Hello Students, Colleagues and Friends,
 
We understand how difficult a time this is for everybody, and particularly for people who experience long term health conditions.
 
As SLaM Recovery College is unable to offer any classroom-based workshops now, our team has been working behind the scenes to develop online content, including vlogs, webinars and e-learning.
 
These sessions are available to everyone, free of charge. You don’t need to be a SLaM Recovery College student or have any connection at all to South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. We just ask that you answer a few questions and let us know which sessions you’d like to be a part of, using one of the registration form links below, and we’ll then send you links to the webinars you’ve chosen.
 
Every Friday we will email you the details of the online learning we are offering in the following week.
 
N.B. If you can't make a particular live event you can still enrol and use the link we'll send you to watch a recording later on.
 
Here are next week's webinars (17th-21st August):
 
Daily Mindfulness (you can attend as many or as few as you’d like): 
Monday | 10:30am-11:15am | Monday 17th August 
Tuesday | 10:30am-11:15am | Tuesday 18th August 
Wednesday | 10:30am-11:15am | Wednesday 19th August 
Thursday | 10:30am-11:15am | Thursday 20th August 
Friday | 10:30am-11:15am | Friday 21st August 
 
Introduction to Beth: a new way for service users, carers and staff to communicate and collaborate | 1pm-2pm | Tuesday 18th August 
For service users, Beth is very friendly and overall easy to use and supports personal choice and autonomy. You can link your Beth account with your NHS number to access your health records and:   

• see who is in your care team and support network  
• securely message your care team   
• access your current care plan  
• see all your appointments 
• keep track of your mood and sleep  
• use online free and trusted health resources  

For people caring for someone under SLaM services you can create your own account to look after your own wellbeing and securely message their care team.   

NEW!! Optimising Your Sleep part 1 | 2:30pm-3:30pm | Tuesday 18th August 
Do you have difficulty getting to sleep at night? Do you wake up early in the morning? Do you spend most of the night tossing and turning? Or do you find yourself sleeping too many hours or sleeping too much during the day? In this two-part course we will: 

• Self-assess our own sleep​ 
• Recognise the impact of the pandemic on our sleep​ 
• Explore the benefits of sleep​ 
• Explore how much sleep we really need​ 
• Explore the pros and cons of daytime naps​ 
• Address excessive sleep 
• Recognise the impact of not getting enough sleep​ 
• Explore methods for improving our sleep 

 
NEW!! Introduction to Recovery part 1 | 2:30pm-3:30pm | Wednesday 19th August 
Many people find being diagnosed with mental health difficulties devastating. Too often people feel that their life is over and that they will never be able to fulfil their dreams and ambitions or lead a satisfying and valued life.

But it does not have to be this way. Whatever age a person is, whether they have only recently been diagnosed, or whether they have had a diagnosis for some time, recovery is possible, no matter how serious the person’s difficulties. It is possible for people to rebuild a meaningful, valued and satisfying life.

This two-part course explores the impact of mental health difficulties on people’s lives, what helps people to grow within and beyond what has happened, and how they can rebuild their lives. 

Understanding Depression part 4 | 2:30pm-3:30pm | Thursday 20th August 
This course runs over 4 sessions. It will focus on different aspects of depression. The content will cover: 

• what depression is 
• what its causes are 
• what can get in the way of recovery from depression 
• what professional support is available 
• how we can help ourselves and support others. 

There will be reflective practices/tasks between the sessions (see attached). This is not compulsory but may be helpful to prepare questions for the sessions.  
 
The Ayurveda Way to Wellbeing: self-massage for our hands | 2:30pm-3:15pm | Friday 21st August 
Ayurveda, the “wisdom of life”, is a traditional system of healing from South Asia. In this one-off session you will learn about the benefits of self-massage for your hands, and you will learn how to do this using oil. N.B. You will need a towel and warm sesame oil or sunflower oil for this session). 

