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Upcoming Courses

Our courses are published per term and are split into our five course categories. You can book onto upcoming courses by contacting us over phone or email. More can be seen about our themes on the 'Our Course Categories' page.

Course Availability

Courses can book up rather quickly but don’t panic, we often run the same course multiple times a term. We hold Welcome Sessions throughout the term to allow new students to get started.

In any instance that a course is fully booked, we have a waiting list for those interested in case of drop-outs.

Rolling Green Hills

Train the Trainer

Are you a Health and Care Professional within Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Trust? Become a Recovery College Trainer with this 1-day course and share your expertise.

Monday 27th July 2026, 10am - 4pm

Cromwell House, Winchester

Looking to Enrol?

You can enrol online by filling out the form or if you are unable to use the online form, you can contact us.

* Our full Summer 2026 timetable will be available shortly - keep an eye out in the next few weeks for the updated version.

Course Theme Type
Course Step

Recovery Storytelling (Day 1)

Recovery Themes

Step 3

Tuesday, 24 February 2026

10:00 am

6 Hours

Cromwell House, Winchester (Room TBC)

Recovery Storytelling is a three‑day experiential course that supports learners in exploring, shaping, and safely sharing their personal recovery journeys. Through guided reflection, creative narrative techniques, and supportive group work, participants develop the confidence and skills to tell their stories in a way that is empowering for themselves and inspiring to others.

Welcome Session

Welcome Sessions

Step 1

Tuesday, 24 February 2026

11:00 am

1 Hour

Online

This course introduces you to the Recovery College and helps you to understand what to expect as a student, including courses and student support. You will meet members of the team and understand how training is delivered in partnerships between those with clinical expertise and those with expertise from their own lived experience of Mental Health Illness.

Intro to Developing Tools and Strategies

Developing Tools and Strategies

Step 1

Thursday, 26 February 2026

1:30 pm

1 Hour

Online

This 1-hour course provides an understanding of the Recovery College curriculum category: ‘Developing Tools and Strategies’. Introducing you to courses within this category that could be relevant for your personal recovery education journey.

Welcome Session

Welcome Sessions

Step 1

Friday, 27 February 2026

11:00 am

1 Hour

Online

This course introduces you to the Recovery College and helps you to understand what to expect as a student, including courses and student support. You will meet members of the team and understand how training is delivered in partnerships between those with clinical expertise and those with expertise from their own lived experience of Mental Health Illness.

Understanding Stress

Holistic Wellbeing

Step 2

Monday, 2 March 2026

1:30 pm

2.5 Hours

Online

This course helps participants understand stress, its impact on well-being, and the personal stressors that contribute to it. Providing practical strategies for effectively managing and reducing stress.

Collaborative Care Planning

Developing Tools and Strategies

Step 2

Tuesday, 3 March 2026

1:30 pm

2.5 Hours

Online

This course is for any student being supported by or working within mental health services. Exploring the meaning, purpose and benefits of a collaborative approach to care planning, to support a person's recovery.

Intro to CHIME

Recovery Themes

Step 1

Tuesday, 3 March 2026

10:00 am

1 Hour

Online

This session will explain what the CHIME framework is, where it came from, and why it matters for mental health recovery. The session will describe the model's five components - Connectedness, Hope, Identity, Meaning, and Empowerment, and show how they support personal recovery.

Recovery Storytelling (Day 2)

Recovery Themes

Step 3

Thursday, 5 March 2026

10:00 am

6 Hours

Cromwell House, Winchester (Room TBC)

Recovery Storytelling is a three‑day experiential course that supports learners in exploring, shaping, and safely sharing their personal recovery journeys. Through guided reflection, creative narrative techniques, and supportive group work, participants develop the confidence and skills to tell their stories in a way that is empowering for themselves and inspiring to others.

Welcome Session

Welcome Sessions

Step 1

Friday, 6 March 2026

11:00 am

1 Hour

Online

This course introduces you to the Recovery College and helps you to understand what to expect as a student, including courses and student support. You will meet members of the team and understand how training is delivered in partnerships between those with clinical expertise and those with expertise from their own lived experience of Mental Health Illness.

