News News Archive 2008 Conference09: Focus on Mary O'Hagan
Conference09: Focus on Mary O'Hagan |
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| Tuesday, 02 December 2008 |
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Already our national conference 2009 is proving popular with considerable interest. We are delighted that we will be joined at Making Recovery Real by international consultant and recovery activist, Mary O'Hagan. Mary will provide the keynote speech and contribute to one of 12 parallel sessions at the event on 26th February in Perth. Mary was for a number of years a Commissioner with the New Zealand Mental Health Commission where she was highly influential in supporting efforts to introduce recovery focused services and systems. She now works as an independent consultant and advisor. Recent work has included development of a new visioning document, Destination Recovery (PDF), on behalf of the Mental Health Advocacy Coalition in New Zealand. During her time in Scotland Mary will be working with a number of projects and groups to offer support and guidance on a consultancy basis. For more background on Mary and her work see her website. There are a limited number of places available for Making Recovery Real. We are especially keen to welcome people with lived experience of mental health issues and recovery. UPDATE 17/12/2008 - PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED. If you wish to be added to the waiting list for this conference, please still submit a booking form. |
| New SRN research explores the experience of recovery over time |
16 May Since the first discussions about bringing recovery based approaches to Scotland began, one thing has always been clear: that people's personal narratives - the stories and experiences they share - are central to understanding and encouraging mental health recovery. |
| Black women, recovery and resilience |
16 May In a specially commissioned article for SRN, researcher and psychiatric survivor Dr Jayasree Kalathil explores the issues of recovery and resilience from the perspective of black women interviewed for a 2011 study by Survivor Research and the Mental Health Foundation. While the article focuses on recent data from England, there are important lessons to be learnt everywhere, including Scotland. |
| What mental health practitioners talk about, when they talk about SRI 2 |
16 May Having recently facilitated Learning Networks on the use of the updated Scottish Recovery Indicator (SRI 2), SRN’s John McCormack was keen to hear from practitioners about their use of the tool and how it affects practice in the field. Here John shares his discussions with Lindsay Kerr and Jan Thomson who both work in NHS Ayrshire and Arran’s Mental Health Services. |
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