FIRST TIME REGISTRATION, if you haven’t signed up to a webinar with us before (even if you are a SLaM Recovery College student): 
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=SuTPoS5olUqOctA7m1iHqjpd3n-l3AxAj-8hQpHMfNlUOFdHTlJQNUVTVkpYTllQV0dRSk0zM1RNRi4u

RETURNING STUDENTS REGISTRATION, if you have already signed up to a webinar with us before: 
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=SuTPoS5olUqOctA7m1iHqjpd3n-l3AxAj-8hQpHMfNlUMFZUMzFIWEVDT1pKSzdFWkowMlJWRUFQMC4u

Please note: Microsoft Teams software is being used to deliver these sessions. If you are using a laptop or PC you'll be able to join via a web browser. If you are using a mobile phone or a tablet device to take part, you will need to visit the App Store (for iPad/iPhone) or Play Store (for Android tablet/phone) to download the Microsoft Teams app, but it's free and it's a very quick process. We will send you detailed joining guides for Android and iPad/iPhone, as well as laptop/PC, when we send you your webinar links. You will be able to join anonymously and no one will be able to see or hear you, but there's a Q&A component where you can type in questions or make comments.

Please feel free to share this offer of free to view webinars with anyone who you think might benefit.

Visit our COVID_19 resources page for details of crisis support, covid19 advice, online learning, online activities, and staying connected: https://www.slamrecoverycollege.co.uk/covid-19-resources.html 
 
With very best wishes,
 
The team at South London and Maudsley Recovery College
​

Hello Students, Colleagues and Friends,

We understand how difficult a time this is for everybody, and particularly for people who experience long term health conditions.
As SLaM Recovery College is unable to offer any classroom-based workshops now, our team has been working behind the scenes to develop online content, including vlogs, webinars and e-learning.

These sessions are available to everyone, free of charge. You don’t need to be a SLaM Recovery College student or have any connection at all to South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. We just ask that you answer a few questions and let us know which sessions you’d like to be a part of, using one of the registration form links below, and we’ll then send you links to the webinars you’ve chosen.

Every Friday we will email you the details of the online learning we are offering in the following week.
 
N.B. If you can't make a particular live event you can still enrol and use the link we'll send you to watch a recording later on.

Here are next week's webinars (10th-14th August):

Daily Mindfulness (you can attend as many or as few as you’d like): 
Monday | 10:30am-11:15am | Monday 10th August 
Tuesday | 10:30am-11:15am | Tuesday 11th August 
Wednesday | 10:30am-11:15am | Wednesday 12th August 
Thursday | 10:30am-11:15am | Thursday 13th August 
Friday | 10:30am-11:15am | Friday 14th August 
 
Communication Skills for Resilient Relationships part 2 | 2:30pm-3:30pm | Monday 10th August 
N.B. This session was advertised w/c 3rd August by mistake. If you have already signed up for it you needn’t sign up again. 
Join this three-part series to gain insight and skills that benefit your personal romantic and non-romantic relationships. It is suitable for everybody, whether you are currently single or in a relationship. The skills can be applied to partners, friends, family, colleagues, as well as those we are yet to meet.  
 
Moving Towards Self-Compassion 8 | 2:30pm-3:30pm | Tuesday 11th August 
This eight-part course explores the idea of self-compassion and how this can lead to a greater sense of self-acceptance and empathy with other people. Each week, we will explore a different topic, practise some self-compassion exercises then reflect on our experience. There will be pre-session and post-session activities which you can complete at home (see attached pdf). We hope this course would be of interest to and benefit anyone who might struggle with perfectionism or self-criticism. We also warmly welcome anyone curious about this course, and who enjoys reflecting on what it means to be human. 
 
NEW!! Understanding and Managing Bipolar Disorder part 1| 2:30pm-3:30pm | Tuesday 11th August 
A two-part course. Bipolar is a mood disorder characterised by extreme changes in mood. Although we all have mood swings, in bipolar disorder these can become unmanageable and overwhelming - individuals can experience severe and/or rapid mood swings that can last several weeks or months, far beyond the normal ups and downs. 
 
In the first session we will explore how bi-polar is diagnosed, what the symptoms are, and what the early warning signs are. In the second session we will look at how bi-polar is treated, and discuss self-help ideas and managing during the COVID-19 outbreak. 
 
