News News Archive 2009 Social Networks Training
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| Thursday, 23 July 2009 |
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The Scottish Recovery Network and Scottish Social Networks are linking up to deliver two one day training courses for mental health service providers in relation to social networks. Strong social networks are key to wellbeing and mental health recovery. Working with people who may be socially isolated presents staff with an assortment of challenges, not least how to reduce dependency and increase social networks. This training has been developed by professionals in the social care field with additional materials developed in consultation with health care professionals for this pilot. This one day course will run once in Edinburgh (September 2nd) and once in Glasgow (September 23rd). These training days are targeted at frontline staff working in mental health services, whether based in a health or social care setting. Read the background document below for more detail and application information. Places are limited. |
| 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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