‘Road to Recovery’ [R2R]

Thanet Community Service Programme

April 2018

17 St Johns Road, Margate, Kent, CT9 1LU 01843 280022

Working towards a society that values and promotes good mental health and well-being for all

Welcome to our ‘Road to Recovery’ Programme, we hope you find the information helpful in learning how Richmond Fellowship supports people with mental health issues in Thanet.

The support we offer may include any or all of the following:

An opportunity to meet on a one-to-one basis with a Community Link Worker developing your personalised support and recovery plan

- Access our ‘Road to Recovery’ workshops and courses, which include:

*Positive Thinking *Assertiveness *Effective Communication *Anxiety Management and finally

Making Every Moment Count

- Information about and sign-posting to other services and activities available in the community, including social and leisure activities, education and training

- Support to develop a fulfilled and healthy social life; to make new friends; to regain confidence; to improve self-esteem and to learn new skills

Workshops, Courses and Meetings – April 2018

Event
R2R
Workshops / Tuesday 3rd
Anxiety Management
1pm – 2.45pm / Tuesday 10th
Problem Solving
1pm – 2.45pm / Tuesday 17th
Resilience
1pm – 2.45pm / Tuesday 24th
Making Healthy Choices
1pm – 2.45pm
Peer Led Creative Workshop / Thursday 5th
10.30am – 12.30pm / Thursday 12th
10.30am – 12.30pm / Thursday 19th
10.30am – 12.30pm / Thursday 26th
10.30am – 12.30pm
Peer Mentors Focus Group / NO MEETING / Wednesday 11th
1pm – 2.30pm / NO MEETING / Wednesday 25th
1pm – 2.30pm
Peer Mentor Training / Thursday 5th
1pm – 3pm / Thursday 12th
1pm – 3pm / Thursday 19th
1pm – 3pm / Thursday 26th
1pm – 3pm

Our workshops and courses can, at times, become popular and are well attended, so to ensure you are expected to attend call us on 01843 280022 and reserve a place

Richmond Fellowship (Thanet Community Service) is part of the Live Well Kent partnership. email:

Further Details of Courses & Workshops

Anxiety Management Mini – In this workshop, we condense the core aspects of our 4 week Anxiety Management Course into one, easy to digest,mini session.

Problem Solving – Discover different approachesdesigned to help you address problems in a constructive and productive way.

Resilience – Resilience is capacity to recover quickly from difficulties. This workshop covers practical strategies and tools to encourage mental and emotional resilience.

Making Healthy Choices – Learn more about nutrition, exercise and how to incorporate healthy choices into your everyday life.

Further Details of Meetings

Peer Mentor Focus Group

We hold bi-weekly meetings with our volunteer Peer Mentors to discuss current workshops, fundraising, community events and new workshop development. To attend these meetings is it necessary to have completed the Richmond Fellowship ‘Peer Mentor’ Training Course. For details of the next available course, please ask your Community Link Worker

Speak Up CIC User Forum ‘Drop In’ at Richmond Fellowship, Margate

User Forums are held at our Richmond Fellowship premises in Margate fortnightly. Anyone with Mental Health experience can ‘DROP IN’, speak to a representative of SpeakUpCIC and pass on their experience of mental health services in Thanet.

From 10.30 to 11.30am on: / Wednesday
11 April / Wednesday
25 April

Peer Led Activities

Peer Mentor Led Creative Workshop

This workshop is run by our Volunteers and all forms of creative activity are welcome! Be it sewing, painting, colouring, sketching, knitting or craft work! We have some materials available but feel free to bring your own projects/supplies for own use

Friday Social Group

Fridays from 10.30am – 12pm, ‘The Friends of Richmond Fellowship’ meet at the Elm’s Club Ramsgate to socialise, play pool or partake in the Sign Language Course hosted by one of our volunteers. If you are interested in attending, let a member of staff know to ensure one of our Peer Mentors is available to greet you.

R2R Programme– new layout Apr18 – LB V2