Recovery College -Decide with me

Decide With Me

For service users, staff and carers

One and a half hour Recovery College session.

Date: Wednesday 11th March Time: 2-3.30pm

Location: Llandrindod Wells

What the session is about:
This session explores making decisions about treatment and care informed equally by both professional knowledge and experience, and by the self-knowledge and experience of the person whose care is being discussed and their carer(s). As the person whose care is being discussed you know what does or does not work for you, your preferences, and what matters to you. As a professional you know the options available, what works most often for people, what the research says and how the service works including what it can and cannot offer. We talk a little about what can be achieved through understanding and working with each other’s world view.
The advantages of an equal relationship are discussed and the power balance between professional and the people they are there for is examined. Participants are invited to consider the power balance in their treatment and care relationships now, and what might be able to be done to make that more equal.

What to expect:
This session is free of charge.
This will be a small group up to a maximum of 12 people.
People in the group include:-
 people with life experience of mental health challenges,
 people who support or care for them paid or unpaid – including mental health professionals
Seating will be at a table .  We seek to meet everyone’s needs with mindful activities available for those who like or need them.
One group leader will have experience of using services, the other will be a professional who has worked in a mental health.
There will be short presentations on screen, with discussions between slides.
If there is anything you particularly want to know please come with questions to the group.
You do not have to share your personal experiences if you don’t want to.
If you do share be mindful of how that will affect yourself and others.
You are free to move around if you need to during the session.
There will be tea, coffee and biscuits provided for those who arrive early.
There is a space for ‘time out’ if you need it at any point during the session.
You may leave at any time.
You don’t have to speak if you don’t want to.

For more information or to book a place please contact:-
Penny Gripper
Email :- Penny.Gripper2@wales.nhs.uk
Phone:- 07754 452905
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