Dear Students and Friends of SLaM Recovery College,
Summer 2025 Term Timetable
Please click here to read the timetable for our Summer Term 2025. Inside this term’s timetable, alongside our usual wide range of courses and workshops, you’ll find some exciting new opportunities such as:
Introduction to SLaM Recovery College
Meet members of the SLaM Recovery College training team to learn about the recovery education opportunities on offer and how courses and workshops can support your wellbeing or the wellbeing of someone you support.
Buried in Treasures
A CBT-based pilot programme for service users living in Lambeth who struggle with hoarding and would like support to learn how to manage their possessions and home environment.
Choose, Create, and Learn Your Way to Recovery
An opportunity to join to a small group of fellow students making art and handling museum objects at the Horniman Museum. Each week will be a space for you to get curious about the ways you navigate your own recovery journey and explore what works for your unique feeling of wellbeing. You can share these in the group if you would like to.
Sing & Stroll
Taking place at South Norwood Lake and Grounds, this is a gentle one-hour stroll in nature, designed for those not experienced in walking. There will be time to be mindful, using sense-based techniques to be grounded, and to stop and sing simple songs about nature.
Forest Bathing
Forest bathing (known in Japan as Shinrin-yoku) is a practice or process of therapeutic relaxation where one spends time in a forest or natural atmosphere, focusing on sensory engagement to connect with nature. The simple method of being calm and quiet amongst the trees, observing nature around you whilst breathing deeply can de-stress and boost health and wellbeing in a natural way.
Updates to the Attached Timetable
Expressive Writing for the Global Majority
Wednesday 30th April | 1:30pm-4:30pm | Blue Star House
The Global Majority are those who identify as Black, dual heritage, Asian, or people historically called ethnic minorities. Together, they make up about 80% of the world's population, and most do not speak English as their mother tongue. The aims of the course are to improve access to mental health support through expressive writing, enhance understanding and communication to destigmatise mental ill-health, and improve people’s ability to engage with mental health services when needed.
Mental Health Act: the basics
Wednesday 11th June | 10am-3pm | Teams Meeting
or
Friday 11th July | 10am-3pm | Teams Meeting
Maintaining Wellbeing: staying positive
Thursday June 5th | 1pm-4:40pm | Teams Meeting
N.B. Several of the courses in the timetable have had dates added at the Museum of the Mind, Bethlem. Please check the enrolment form for details.
Full course descriptions of these and all our other courses for this term can be found here.
How to Enrol
Enrol here by web link on your laptop or PC: https://forms.office.com/e/Mb9CcYbBeu
Summer 2025 Term Timetable
Please click here to read the timetable for our Summer Term 2025. Inside this term’s timetable, alongside our usual wide range of courses and workshops, you’ll find some exciting new opportunities such as:
Introduction to SLaM Recovery College
Meet members of the SLaM Recovery College training team to learn about the recovery education opportunities on offer and how courses and workshops can support your wellbeing or the wellbeing of someone you support.
Buried in Treasures
A CBT-based pilot programme for service users living in Lambeth who struggle with hoarding and would like support to learn how to manage their possessions and home environment.
Choose, Create, and Learn Your Way to Recovery
An opportunity to join to a small group of fellow students making art and handling museum objects at the Horniman Museum. Each week will be a space for you to get curious about the ways you navigate your own recovery journey and explore what works for your unique feeling of wellbeing. You can share these in the group if you would like to.
Sing & Stroll
Taking place at South Norwood Lake and Grounds, this is a gentle one-hour stroll in nature, designed for those not experienced in walking. There will be time to be mindful, using sense-based techniques to be grounded, and to stop and sing simple songs about nature.
Forest Bathing
Forest bathing (known in Japan as Shinrin-yoku) is a practice or process of therapeutic relaxation where one spends time in a forest or natural atmosphere, focusing on sensory engagement to connect with nature. The simple method of being calm and quiet amongst the trees, observing nature around you whilst breathing deeply can de-stress and boost health and wellbeing in a natural way.