Emotional Intelligence: the path to emotional serenity part 3 | 2:30-3:30pm | Thursday 13th August 
This four-part course aims to help you develop an understanding of what emotional intelligence is, how it operates in everyday life, and why it’s important to develop & encourage it. The course will give you more confidence in interpersonal relations, and more self-awareness, enabling you to discover your personal E.Q. The program is packed full of discussions to enable all participants to learn, interactively, the components of emotional intelligence and how this relates to the mental health of service users and social care professionals alike. The more you understand E.Q., the more you can recognise and understand your emotions. And the more you can recognise and understand your emotions, the more you can learn to love them. Emotions are a key to recognising our needs, which can then be managed to enrich our lives.  
 
Understanding Depression part 3 | 2:30pm-3:30pm | Thursday 13th August 
This course will focus on different aspects of depression. The content will cover: 

• what depression is 
• what its causes are 
• what can get in the way of recovery from depression 
• what professional support is available 
• how we can help ourselves and support others. 

There will be reflective practices/tasks between the sessions. This is not compulsory but may be helpful to prepare questions for the sessions.  

FIRST TIME REGISTRATION, if you haven’t signed up to a webinar with us before (even if you are a SLaM Recovery College student): 

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=SuTPoS5olUqOctA7m1iHqjpd3n-l3AxAj-8hQpHMfNlUNldOTERLVFlSUlM1RjNCVUNEWUVNVzFLTS4u

RETURNING STUDENTS REGISTRATION, if you have already signed up to a webinar with us before: 
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=SuTPoS5olUqOctA7m1iHqjpd3n-l3AxAj-8hQpHMfNlUNE1CUlI0SzlKWUVLWUhNM1FLQURKUUM0VC4u

Please note: Microsoft Teams software is being used to deliver these sessions. If you are using a laptop or PC you'll be able to join via a web browser. If you are using a mobile phone or a tablet device to take part, you will need to visit the App Store (for iPad/iPhone) or Play Store (for Android tablet/phone) to download the Microsoft Teams app, but it's free and it's a very quick process. We will send you detailed joining guides for Android and iPad/iPhone, as well as laptop/PC, when we send you your webinar links. You will be able to join anonymously and no one will be able to see or hear you, but there's a Q&A component where you can type in questions or make comments.

Please feel free to share this offer of free to view webinars with anyone who you think might benefit.
​
Visit our COVID_19 resources page for details of crisis support, covid19 advice, online learning, online activities, and staying connected: https://www.slamrecoverycollege.co.uk/covid-19-resources.html

With very best wishes,
 
The team at South London and Maudsley Recovery College
​

Hello Students, Colleagues and Friends,

We understand how difficult a time this is for everybody, and particularly for people who experience long term health conditions.
As SLaM Recovery College is unable to offer any classroom-based workshops now, our team has been working behind the scenes to develop online content, including vlogs, webinars and e-learning.

These sessions are available to everyone, free of charge. You don’t need to be a SLaM Recovery College student or have any connection at all to South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. We just ask that you answer a few questions and let us know which sessions you’d like to be a part of, using one of the registration form links below, and we’ll then send you links to the webinars you’ve chosen.

Every Friday we will email you the details of the online learning we are offering in the following week.
 
N.B. If you can't make a particular live event you can still enrol and use the link we'll send you to watch a recording later on.
 
Here are next week's webinars (3rd-7th August):
 
Daily Mindfulness (you can attend as many or as few as you’d like): 
Monday | 10:30am-11:15am | Monday 3rd August 
Tuesday | 10:30am-11:15am | Tuesday 4th August 
Wednesday | 10:30am-11:15am | Wednesday 5th August 
Thursday | 10:30am-11:15am | Thursday 6th August 
Friday | 10:30am-11:15am | Friday 7th August 
 
Smoking and COVID-19 | 12noon-1pm | Wednesday 5th August 
In this session, Mary Yates, Nurse Consultant in SLaM, outlines why it’s more important than ever before to quit smoking during the COVID-19 pandemic. She will give an overview of the best ways to quit and how to access support. She will also explain why some researchers think that nicotine (NOT SMOKING!) may actually help protect against COVID-19. 

