Recovery Oriented Practice

Our body image can have profound implications for our physical and mental health, confidence and self-esteem. This practical course explores the issues around personal body image and how it is formed, along with the dangers of negative body image.

A suicide prevention plan is a powerful prevention tool containing personalised strategies for a suicidal person to draw upon, even when alone. This important course provides the skills and resources to create an effective and personally meaningful plan to help save vulnerable lives.

DBT treatment is a powerful cognitive-behavioural approach, which helps people integrate the seemingly opposite strategies of acceptance and change. This course introduces the concepts behind DBT and provides a suite of practical tools for personal or client use.

Designed for anyone working in human services, community or caring professions, this course provides insight and practical skills for working with people who face issues with substance use, focussing on the crucial areas of habit, addiction and behaviour change.

Coercive control is a pattern of behaviour such as assault, threats and humiliation used to harm, punish, or frighten a victim. This insightful course explores the nature of coercive control and gaslighting and empowers participants to recognise and ultimately combat them.

Mental health symptoms and best practice responses vary with age, and age-related cognitive changes also impact mental health. Gain an understanding of the mental health issues facing older people in order to respond effectively to the needs of clients and loved ones.

Emotional grounding techniques are sensory experiences which anchor us in the present and help us manage emotions and maintain wellbeing. This course explores a range of sensory activities which can be used by individuals as coping tools and by professionals with their clients.

Identifying and responding appropriately to mental health issues can often be complex when a person also has other disabilities. Learn how mental health and other disabilities interact and acquire the skills needed to identify and support clients with a dual diagnosis.