1. Recovery and Mental Health
Patient Experience and Recovery Team
Mark Hillier
Katy Chachou
Anne Pledger
Akilah Duffus

2. How do you look after your wellbeing?
Ice breaker – get into pairs for 5 minutes, then do as a group feedback – flip chart (if available)
Handouts: CHIME / 5 ways to wellbeing

3. What is Recovery?
At its heart, personal recovery is a set of values about a person’s right to build a meaningful life for themselves, with or without the continuing presence of mental health symptoms.
In recent years users of mental health services have identified three overarching principles to support better outcomes for themselves which are……
Living a full and satisfying life in the presence or absence of symptoms

4. What is Recovery?.....
the continuing presence of ‘hope’ in the possibility to pursue personal goals and ambitions
the need for service users to maintain a sense of ‘control’ through empowerment and self-determination
having the ‘opportunity’ to build a life beyond mental illness

5. Katy’s journey
Q&A – open to the group

6. Recovery College
Recovery College is built on the belief that learning together makes us stronger and supports our recovery
Co-Production: our sessions are facilitated by individuals who have lived experience of challenges in their own mental health (Experts by Experience), healthcare professionals and carers
Discuss the range of sessions that are currently available

7. Activity
Dementia Friends activity

8. ReQoL
ReQoL is a recovery outcome measure that was commissioned by the Department of Health and was developed by Sheffield University
Two versions: 10 questions/20 questions that ask individuals to reflect on their thoughts, feelings and activities over the last week
Handout – ask delegates to self-reflect

9. Thank you for listening Any questions?