Our Kick Starting Your Recovery courses are for people with lived experience of mental
health and/or addiction difficulties who are new to the Recovery Academy. You do not
have to start your Recovery Academy journey with these courses, but if you are unsure
what recovery is, what it means for you, what the Recovery Academy can offer you, and
perhaps feel like you have low self-esteem, then these courses may be a good starting
point. We have a team of volunteers who can support you to develop your own individual
learning plan (ILP) so you can get the most out of your time with us.
The Confidence and Strengths course was created, designed, and developed by a service user with lived experience of mental health difficulties. The aim of the course was for them to share knowledge, skills, and experiences to support others to build upon their confidence and strengths with the aid of an interactive card game.
The Recovery Academy is a safe and supportive learning environment that strives to promote hope and firmly believes that recovery is possible. With our passion to empower people to be actively involved in their own recovery, we aim to provide opportunities through education and lived experience that will support you to understand and manage your […]
Many people will have low confidence and difficulty believing in themselves at some point in their lives, depending on what they maybe going through at that time. When it becomes a long-term difficulty, it can have a harmful effect on someone’s mental health and their lives in general.
We all can benefit from learning to get the most from working with others whilst ensuring that our own views are considered. Assertiveness is about having self-confidence without being aggressive.
