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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 to advance recovery knowledge. 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.

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
Links to workbooks and self-help approaches,
many authored by ourselves

At the printers!! Depression can take many forms, and although most people feel low or unhappy at some point in their lives, many will experience that intense, disabling, physically and emotionally painful state of depression...

They keep on doing it... New book AT THE PRINTERS! This time on Depression. See more information above about this up and coming  HERE!

Paula crazydiamond sponsored our associate Paula Christie to visit Nairobi, Kenya to work with individuals who are involved in the commercial sex trade.

Paula, who is the director of Women in Need, writes an account of her trip HERE

 

New Courses! Contact

 Mike for details of coming courses!

 

Site last updated 06-12-09

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