ARCHES facilitates programmes of Recovery Education through Be Well, Stay Well

Mental Health Services in Community Healthcare East.

The popular ‘Wellness Recovery Action Plan’ (WRAP)
On these pages you will see a range of courses and workshops programme is still unavailable in an online format.
which are available online in April and May.
New ways of working This course contains 6 sessions that share and discuss
These are open to everyone - service users, family members & the skills and knowledge of the WRAP programme.
supporters, healthcare professionals, and anyone with an
interest in mental health. Topics included:
• Wellness planning and the five key concepts of
We hope you can join us for one... or more! WRAP
• Tools and strategies for Wellness
To register for a course or workshop, please contact us by phone or email: • The importance of routine for a daily plan
• Early warning signs of distress
[email protected] 087 342 9922 • Planning for crisis
www.archesrecovery.ie • Lifestyle issues and wellness
• Living your Wellness Plan
ARCHES workshops are currently only available online, using Wednesdays, April 21, 28, May 5, 12, 19:, 26
the ZOOM digital platform. If you would like to take part in one 2:00- 4:00pm
of these courses but need help with digital equipment or using Repeated on:
ZOOM , please contact us and we would be happy to help. Fridays, May. 7, 14, 21, 28, June. 4, 11:
2:00-4:00pm

Recovery Essentials Exploring Anxiety Recovery in Colour Me, myself & I

Over 5 sessions, we share and discuss Over 4 interactive workshops, we explore Six sessions to inspire creativity through
Over 3 sessions, we explore what Isolation
some of the key concepts to understanding different types of anxiety and find out using words, images, sounds and colour
and Loneliness mean in today’s world. We
personal recovery and it’s central themes. what can help. around the theme of recovery.
aim to identify strategies for coping and
Session themes: Topics included: Topics included: re-connecting in a meaningful way.
• Introduction to Recovery • Identify different forms of stress & • To introduce the concept of creativity Topics included:
• Processes of the C.H.I.M.E model anxiety, and how they can affect us • Complete recovery worksheets • Social & Emotional Isolation
• Getting the most from your Mental • Thought process involved in anxiety • Develop a personal visual journal • Discuss different types of isolation
Health service • Fight / Flight / Freeze response • Safe space to explore your own story • Effects of isolation on mental and
• My Voice, My Choice • Thinking errors through a selection of mixed media physical health
• Setting & achieving goals • Discuss a range of coping strategies • Coping strategies for living with isolation
6 Thursday sessions:
5 Monday sessions: Tues. Apr. 20 & 27 & May 4, 11: 2 -3:30pm April. 22,29 & May. 6,13,20, 27 Fridays, April. 16, 23 & 30: 11:00 - 12:30am
April 19, 26 & May 10 , 17, 24 Repeated on: 2:00- 4:00 pm
Repeated on:
Fridays, May . 7, 14, 21 &28: 10:00 -11:30am * Materials pack provided by delivery
10:00 - 11:30 am Tues. May. 11, 18 & 25: 11:00 - 12:30am
 Recovery for Families & Self-care for Families & Five Actions for Wellbeing
Change & Loss
Supporters Supporters during Tough Times
This workshop looks at the relevance of A 1.5 hour workshop, looking at the This workshop, co-produced at Mental Delivered over 2 sessions, this short course
Recovery for family members and importance of Self-Care for supporters and Health Ireland, shares five simple actions supports participants dealing with loss
supporters. families. we can all take to protect our mental and change in their life .
health and maintain positive wellbeing
Topics included: Topics included: Topics included:
during uncertain and challenging times.
• What Recovery means for families
• What is Self-Care ? • Connect • Different experiences of loss
and supporters
• Why Self-Care is important • Be Active • Physical and emotional reactions
• Introduce a family and supporter
• Barriers to Self-Care and ways to • Take notice • Processes of grief
model of recovery
overcome them • Give • Addressing difficult feelings
• Connect the CHIME model with fami-
• Keep Learning • Finding acceptance & self compassion
lies and supporters

Friday, April 30: 2:00 - 4:00pm Thursday April 29 & May 6: 10:00-11:30am
Tuesday, April 20th: 2:00 - 3:30pm Tuesday, April 27th : 2:00 - 3:30pm
Repeated on: Repeated on: Repeated on:
Repeated on:
Wednesday, May 26th: 10:00 - 11:30am Thursday, May 20: 10:00 -12:00pm Tuesdays, May 25 & June1 : 2:00- 3:30pm
Wednesday, May 19th: 10:00 - 11:30am

Unwrapping our Mental Recovery Principles & Introduction to National Framework for
Health Services Practice Workshop Co-production Recovery in Mental Health
Useful information for those who are in This is an interactive workshop, promoting This interactive workshop introduces the This short presentation shares details of
early interactions with, or awaiting Mental information sharing and discussion about characteristics, principles & challenges of our ‘National Framework for Recovery in
Health Services. the principles of Recovery and how they ‘co-production’ - the co-operative working Mental Health - 2018 - 2021’ and how it
can be put into practice within our service. between service users, supporters and
Topics included: sets out to guide the recovery focus of
This event is facilitated by a team of 3 service providers in an equal and respect- Mental Health services across Ireland
• How Mental Health Services are people (a service user, a service provider, ful relationship.
delivered Includes the 4 key principles of:
and a family carer/ supporter) explores Topics included:
• Find out where to get help what Recovery means from a variety of • Centrality of the Service User
• What co-prodcution is and is not
• Explore available service supports perspectives. • Organisational Commitment
• Co-production principles
• Identify recovery and community • Co-production
This workshops will be run between 10am • Barriers to co-production
supports - 3pm on the following dates: • Recovery Learning
• Examples of co-production in action
Tuesday, April 6th
Mondays , May. 10 & 17: 2:00-3:30pm Wednesday, May 5: 10:00 - 12:00pm Monday, April 26: 2:00-3:00pm
Friday, April 23rd
Repeated on: Repeated on: Repeated on:
Tuesday, May 11th
Thursdays, June. 3 & 10: 10:00-11:00am Thursday, May 27th Monday, May 31: 2:00 - 4:00pm Wednesday, May 13: 2:00 - 3:00pm

“Working together as a community, with respect & compassion at the heart of our Recovery journey” www.archesrecovery.ie