Intro to Community Connections and Belonging

Community Connections and Belonging

Step 1

Monday, 9 March 2026

10:00 am

1 Hour

Online

This 1-hour course provides an understanding of the Recovery College curriculum category: ‘Community Connections and Belonging’. Introducing you to courses within this category that could be relevant for your personal recovery education journey.

Understanding Bipolar

Understanding and Living with Health Conditions

Step 2

Tuesday, 10 March 2026

1:30 pm

2 Hours

Online

Understanding Bipolar is a supportive and informative course designed to help learners build a clear, compassionate, and practical understanding of bipolar disorder. The programme explores what bipolar is, how it affects mood, energy, behaviour, and daily life, and how individuals, families, and communities can respond with confidence and empathy

Recovery: The person, not the label

Holistic Wellbeing

Step 3

Tuesday, 10 March 2026

10:00 am

2.5 Hours

Online

Recovery: The person, not the label is a reflective and empowering course designed to shift focus from diagnosis to identity, strengths, and personal meaning. Rather than defining individuals by a mental health label, this programme enables students to explore the whole person—their experiences, values, aspirations, and unique journey.

Recovery Storytelling (Day 3)

Recovery Themes

Step 3

Thursday, 12 March 2026

10:00 am

6 Hours

Cromwell House, Winchester (Room TBC)

Recovery Storytelling is a three‑day experiential course that supports learners in exploring, shaping, and safely sharing their personal recovery journeys. Through guided reflection, creative narrative techniques, and supportive group work, participants develop the confidence and skills to tell their stories in a way that is empowering for themselves and inspiring to others.

Supporting Someone Else's Recovery

Understanding and Living with Health Conditions

Step 2

Monday, 16 March 2026

1:30 pm

2 Hours

Online

This course draws parallels between the recovery process for carer and cared for, explore supportive effective relationships and recognise the importance of the carer’s own wellbeing.

Intro to Recovery Themes

Recovery Themes

Step 1

Monday, 16 March 2026

10:00 am

1 Hour

Online

This 1-hour course provides an understanding of the Recovery College curriculum category: ‘Recovery Themes’. Introducing you to courses within this category that could be relevant for your personal recovery education journey.

Understanding Self-belief

Holistic Wellbeing

Step 2

Tuesday, 17 March 2026

10:00 am

2.5 Hours

Online

Understanding Self‑Belief is an empowering course designed to help learners explore how confidence, identity, and inner narrative shape the way they move through the world. The programme focuses on recognising personal strengths, challenging unhelpful self‑doubt, and building a more grounded sense of what each person can achieve

Welcome Session

Welcome Sessions

Step 1

Tuesday, 17 March 2026

1:30 pm

1 Hour

Online

This course introduces you to the Recovery College and helps you to understand what to expect as a student, including courses and student support. You will meet members of the team and understand how training is delivered in partnerships between those with clinical expertise and those with expertise from their own lived experience of Mental Health Illness.

Understanding Personality Disorder

Understanding and Living with Health Conditions

Step 2

Thursday, 19 March 2026

1:30 pm

2.5 Hours

Park Building, University of Portsmouth

This course explores our understanding of Personality Disorder. Gaining information about treatment and practical strategies to support the recovery of someone with Personality Disorder.

Understanding Communication Skills

Holistic Wellbeing

Step 3

Monday, 23 March 2026

1:30 pm

2.5 Hours

Learning Centre, University of Portsmouth

Understanding Communication Skills is an interactive course designed to help learners build confidence in how they express themselves and connect with others. Through practical activities and guided reflection, participants explore the different ways people communicate and how small changes in approach can strengthen relationships and reduce misunderstandings.

Exploring my Values

Understanding and Living with Health Conditions

Step 2

Monday, 23 March 2026

10:00 am

2.5 Hours

Learning Centre, University of Portsmouth

Understanding what truly matters to us can be a powerful anchor during times of change, recovery, or uncertainty. Exploring My Values is a reflective and supportive course designed to help students identify the personal values that guide their choices, shape their relationships, and influence their wellbeing.

Intro to Holistic Wellbeing

Holistic Wellbeing

Step 1

Tuesday, 24 March 2026

10:00 am

1 Hour

Online

This 1-hour course provides an understanding of the Recovery College curriculum category: ‘Holistic Wellbeing’. Introducing you to courses within this category that could be relevant for your personal recovery education journey.

