News News Archive 2010 Lived Experience Training
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| Monday, 08 November 2010 |
Glasgow Association for Mental Health has launched a new training programme delivered by professionals and trainers who bring the powerful and authentic voice of people with lived experience of mental health issues to staff training. Lived Experience trainers have expertise in mental health problems, supporting recovery, and being consumers of services.Speaking at the project launch on 6th October, Trisha McCue, a Lived Experience trainer, recounted her experience of recovery and the opportunity which the project gives her to developing her skills. Trevor Lakey, NHS Health Improvement & Inequalities Manager spoke of the powerful and practical example that work like this provides in challenging stigma and pointed to the impact of existing programmes like the Anti-Stigma Partnership, understanding Mental Health in changing attitudes. Jenny Graydon, Chief Executive of GAMH, talked about how Lived Experience promotes the universal human right of the right to work and the fundamental importance of involving people who use services in delivering them. Lived Experience Training will tailor course to meet the specific needs of organisations and provides training in:
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| 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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