach was pioneered in ‘Recovery Education Centres’ in the U.S. to support people to develop their own skills and confidence in order to do the things they value. • More recently since 2009 Recovery Colleges have emerged globally, and most notably in the UK. • In late 2013 the first Irish Recovery College opened it’s doors in Castlebar, Mayo. Nationwide, there are presently twelve organisations taking Recovery College approaches to providing recovery education throughout the Island of Ireland.

  3. Advertisement: DNNE Recovery College Coordinator Needed! Again… Really? On closer inspection… Initial Excitement…

  4. Taking an Emancipatory Approach

  5. Our Emancipatory approach provides:

  6. Why take an Emancipatory Approach? Don’t just listen to us! Global recognition has now been established that continued over reliance on medical approaches to supporting mental health recovery - in the absence of well resourced, integrative social approaches -serves to perpetuate marginalisation, stigma and poor recovery outcomes. United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to health 2017

  7. Officially launched on October 10th 2016 with the progressive aim of creating an inclusive culture of recovery education within the community, by August 2018 DNNE the college established robust, evidence based transformative recovery education programming to adults and young people throughout the North Dublin, Louth and Meath areas

  8. So what have we been upto?

  9. What one of our terms looks like:

  10. What is it… • A way of being, acting, thinking & working collectively with people from different perspectives. • A way to improve practice, enhance personal growth, transform power, inform policy and create meaningful change • A language and ethos in danger of being colonised/diluted? • What it isn’t: • A model, framework, or structure that retains power in the hands of professionals with service users brought in at a later decision making, design or delivery stage. • Easy, straightforward or quick, if it is it isn't coproduction!

  11. Mental Health ChampionsGround-breaking Youth Mental Health Education • To meet the urgent need in our community for preventative non-formal youth mental health education, that is designed both with and for young people, DNNE Recovery College developed an eight-week youth programme entitled Mental Health Champions in partnership with: • Young people attending St. Patricks Mental Health Services • Mental Health Youth Advocates • Three North Dublin Youth Projects • National Youth Council of Ireland • DCU School of Nursing and Human Sciences • August 2018: The Mental Health Champions Train the Trainers Programme delivered to: • 30 Youth Workers representing 12 Youth Organisations, across 8 European countries. • Currently: We’re working to deliver a second round of the Training for Trainers Programme and also collaborating with National Youth Council of Ireland to roll this out more broadly throughout Irish Youth Projects

  12. Social Capital & Community Development • A challenge facing recovery colleges is that negative perceptions about mental health have yet to change in the wider community, so fear stigma and marginalisation remains unchecked. • In working to develop an inclusive culture of mental health recovery in the community, DNNE Recovery College takes a community development approach supporting people to engage in meaningful ways beyond the primary scope of course participation

  13. Social Capital & Community Development Summer & Winter Wellbeing fesitival / open days Student Newsletters Student Forum This student led space meets six times per year to inform all college, course and community development decision making.

  14. Asking the important Questions - Taking the Lead Nationally‘If recovery education is the answer, what is the question? Event Background and Purpose DNNE Recovery College in collaboration with the Scottish Recovery Network (SRN) and Advancing Recovery in Ireland (ARI) hosted a Recovery Education Seminar on May 3rd 2018, to give stakeholders from across Ireland and Scotland the opportunity to critically reflect on the direction that Recovery Education is taking. Emerging themes from the day:

  15. “For me the realisation that recovery was a realistic aim and not just a word, helped to push me into a more positive frame of mind. The College has helped me recognise recovery and opened me up to things I can do to develop it and keep it going.” DNNE Recovery College Student

  16. Proof of Concept A: Course Evaluations

  17. Proof of Concept C: College Evalautions • Proof of concept C1: CHIME quantitative section of evaluation.Using Likert scales, 40 students were asked to gauge their overall college experience, in terms of how their engagement with the Recovery College enhanced their sense of: • Connection with others. • Hope • Identity (reclaimed) • Meaningful participant • Empowerment

  18. Proof of Concept B: Focus Group Emerging Themes • Areas identified for development • Of 153 statements collated, researchers identified 13 critical reflections that feed into the following themes to would help inform College Development: • Improvements can be made in relation to specific courses, • Suggested new educational areas for college to focus on • Recognition that college participation doesn’t provide a panacea for wellbeing i.e. additional supports beyond the recovery college space was identified as important. • Desire for the college to develop supports and social opportunities beyond the scope of programme delivery.

  19. Time for the Recovery College Student Perspective A conversation with Gary Nolan

  20. Time for the students to have the last say! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vrrhllwnt5ARmxe6rapSe7dUkUTYf6dS/view?usp=sharing

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