Mental Health Providers Forum: Voluntary Agencies Working Together To Improve Mental Health
Promoting recovery

Training and Consultancy

We offer a range of training and consultancy packages that can be tailored to your organisation's needs, as well as running open training courses for individuals throughout the year.

Feedback from previous courses:

"A very effective facilitator"
Cam Mind

"Thank you, I feel able to use the Star effectively"
Hunts Mind

"Very engaging and informative"
Cambridge Pringle Group

"Informal but well structured"
Portsmouth PCT

"An excellent course which met its objectives"
Portsmouth PCT Service User Involvement

"Accommodated everything that we needed and nothing we didn't"
Worthing & Littlehampton Mind


Bespoke training

Our bespoke, in-house training courses offer you the opportunity to address the issues specific to your organisation, and can be flexible to your requirements. Prices from as little as £50 per person for MHPF members!

Find out more information and 2009 prices

Register your interest in bespoke training, or contact Yetunde Onifade - Email:


Open Training

Open training courses are available subject to demand.

1. Introduction to the Recovery Star

  • Open to staff and service users to learn about the Recovery Star together
  • The journey of change - making it meaningful for you
  • Using the Recovery Star - putting it into practice
  • An introduction to using Recovery Star data

2. Recovery Star IT and data analysis*

  • Introduction to the IT system
  • How to use the Recovery Star to develop your service

3. Training for trainers*

  • Teaching others to use the Recovery Star

*IT and data analysis and training for trainers courses assume a practical knowledge of using the Recovery Star and are not suitable for those new to the Recovery Star.

Included in all Open Training events:

  • Copies of the Recovery Star guides (cover price £6 each)
  • All refreshments throughout the day

Register your interest in future training events. You will be added to a waiting list and informed when Open Training places are available.

** Special rates may be available for mental health service users attending training independently, for more details*** please contact Yetunde Onifade - Email:


Consultancy

We may be able to offer your organisation a consultancy package to support you in your implementation or use of the Recovery Star. Packages can include staff training, Recovery Star resources and IT access if required, and can last anything from half a day to 6 months!

We can advise in many ways, including the following:

  • Full or partial implementation support
  • Becoming a Recovery focused service
  • Analysing Recovery Star data and using it to develop your services
  • Troubleshooting within particular areas/projects
  • Incorporating the Recovery Star into existing paperwork
  • Updating policies/procedures to incorporate the Recovery Star

Consultancy fees are negotiated according to individual requirements, please contact Yetunde Onifade, Recovery Development Manager, for more details:

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