Intro to Understanding and Living with Health Conditions

Understanding and Living with Health Conditions

Step 1

Tuesday, 24 March 2026

1:30 pm

1 Hour

Online

This 1-hour course provides an understanding of the Recovery College curriculum category: ‘Understanding and Living with Health Conditions’. Introducing you to courses within this category that could be relevant for your personal recovery education journey.

Understanding WRAP

Developing Tools and Strategies

Step 2

Monday, 13 April 2026

10:00 am

2.5 Hours

Cromwell House, Winchester

This course will introduce you to the Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP). It will enable you to gain basic knowledge of WRAP in preparation for the 4-day WRAP Seminar 1 course.

Welcome Session

Welcome Sessions

Step 1

Monday, 13 April 2026

1:30 pm

1 Hour

Online

This course introduces you to the Recovery College and helps you to understand what to expect as a student, including courses and student support. You will meet members of the team and understand how training is delivered in partnerships between those with clinical expertise and those with expertise from their own lived experience of Mental Health Illness.

Intro to Developing Tools and Strategies

Developing Tools and Strategies

Step 1

Tuesday, 14 April 2026

1:30 pm

1 Hour

Online

This course provides an understanding of the course category: ‘Developing Tools and Strategies’. It will explain courses and the difference between them. You will have an opportunity to ask questions and assess which ones you are interested in or that feel right for you.

Understanding Hope

Recovery Themes

Step 2

Thursday, 16 April 2026

1:30 pm

2.5 Hours

Online

This course introduces you to the concept of hope in the context of recovery. It helps you to consider ways to activate and hold hope for yourself and others in daily life.

Intro to Community Connections and Belonging

Community Connections and Belonging

Step 1

Monday, 20 April 2026

1:30 pm

1 Hour

Online

This course provides an understanding of the Recovery College curriculum category: ‘Community Connections and Belonging’. It will explain each one, and you will have an opportunity to ask questions and assess which ones you are interested in or that feel right for you.

Understanding Recovery

Recovery Themes

Step 2

Tuesday, 21 April 2026

10:00 am

2.5 Hours

Online

This course explores the social definition of recovery in mental health and how this can be adopted as a positive mindset that can help with each individuals personal journey.

Understanding WRAP

Developing Tools and Strategies

Step 2

Tuesday, 21 April 2026

1:30 pm

2.5 Hours

Online

This course will introduce you to the Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP). It will enable you to gain basic knowledge of WRAP in preparation for the 4-day WRAP Seminar 1 course.

Understanding Mindfulness

Developing Tools and Strategies

Step 2

Thursday, 23 April 2026

1:30 pm

2 Hours

Online

This course helps to gain a greater understanding of mindfulness, it’s history and benefits. It will include an exploration of the difference between mindfulness and mindlessness.

Welcome Session

Welcome Session

Step 1

Friday, 24 April 2026

11:00 am

1 Hour

Online

This course introduces you to the Recovery College and helps you to understand what to expect as a student, including courses and student support. You will meet members of the team and understand how training is delivered in partnerships between those with clinical expertise and those with expertise from their own lived experience of Mental Health Illness.

WRAP Seminar 1 (Day 1)

Developing Tools and Strategies

Step 3

Monday, 27 April 2026

10:00 am

6 Hours

Cromwell House, Winchester

This 4-day course will explore the different sections of a WRAP from a personal perspective. Equipping you with the knowledge to build your own WRAP, while understanding of the key concepts that underpin it: Hope, Persona l Responsibility, Education, Self-Advocacy and Support.

Welcome Session

Welcome Sessions

Step 1

Tuesday, 28 April 2026

1:30 pm

1 Hour

Online

This course introduces you to the Recovery College and helps you to understand what to expect as a student, including courses and student support. You will meet members of the team and understand how training is delivered in partnerships between those with clinical expertise and those with expertise from their own lived experience of Mental Health Illness.

Understanding Depression

Understanding and Living with Health Conditions

Step 2

Thursday, 30 April 2026

1:30 pm

2.5 Hours

Online

This course explores the cycle of depression and how this can affect recovery. It will explore strategies to help you both identify and recognise thinking styles most common to depression and to challenge and overcome these.