Introduction to Beth: a new way for service users, carers and staff to communicate and collaborate | 1pm-2pm | Wednesday 5th August 
For service users, Beth is very friendly and overall easy to use and supports personal choice and autonomy. You can link your Beth account with your NHS number to access your health records and:  

• see who is in your care team and support network 
• securely message your care team  
• access your current care plan 
• see all your appointments 
• keep track of your mood and sleep 
• use online free and trusted health resources 

For people caring for someone under SLaM services you can create your own account to look after your own wellbeing and securely message their care team. 
 
Emotional Intelligence: the path to emotional serenity part 2 | 2:30-3:30pm | Thursday 6th August 
This four-part course aims to help you develop an understanding of what emotional intelligence is, how it operates in everyday life, and why it’s important to develop & encourage it. The course will give you more confidence in interpersonal relations, and more self-awareness, enabling you to discover your personal E.Q. The program is packed full of discussions to enable all participants to learn, interactively, the components of emotional intelligence and how this relates to the mental health of service users and social care professionals alike. The more you understand E.Q., the more you can recognise and understand your emotions. And the more you can recognise and understand your emotions, the more you can learn to love them. Emotions are a key to recognising our needs, which can then be managed to enrich our lives.  

Understanding Depression part 2b | 2:30pm-3:30pm | Thursday 6th August 
This course focuses on different aspects of depression. The content will cover: 

• what depression is 
• what its causes are 
• what can get in the way of recovery from depression 
• what professional support is available 
• how we can help ourselves and support others. 

There will be reflective practices/tasks between the sessions. This is not compulsory but may be helpful to prepare questions for the sessions.  
 
FIRST TIME REGISTRATION, if you haven’t signed up to a webinar with us before (even if you are a SLaM Recovery College student): 
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=SuTPoS5olUqOctA7m1iHqjpd3n-l3AxAj-8hQpHMfNlUQjYwNEc4VVVCUjBJNDE2UFlWSzYySFM3SC4u

RETURNING STUDENTS REGISTRATION, if you have already signed up to a webinar with us before: 
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=SuTPoS5olUqOctA7m1iHqjpd3n-l3AxAj-8hQpHMfNlUNEtLTUZIUDMzQ0lDWjlNMDBRWTg0WDZXWC4u

Please note: Microsoft Teams software is being used to deliver these sessions. If you are using a laptop or PC you'll be able to join via a web browser. If you are using a mobile phone or a tablet device to take part, you will need to visit the App Store (for iPad/iPhone) or Play Store (for Android tablet/phone) to download the Microsoft Teams app, but it's free and it's a very quick process. We will send you detailed joining guides for Android and iPad/iPhone, as well as laptop/PC, when we send you your webinar links. You will be able to join anonymously and no one will be able to see or hear you, but there's a Q&A component where you can type in questions or make comments.

Please feel free to share this offer of free to view webinars with anyone who you think might benefit.

Visit our COVID_19 resources page for details of crisis support, covid19 advice, online learning, online activities, and staying connected: https://www.slamrecoverycollege.co.uk/covid-19-resources.html 

With very best wishes,
 
The team at South London and Maudsley Recovery College
​

Hello Students, Colleagues and Friends,

We understand how difficult a time this is for everybody, and particularly for people who experience long term health conditions.
As SLaM Recovery College is unable to offer any classroom-based workshops now, our team has been working behind the scenes to develop online content, including vlogs, webinars and e-learning.

These sessions are available to everyone, free of charge. You don’t need to be a SLaM Recovery College student or have any connection at all to South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. We just ask that you answer a few questions and let us know which sessions you’d like to be a part of, using one of the registration form links below, and we’ll then send you links to the webinars you’ve chosen.

Every Friday we will email you the details of the online learning we are offering in the following week.
 
N.B. If you can't make a particular live event you can still enrol and use the link we'll send you to watch a recording later on.

Here are next week's webinars (27th-31st July):

Daily Mindfulness (you can attend as many or as few as you’d like): 

Monday | 10:30am-11:15am | Monday 27th July 
Tuesday | 10:30am-11:15am | Tuesday 28th July 
Wednesday | 10:30am-11:15am | Wednesday 29th July 
Thursday | 10:30am-11:15am | Thursday 30th July 
Friday | 10:30am-11:15am | Friday 31st July. 
 
