News News Archive 2009 Story dialogue event
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| Sunday, 26 July 2009 |
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Acumen are hosting an event entitled, No Body is Perfect: A Story-Dialogue Approach to Eating Disorders, Food and Mood. Monday 24th August 2009 Albany Learning and Conference Centre, Glasgow Acumen are hosting an innovative event based designed to unpack personal stories on the theme of eating disorders, food and mood from a variety of perspectives with a view to increasing understanding of the complex issues involved and potentially improving the experience of families, individuals and care- givers affected. See the linked document for more details. SRN advertise a range of events and resources developed by external organisations. In doing so we do not necessarily endorse or recommend them and we are in no way responsible for content or quality.  No body is perfect flyer (61.69 kB) |
| 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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