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Survivor mental health training consultant. Particular expertise is in Recovery & self-harm, Wellbeing, Self-management program development. Expert in production of recovery learning tools/workbooks.
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I am a survivor mental health & wellbeing training consultant with personal and professional experience of mental health services. I have designed and delivered a 12 week self-management program, plus a recovery workbook for the largest mental health charity in England. I also have extensive experience of self-management service and organisation development, having developed many from their grassroots begining including S.I.S.T.E.R. (self-injury support through empathy & respect). A.C.T.I.V.E. (for women), SAR (Support After Rape).
I am currently developing a user-innovation social enterprise for welbeing. I have developed an 8 X 8 model for personal development, change-management and wellbeing that can be used by both individuals and organisations.
I have worked extensively as a freelance survivor training consultant. My particular areas of expertise are wellbeing, self-management and recovery. leadership and personal change management and finding solutions to self-harm.
Employment History
(Mar 2007 & ongoing)
Founder-Director
NationalA new all- inclusive user-led innovation social enterprise, developing wellbeing learning products, Peer-support groups, social employment & self-management traning.
(Jun 2005 & ongoing)
Self-employed
National(ongoing)
Camp-counsellor
Brewster, New York, USADeveloping and delivering horse-camp activities for young people aged 8-16 and supporting them to participate in a variety of outdoor and team building activities, including working with young people with emotional or learning disabilities.
(Dec 2005 to Mar 2007)
Self-Management Project Officer
National (all of England)(Feb 1997 to Dec 2005)
Secretary & Training Co-ordinator
Support After Rape, LancashireThis work was on a voluntary basis
(Oct 2000 to May 2002)
Founder co-ordinator & facilitator
A.C.T.I.V.E. 4 .Women, PrestonA recovery and wellbeing group and training organisation for women who have experienced severe mental distress, run by volunteers.
(Sep 2000 to May 2002)
Frontline Volunteer
Preston Womens Centre, Preston, Lancs(Sep 1997 to Dec 2000)
Founder co-ordinator & facilitator
S.I.S.T.E.R., LancasterA self-help and advocacy organisation for local women living with self-injury, run by volunteers.
(Sep 1989 to May 1993)
Assistant head groom/ Riding Instructor
Millfield School, Street, somersetAssitant head groom and horse riding instructor in the Riding school department.
Education
(Oct 1994 to Apr 1997)
Lancaster University
I read Psychology at Bsc Level, My special interest/ dissertation was in social identity. I was student representative for psychology undergraduates. I had to leave 2 months early due to my own mental health problems.
(Sep 1993 to Jun 1994)
Coleg Harlech
University of Wales Diploma (Behavioural Sciences Option with Drama Option)
(Sep 1987 to Jun 1999)
Warwickshire college of Agriculture
BHS (horse knowledge and riding) Stage II
UEI (horse husbandry) level II
Undertaken during combination of block release and on-the job training (YTS scheme).
Personal Lived Experience.
I have personal experience of severe mental distress as a young person and of experiencing the hard side of mental health services (hospitalisation and large doses of anti-psychotic medication). I have experienced and learnt to self-manage: voice hearing, intrusive thoughts, brief psychotic episodes, and depression. I have also learnt to recover from and overcome a severe problem with self-injury and eating distress.
I also experience living with a form of high functioning autism (not Aspergers) – despite this I have developed good people & organizational skills and confidence as an experienced group facilitator and trainer. As a result of my experience of severe mental distress and autism, I have developed daily tools that enable me to experience inner resources and robust mental health. My experience of living on the autistic spectrum has enabled me to use my enhanced visual processing system to create vision and focus in the development and delivery of the programs and projects outlined above.
My empathy and understanding of horses has enabled me to not only overcome my difficulties, but thrive as a result of them. It is my aim in the future to develop an equine assisted self-management and social employment program for people with emotional difficulties or living on the autistic spectrum.
Categories & Skills
HR/Training & Development
Categories
Skills
- Course Material Development (Training & Development)
- Delivery (Training & Development - Training)
- Evaluation (Training & Development - Training)
- Induction Training (Training & Development)
- Leadership Development (Training & Development)
- Methods (Training & Development - Training)
- Needs Analysis (Training & Development - Training)
- Policies (Training & Development - Training)
- Programme Design (Training & Development - Training)
- Training (Training & Development)
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