Updates to the Attached Timetable
Expressive Writing for the Global Majority
Wednesday 30th April | 1:30pm-4:30pm | Blue Star House
The Global Majority are those who identify as Black, dual heritage, Asian, or people historically called ethnic minorities. Together, they make up about 80% of the world's population, and most do not speak English as their mother tongue. The aims of the course are to improve access to mental health support through expressive writing, enhance understanding and communication to destigmatise mental ill-health, and improve people’s ability to engage with mental health services when needed.
Mental Health Act: the basics
Wednesday 11th June | 10am-3pm | Teams Meeting
or
Friday 11th July | 10am-3pm | Teams Meeting
Maintaining Wellbeing: staying positive
Thursday June 5th | 1pm-4:40pm | Teams Meeting
N.B. Several of the courses in the timetable have had dates added at the Museum of the Mind, Bethlem. Please check the enrolment form for details.
Full course descriptions of these and all our other courses for this term can be found here.
How to Enrol
Enrol here by web link on your laptop or PC: https://forms.office.com/e/Mb9CcYbBeu
Or enrol by telephone by calling the Recovery College on 020 3228 3643 from 10am to 5:00pm, Monday to Friday.
News and other opportunities
An opportunity to help SLaM Recovery College pilot some evaluation material
We are currently designing an online form as part of our service evaluation, to ensure we are providing a safe and beneficial learning environment that meets our students’ needs. We are looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help pilot a drafted feedback form with some questions about student experience and outcomes. This will involve completing the questionnaire, and providing some written feedback about the language of the questions used and the ease of completion. This is not a paid opportunity, but your input will be extremely valuable in making sure student voices are heard in this important process.
If you are interested, please respond to [email protected] to find out more. Deadline for this will be the 8th of April.
You are invited to the Maudsley Careers Fair!
The first ever Maudsley Careers Fair takes place on Friday 11 April at The ORTUS in Camberwell. All South London and Maudsley service users, carers, and volunteers are invited to join us.
At the event, you will be able to:
All employers and providers joining us on the day are committed to supporting people with mental health conditions.
You’ll need to register for a free ticket to attend. Tickets and full details for the event are available at: maudsley.eventbrite.com.
The Maudsley Careers Fair is organised by Work Well, South London and Maudsley’s employment support teams for service users. You can find out more about Work Well at: www.slam.nhs.uk/work-well.
For more information, please contact project lead Jack Ives: [email protected] (not the recovery college!)
Kind regards,
The team at SLaM Recovery College
News and other opportunities
An opportunity to help SLaM Recovery College pilot some evaluation material
We are currently designing an online form as part of our service evaluation, to ensure we are providing a safe and beneficial learning environment that meets our students’ needs. We are looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help pilot a drafted feedback form with some questions about student experience and outcomes. This will involve completing the questionnaire, and providing some written feedback about the language of the questions used and the ease of completion. This is not a paid opportunity, but your input will be extremely valuable in making sure student voices are heard in this important process.
If you are interested, please respond to [email protected] to find out more. Deadline for this will be the 8th of April.
You are invited to the Maudsley Careers Fair!
The first ever Maudsley Careers Fair takes place on Friday 11 April at The ORTUS in Camberwell. All South London and Maudsley service users, carers, and volunteers are invited to join us.
At the event, you will be able to:
- Meet employers from a range of sector and industries across London
- Explore a variety of work, training, and volunteering opportunities
- Attend free workshops on work and wellbeing topics
- Receive personalised employment and workplace wellbeing support from Work Well employment specialists and other local organisations
All employers and providers joining us on the day are committed to supporting people with mental health conditions.
You’ll need to register for a free ticket to attend. Tickets and full details for the event are available at: maudsley.eventbrite.com.
The Maudsley Careers Fair is organised by Work Well, South London and Maudsley’s employment support teams for service users. You can find out more about Work Well at: www.slam.nhs.uk/work-well.
For more information, please contact project lead Jack Ives: [email protected] (not the recovery college!)
Kind regards,
The team at SLaM Recovery College
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