Intro to Understanding and Living with Health Conditions

Understanding and Living with Health Conditions

Step 1

Friday, 1 May 2026

10:00 am

1 Hour

Online

This course provides an understanding of the category: ‘Understanding and Living with Health Conditions’. It will explain the range of courses,  and you will have an opportunity to ask questions and assess which ones you are interested in or that feel right for you.

Understanding Skills for Life

Developing Tools and Strategies

Step 2

Tuesday, 5 May 2026

10:00 am

1 Hour

Online

Understanding Skills for Life is the introductory session for the Skills for Life series. Attending this course is strongly advised so that students understand the size of the commitment they will be making. Skills for Life is based on the skills taught in dialectical behaviour therapy, including mindfulness. It is particularly useful to those who struggle with emotional regulation, distress tolerance and effective communication.

WRAP Seminar 1 (Day 2)

Developing Tools and Strategies

Step 3

Tuesday, 5 May 2026

0:30 pm

4 Hours

Cromwell House, Winchester

This 4-day course will explore the different sections of a WRAP from a personal perspective. Equipping you with the knowledge to build your own WRAP, while understanding of the key concepts that underpin it: Hope, Persona l Responsibility, Education, Self-Advocacy and Support.

Personal Responsibility: It's my Choice

Recovery Themes

Step 2

Thursday, 7 May 2026

1:30 pm

2.5 Hours

Online

This course helps students to explore the idea of personal responsibility in relation to recovery. The course covers key topics such as the benefits and challenges of taking personal responsibility and the role of support and collaboration with others in enabling someone to take personal responsibility.

Intro to CHIME

Recovery Themes

Step 1

Thursday, 7 May 2026

10:00 am

1 Hour

Online

This session will explain what the CHIME framework is, where it came from, and why it matters for mental health recovery. The session will describe the model's five components - Connectedness, Hope, Identity, Meaning, and Empowerment, and show how they support personal recovery.

Welcome Session

Welcome Sessions

Step 1

Friday, 8 May 2026

11:00 am

1 Hour

Online

This course introduces you to the Recovery College and helps you to understand what to expect as a student, including courses and student support. You will meet members of the team and understand how training is delivered in partnerships between those with clinical expertise and those with expertise from their own lived experience of Mental Health Illness.

WRAP Seminar 1 (Day 3)

Developing Tools and Strategies

Step 3

Monday, 11 May 2026

10:00 am

6 Hours

Cromwell House, Winchester

This 4-day course will explore the different sections of a WRAP from a personal perspective. Equipping you with the knowledge to build your own WRAP, while understanding of the key concepts that underpin it: Hope, Persona l Responsibility, Education, Self-Advocacy and Support.

Understanding Skills for Life

Developing Tools and Strategies

Step 2

Tuesday, 12 May 2026

10:00 am

1 Hour

Online

Understanding Skills for Life is the introductory session for the Skills for Life series. Attending this course is strongly advised so that students understand the size of the commitment they will be making. Skills for Life is based on the skills taught in dialectical behaviour therapy, including mindfulness. It is particularly useful to those who struggle with emotional regulation, distress tolerance and effective communication.

Understanding Empowerment

Recovery Themes

Step 2

Tuesday, 12 May 2026

1:30 pm

2.5 Hours

Online

This session aims to help learners define empowerment through CHIME principles and reflect on its personal meaning in recovery. The session will help learners to explore personal responsibility in one’s own life and explore how the Circle of Control can help. During the session we will utilise a strengths-based approach and examine supportive roles to strengthen empowerment.

Welcome Session

Welcome Sessions

Step 1

Thursday, 14 May 2026

1:30 pm

1 Hour

Online

This course introduces you to the Recovery College and helps you to understand what to expect as a student, including courses and student support. You will meet members of the team and understand how training is delivered in partnerships between those with clinical expertise and those with expertise from their own lived experience of Mental Health Illness.

Intro to Holistic Wellbeing

Holistic Wellbeing

Step 1

Friday, 15 May 2026

10:00 am

1 Hour

Online

This 1-hour course provides an understanding of the Recovery College curriculum category: ‘Developing Tools and Strategies’. Introducing you to courses within this category that could be relevant for your personal recovery education journey.

