Recovery
RECOVERY Workshop: Facilitated by Karen Taylor
Recovery for people with mental health concerns is achievable!
Recovery can be both a goal and a process.
It works!
Throughout the day we will explore creative ways of helping people to move on and you will have the opportunity to:
- Explore the concepts of Recovery
- Learn more about what Recovery means to you as a person and as a practitioner
- Critique the Biological Model and the Recovery Process
- Learn how Recovery could change the way you work with peopleL Learn to be more effective in helping people to live a full life
- By the end of the workshop you will have:
- A broader understanding of Recovery
- A broader knowledge of the Recovery Process
- An understanding of the benefits of Recovery for you, your practice and the people you work with and support
- Examples of Recovery working
- Examples of practical tools you can use to promote the Recovery Process
Outline of the Days Programme:
09.15 – 09.30 Registration
09.30 – 10.00 Introductions- Definition of Recovery
10.00 – 10.30 Elements of Recovery
10.30 – 10.45 Coffee
10.45 – 11.15 ‘Morning Routine’ exercise
11.45 – 12.15 The Maintenance Model
12.15 – 12-45 The Recovery Process
12.45 – 13.30 Lunch
13.30 – 14.30 Recovery: Research; Models & Stories
14.30 – 15.15 Are You Ready for Recovery?
15-15 – 1530 Coffee
15.30 – 16.30
Group discussion: ‘How do we take the concepts of Recovery forward in our practise?’ and ‘What next?
Karen Taylor is an RMN with 16 years experience in the NHS in England with both older people and adults of working age. She has personal experience of designing, implementing and managing innovative community care services. After leaving the NHS she managed a company ‘Keepwell Ltd’ for 2 years. Whilst there she co-authored the workbook ‘Working to Recovery’ and ran a psychosis resolution service based on Recovery. Karen has also been involved in introducing recovery training into Australia, New Zealand, Palestine, Denmark and Italy as well as throughout the UK. Based in Scotland Karen is also a Director with Ron Coleman in ‘Working to Recovery Limited’.