Understanding Psychosis 
A seven-part course about different aspects of psychosis, including schizophrenia, hearing voices and taking control of your medication.  Although we recommend taking part in all seven sessions, they can also be watched as stand-alones : 
Understanding Psychosis part 6: hearing voices C| 2:30pm-3:30pm | Monday 27th July 
Understanding Psychosis part 7: taking control of your psychosis medication| 1pm-2pm | Tuesday 28th July 
Please note that this is happening on Tuesday, not Wednesday 
 
NEW! Communication Skills for Resilient Relationships part 1| 2:30pm-3:30pm | Monday 27th July 
Join this three-part series to gain insight and skills that benefit your personal romantic and non-romantic relationships. It is suitable for everybody, whether you are currently single or in a relationship. The skills can be applied to partners, friends, family, colleagues, as well as those we are yet to meet.  
 
NEW! Emotional Intelligence: the path to emotional serenity part 1 | 2:30-3:30pm | Thursday 30th July 
This four-part course aims to help you develop an understanding of what emotional intelligence is, how it operates in everyday life, and why it’s important to develop & encourage it. The course will give you more confidence in interpersonal relations, and more self-awareness, enabling you to discover your personal E.Q. The program is packed full of discussions to enable all participants to learn, interactively, the components of emotional intelligence and how this relates to the mental health of service users and social care professionals alike. The more you understand E.Q., the more you can recognise and understand your emotions. And the more you can recognise and understand your emotions, the more you can learn to love them. Emotions are a key to recognising our needs, which can then be managed to enrich our lives.  
 
Understanding Depression part 2 | 2:30pm-3:30pm | Thursday 30th July 
This course runs over 4 sessions. It will focus on different aspects of depression. The content will cover: 

• what depression is 
• what its causes are 
• what can get in the way of recovery from depression 
• what professional support is available 
• how we can help ourselves and support others. 

There will be reflective practices/tasks between the sessions. This is not compulsory but may be helpful to prepare questions for the sessions.  
 
Understanding the Impact of Substance Use on Mental Health part 3 | 2:30pm-3:30pm | Friday 31st July 
This three-part course explores the use of substances (drugs and alcohol) and their impact on mental wellbeing. At times, using substances can appear to be a solution but it often has a longer-term impact on our wellbeing. During these webinars we will explore why this happens and what support is available to aid recovery. In this first session, we examine the reasons why people use substances. 

FIRST TIME REGISTRATION, if you haven’t signed up to a webinar with us before (even if you are a SLaM Recovery College student): 
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=SuTPoS5olUqOctA7m1iHqjpd3n-l3AxAj-8hQpHMfNlUOVlDNUtVWEhYUks3WTRFM0xHNDRQTUlMRy4u  

RETURNING STUDENTS REGISTRATION, if you have already signed up to a webinar with us before: 
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=SuTPoS5olUqOctA7m1iHqjpd3n-l3AxAj-8hQpHMfNlUMEhNWTRZOUdOMEhaN0U3OUU5NkJLSzhSQi4u 

Please note: Microsoft Teams software is being used to deliver these sessions. If you are using a laptop or PC you'll be able to join via a web browser. If you are using a mobile phone or a tablet device to take part, you will need to visit the App Store (for iPad/iPhone) or Play Store (for Android tablet/phone) to download the Microsoft Teams app, but it's free and it's a very quick process. We will send you detailed joining guides for Android and iPad/iPhone, as well as laptop/PC, when we send you your webinar links. You will be able to join anonymously and no one will be able to see or hear you, but there's a Q&A component where you can type in questions or make comments.

Please feel free to share this offer of free to view webinars with anyone who you think might benefit.

Visit our COVID_19 resources page for details of crisis support, covid19 advice, online learning, online activities, and staying connected: https://www.slamrecoverycollege.co.uk/covid-19-resources.html  

With very best wishes,
 
The team at South London and Maudsley Recovery College
​