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crazydiamond training and consultancy UK and internationally

Mike Smith / Marion Aslan / Olga Runciman

Recovery Approaches to Mental Health

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 People’s Services. We aim to provide training and consultancy with practical helpful responses that avoid much of the psychobabble and over-professionalized language that is currently hampering much of psychiatry and psychotherapy. We believe that helping the person towards their own recovery and thriving is a simple process that is over technicalised in order that professionals and helpers can own the experience rather than the important person, the one who should be at the centre.

All our training is known for its

Practicality
Innovation
Mutual and human approach
Humour and plain speaking
Critical and honest approach
Research breadth
Links to workbooks and self-help approaches, many authored by ourselves

 Check out the new stuff!

One day master class - Advanced practical ways of working
Self harm
Voices and unusual experiences

New courses offering a range of informal and enjoyable activity based days see more under “Training courses”

Evaluations keep coming in see the latest

Site last updated 14-10-08

Cover designed by Olga Runciman

  Marion’s first solo book! 

Download the information about the book HERE
Download information about the charity the book is supporting HERE

Photo by Olga Runciman
Photo by Olga Runciman
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