WRAP Seminar 1 (Day 4)

Developing Tools and Strategies

Step 3

Monday, 18 May 2026

10:00 am

6 Hours

Cromwell House, Winchester

This 4-day course will explore the different sections of a WRAP from a personal perspective. Equipping you with the knowledge to build your own WRAP, while understanding of the key concepts that underpin it: Hope, Persona l Responsibility, Education, Self-Advocacy and Support.

Making Informed Decisions

Holistic Wellbeing

Step 2

Tuesday, 19 May 2026

1:30 pm

2.5 Hours

Online

This course will introduce you to the concept of making informed decisions and the role it has to play in helping you or the people you support feel more empowered throughout the recovery journey.

Welcome Session

Welcome Sessions

Step 1

Tuesday, 19 May 2026

11:00 am

1 Hour

Online

This course introduces you to the Recovery College and helps you to understand what to expect as a student, including courses and student support. You will meet members of the team and understand how training is delivered in partnerships between those with clinical expertise and those with expertise from their own lived experience of Mental Health Illness.

Understanding Anxiety

Community Connections and Belonging

Step 2

Thursday, 21 May 2026

10:00 am

2.5 Hours

Online

This course helps students to gain an understanding of what anxiety is. The course explores what happens when we get anxious, how anxiety can affect us in our daily lives as well as practical strategies for managing anxiety and supporting an individual’s recovery.

Intro to Recovery Themes

Recovery Themes

Step 1

Friday, 22 May 2026

10:00 am

1 Hour

Online

This 1-hour course provides an understanding of the Recovery College curriculum category: ‘Recovery Themes’. Introducing you to courses within this category that could be relevant for your personal recovery education journey.

Welcome Session
 

This course introduces you to the Recovery College and helps you to understand what to expect as a student, including courses and student support. You will meet members of the team and understand how training is delivered in partnerships between those with clinical expertise and those with expertise from their own lived experience of Mental Health Illness.

Location:

Online

When:

Monday 5th January 2026

1.30PM

Duration:

1 Hour

Welcome Session
 

This course introduces you to the Recovery College and helps you to understand what to expect as a student, including courses and student support. You will meet members of the team and understand how training is delivered in partnerships between those with clinical expertise and those with expertise from their own lived experience of Mental Health Illness.

Location:

Online

When:

Friday 16th January 2026

11AM

Duration:

1 Hour

Welcome Session
 

This course introduces you to the Recovery College and helps you to understand what to expect as a student, including courses and student support. You will meet members of the team and understand how training is delivered in partnerships between those with clinical expertise and those with expertise from their own lived experience of Mental Health Illness.

Location:

Online

When:

Tuesday 20th January 2026

10AM

Duration:

1 Hour

Welcome Session
 

This course introduces you to the Recovery College and helps you to understand what to expect as a student, including courses and student support. You will meet members of the team and understand how training is delivered in partnerships between those with clinical expertise and those with expertise from their own lived experience of Mental Health Illness.

Location:

Online

When:

Friday 30th January 2026

11AM

Duration:

1 Hour

Welcome Session
 

This course introduces you to the Recovery College and helps you to understand what to expect as a student, including courses and student support. You will meet members of the team and understand how training is delivered in partnerships between those with clinical expertise and those with expertise from their own lived experience of Mental Health Illness.

Location:

Online

When:

Monday 9th February 2026

10AM

Duration:

1 Hour

Welcome Session
 

This course introduces you to the Recovery College and helps you to understand what to expect as a student, including courses and student support. You will meet members of the team and understand how training is delivered in partnerships between those with clinical expertise and those with expertise from their own lived experience of Mental Health Illness.

Location:

Online

When:

Friday 27th February 2026

11AM

Duration:

1 Hour

Welcome Session
 

This course introduces you to the Recovery College and helps you to understand what to expect as a student, including courses and student support. You will meet members of the team and understand how training is delivered in partnerships between those with clinical expertise and those with expertise from their own lived experience of Mental Health Illness.

Location:

Online

When:

Friday 6th March 2026

11AM

Duration:

1 Hour

Welcome Session
 

This course introduces you to the Recovery College and helps you to understand what to expect as a student, including courses and student support. You will meet members of the team and understand how training is delivered in partnerships between those with clinical expertise and those with expertise from their own lived experience of Mental Health Illness.

Location:

Online

When:

Tuesday 17th March 2026

1.30PM

Duration:

1 Hour

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