CRAZYDIAMOND
TRAINING AND CONSULTANCY
EMOTIONAL WELLBEING
We are a small and personal collective of experts by profession and experience working in the wider fields of Mental Health, Social Care and Young Peoples Services to advance recovery knowledge. Directors Marion Aslan & Mike Smith have a combined 60+ years experience and have gained international recognition for their innovative work on Voices / Psychosis, Self Harm and Recovery & Thriving.
We define mental distress as a human condition and variation rather than a disorder, and believe that once we view people as distressed rather than ill, it opens up a wealth of opportunities to support the individual towards recovery and thriving. Our approach challenges workers to reflect upon their own practice values and to consider creative ways in which the individual can be supported to become the expert of his/her own experience, identify the core problems, make sense of their experiences and find solutions for moving on.
We offer a wide range of training based on Recovery & Thriving Approaches. All of our training courses are commended for;
Practicality, Innovation / A mutual and human approach / Humour and plain speaking / Critical and honest approach / Research breadth and our links to workbooks, self-help approaches and practical tools.
Founded in 2006 by Mike and Marion, our name crazydiamond is a personal tribute to the late, great Syd Barrett of whom the song "Shine on you crazy diamond" was written.
Remember when you were young
You shone like the sun
Shine on you crazy diamond
Pink Floyd
Come on you raver, you seer of visions, come on you painter, you piper, you prisoner and shine!
