Understanding and Managing Anxiety (2.5hrs)

Everyone has feelings of anxiety at times, but when anxiety takes over it can be unhelpful, and even debilitating. This course will develop an understanding of what anxiety is, how it impacts your life, and what you can do about it. We will explore this topic through group discussion, individual activities, and by applying practical techniques.

Meeting the Challenges in Healthcare - Building Your Wellbeing Toolkit

This session is suitable for all healthcare workers. This course is a conversation about the growing and constant pressures in healthcare and the mental wellbeing of staff. We will explore the challenges, how we can look after ourselves and what steps we can take to move our teams, organisations and the sector forward while still provide high quality care.  We will do this through a range of activities and over a number of stand alone or collective sessions - come to one or all three. Delegates are encouraged to select as many or as few sessions that would help them in their role.

Crisis Talk - Suicide Prevention

How to Have Supportive Conversations in Times of Crisis. In the UK, 1 in 5 people will consider suicide at some point in their lifetime. This means that we all have a part to play in ensuring we understand suicide and are equipped to support others. Evidence shows that talking about suicide openly - and offering support to those who may be considering taking their life - can make a significant difference to their outcomes.

This introductory session covers some of the skills needed to support those who may be considering suicide. It will show you how to listen to, talk with and support them, via group exercises and discussion, within a safe space.

Meeting the Challenges in Healthcare - Recognising the Challenges

This session is suitable for all healthcare workers. This course is a conversation about the growing and constant pressures in healthcare. We will explore the challenges, how we can look after ourselves and what steps we can take to move our teams, organisations and the sector forward while still provide high quality care.  We will do this through a range of activities and over a number of stand alone or collective sessions. Delegates are encouraged to select as many or as few sessions that would help them in their role.

What Makes a Good Life? (3hrs)

Positive psychology is the science of what makes life worth living. It focuses on how to increase positivity, rather than just decreasing negativity, as well as focusing on what’s strong, rather than what’s wrong.

In this course, students will have opportunities to develop their knowledge of positive psychology and how to apply concepts to building a good life. We will develop our understanding of our personal strengths, the benefits of gratitude, the key features of a good life, helping others and more. We will explore these topics together through a variety of activities and discussions over two sessions.

Some of the benefits of practicing positive psychology are experiencing more positive emotion, better relationships, more empathy, better sleep and greater self-esteem. Practicing positive psychology also makes you less likely to suffer from depression, addiction and burnout, and be better at dealing with difficult situations.

Meeting the Challenges in Healthcare - Responding to the Challenges

This session is suitable for managers and senior leaders. This course is a conversation about the growing and constant pressures in healthcare for our wellbeing. We will explore the challenges, how we can look after ourselves and what steps we can take to move our teams, organisations and the sector forward while still provide high quality care.  We will do this through a range of activities and over a number of stand alone or collective sessions. Delegates are encouraged to select as many or as few sessions that would help them in their role.

What's the Evidence? (How to make informed choices about your wellbeing.)

This course unpicks some of the evidence used within the health and wellbeing industry to help make your own decisions. Navigating the world of wellbeing can be tricky. Language choices, references to research studies, and promises of life-changing outcomes can cause confusion. Likewise, making informed choices about what is right for you - through conventional or alternative routes - is important. 

Disclaimer: this course is designed to be educational and is not intended to replace the advice of your medical practitioner/s.  

A Further Exploration of Trauma

This course is suitable for those who have attended our Introduction to Trauma course and are seeking further information. We will recap part one, and then provide a deeper exploration of the models used, via fictional scenarios. 

As there are  various models and theories relating to trauma, it is not advisable to attend this course  without having been   to part one, even if students have attended other training or input on this subject. 

Steps to Recovery - online

Feel equipped with the skills and knowledge to promote wellbeing and prepare for crisis.  We will be exploring this topic through different individual and group activities using elements of WRAP®.

This course is delivered via Zoom.

There are four modules that create our Recovery Programme. You can attend one of these courses or all four. Our recovery modules as a programme are recommended for a fuller picture of ‘recovery’ within Jersey Recovery College. 

Self Compassion and Long-term Conditions

Living with a long-term health condition can impact our mind as well as the body. Issues such as pain, changes to mobility, physical strength, or energy levels, can all have an impact our psychological health and sense of self. Research suggests that self-compassion can be a powerful tool in counteracting some of these stressors and challenges to our mental wellbeing. This course looks at self-care for those with chronic health issues through a different prism, focusing on the mind rather than the body, and sharing tools we can use to manage our emotions and mental health through kindness and care for self.

Walking Meditation (3 weeks)

Walking meditation is the  ancient practice of meditation in motion. Walking can still the mind and help practitioners to focus. This course will introduce the concepts and techniques to successfully meditate while moving, allowing students to develop a new tool for their own wellbeing that they can introduce into everyday life.

The walking will be gentle and indoors unless previously agreed by the group. This will be a supportive and accessible class, and no prior experience is necessary.

Living with Death and Grief

Have you been affected directly by grief and loss during the pandemic or since? Have you experienced the impact of death, perhaps through the emotional fallout of your job? This course is an exploration of the impact of death and loss. Over three sessions and a range of activities and discussions we aim to help people recognise and manage their own grief and loss.

It's Not Weak to Speak (Men's Mental Health)

Men’s mental health is now discussed more than ever – but still myths and challenges prevail. Join us for this short and positive course where we explore these issues, and select our own tools to improve our mental health. Students are invited to come early for a light breakfast.

Wood whittling for wellbeing - elder wood whistles

The process of wood whittling can help us to relax and clear the mind. Trying something new can give a sense of achievement. In this short session we will create whistles from elder wood – join us, and make yourself a little gift to take home with you!

Breath Works -introductory session

Ever wanted to explore the Whim Hoff method? Effective and controlled breathing can have benefits for our body and mind. This session will look at the breathing techniques associated with this – no ice baths required!

Growing into Change

We all experience change; it is a natural part of life and yet we all have our individual responses to it. On this course, we will explore why we struggle with change (resistance), how we can work with it (awareness) and move forward with our lives (adaptability). We will do this through a range of individual and group activities and discussion.

Understanding Sleep

Sleep can have a profound impact on our mental wellbeing. This course will outline the basic need we have as humans to sleep and what natural sleep looks like.  We will cover the benefits of sleep and the detrimental impact of sleep deprivation on both our physical and mental health. 

We hope to offer practical solutions to common sleep difficulties with an easy to follow plan, which students will be invited to evaluate in the second week.  We will look at sleep medications and the impact that these can have on our natural sleep cycle, alongside common sleep disorders and signposting students to where they can seek additional support should they need these. 

This course is over two sessions. 

An Introduction to Coproduction

Co-production is a term used often, in and around social services - but what does it really mean? The course explores what co-production is, how it differs from other engagement models and how it works best, why it is an important and powerful approach to designing and delivering services. It explores the advantages and disadvantages of co-production and how to apply the co-production model to local projects. This course is suitable for anyone interested in the  model or participating in co-production work.

Resilience and Wellbeing

This course is designed to enable students to effectively apply concepts to improve their resilience and well-being.  These are two words used a lot these days; through various individual and group activities we will explore the difference and shine a light on ways of improving both for optimal health.

There are four modules that create our Recovery Programme. You can attend one of these courses or all four. Our recovery modules as a programme are recommended for a fuller picture of ‘recovery’ within Jersey Recovery College.