April-May-June 2024 Programme

IN PERSON COURSES

Demystifying Talking Therapies

3 X 2 hour sessions.

• Developed in collaboration with HSE Psychologists, this course

makes everything about Talking Therapies understandable.

It helps you:

 Understand the different types of Talking Therapies,

 Learn how to search for, and request access to, HSE Talking
Therapies (or fund Talking Therapy privately),
 Find and vet a therapist, and
 Manage the therapist-client relationship.

Location: Recovery Village, Killadreenan, Co. Wicklow

11am – 1pm, Tuesday 21, 28 May and 4 June
IN PERSON COURSES

Boost Your Resilience

• 3 X 2 hour sessions
• Resilience involves successfully adapting to difficult or challenging life
experiences, especially through mental, emotional, and behavioural
flexibility.
• In this course, you will learn practical skills to become more resilient to
life’s difficulties and adversities.

Location: ARCHES Recovery College, Clonskeagh, Dublin 6

11am – 1pm Wednesdays 17, 24 April and 1 May

OR

Location: Centenary House, York Road, Dún Laoghaire

11am – 1pm Thursdays 9, 16, 23 May
IN PERSON COURSES

Understanding Anxiety
• 4 X 2 hour sessions
• This course will help you gain knowledge about why we experience
anxiety and can teach you coping strategies to break anxiety cycles and
manage anxiety in your life.
• It draws on Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural
Therapy.
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Location:
Location: ARCHES Recovery College, Clonskeagh, Dublin 6.
2pm – 4pm Tuesdays April 16, 23, 30 and May 14

OR
Recovery Village, Killadreenan, Co. Wicklow
11am – 1pm Tuesdays 11, 18, 25 June, 2 July
IN PERSON COURSES

An Introduction to Trauma Informed Care

• 3 X 2 hour sessions.

• Co-delivered by a mental health professional and ARCHES staff, this

course explains what Trauma Informed Care is, why it is important, how
it is provided, and its values.

• It looks at the shift in focus from “What is wrong with you?” to “What
happened to you?” and “What is strong with you?”.

Location: ARCHES Recovery College, Clonskeagh, Dublin 6

10am – 12pm Tuesday 14, 21, 28 May.

Courses, talks, peer support, keyworking, and social events will either take
place ONLINE via Microsoft Teams or IN PERSON at the location indicated.

To register, you can use our online booking system at

https://archesrecovery.ie or simply email: [email protected] or
call 087 342 9922 and let us know what you would like to attend.
IN PERSON COURSES continued...

Willow for Family, Friends, and Supporters

• 5 X 2 hour sessions.

• Facilitated by a HSE Social Worker and an ARCHES staff member,

Willow explores identity and self-care when supporting people in your life
who are experiencing mental health difficulties.

• The course is called Willow as the Willow branch is a metaphor for the
need for supporters to be flexible but not to break.

It examines:

1. What to expect from mental health services,

2. Listening and communication,
3. The meaning of being a supporter, and
4. How to be an empowering supporter.

• Willow can help supporters articulate and normalise their lived

experience; develop new coping mechanisms; and discuss ways of
helping their loved one.

Location: ARCHES Recovery College, Clonskeagh, Dublin 6.

6pm – 8pm Wednesday 22, 29 May, 5, 12, 19 June
IN PERSON AND ONLINE COURSES

Recovery in Colour 1 (The meaning of Recovery:

Connectedness, Hope, Identity, Meaning, and Empowerment…
CHIME)

• 6 X 2 hour sessions
• This course is part of our creativity and mental health programme. It is the
first of three courses and looks at the meaning of ‘Recovery’.
• This course aims to use ‘art journalling’ (creating a personal visual journal),
painting, drawing, colour, and collage, to explore what the word ‘Recovery’
means to you.
• Note, you do not need to have completed course 1 to attend course 2.

Location: ONLINE using Microsoft Teams.

7pm – 9pm Wednesdays 29 May, 5, 12, 19, 26 June, and 3 July

Courses, talks, peer support, keyworking, and social events will either take
place ONLINE via Microsoft Teams or IN PERSON at the location indicated.

To register, you can use our online booking system at

https://archesrecovery.ie or simply email: [email protected] or
call 087 342 9922 and let us know what you would like to attend.
IN PERSON AND ONLINE COURSES

Recovery in Colour 2 (Self-Care)

• 6 X 2 hour sessions
• This course is part of our creativity and mental health programme. It is the
second of three courses and focuses on self-care.
• This course aims to use ‘art journalling’ (creating a personal visual journal),
painting, drawing, colour, and collage, to explore ways to look after our
body, mind, and soul.
• Note, you do not need to have completed course 1 to attend course 2.

Location: Bray Primary Care Centre, Bray, Co. Wicklow.

2pm – 4pm Wednesdays 17, 24 April, 1, 8, 15, and 22 May

OR

Location: ARCHES Recovery College, Clonskeagh, Dublin 6

2pm – 4pm Tuesdays 21, 28 May, 4, 11, 18, 25 June
IN PERSON COURSES

Healthy Food Made Easy

• 6 X 2.5 hours sessions

• Run in collaboration with a dietician, this course aims to:

1. to encourage healthy eating,

2. improve knowledge of nutrition when preparing our meals at home,
3. and help people learn to cook healthy meals on a budget.

• It is evidence informed and can help you manage the impact of mental
health difficulties and medication on physical health.

Location: ARCHES Recovery College, Clonskeagh, Dublin 6.

1.30pm – 4pm Wednesdays 22, 29 May, 5, 12, 19, and 26 June

IN PERSON SOCIAL EVENTS

Creative Café

• Supported by our creativity and mental health facilitators Lisa, Laura,

Isabelle, Cathy and ARCHES Recovery College Volunteer Margaret, this
is an opportunity to make art with our community in a way that is directed
by you.

• Exercises are facilitated each week that you can take part in if you like.

• We provide the art supplies, and a safe, welcoming, creative space and
you bring your imagination and share your art with others.

• People can join throughout the year.

• It takes place in two locations, Clonskeagh and Bray.

Location: ARCHES Recovery College, Clonskeagh, Dublin 6.

11am – 12:30pm every Thursday in April, May, and June.

OR

Location: Bray Primary Care Centre, Co. Wicklow.

11am – 12:30pm every Friday in April, May, and June.

ARCHES Open Day with
tea, coffee, and scones once a month

• We know going somewhere new can be daunting and scary. Come meet
us for tea, coffee, and scones to learn about our community and how we
support each other.

• Everyone is welcome, old and new attendees.

Location: ARCHES Recovery College, Clonskeagh, Dublin 6.

12pm – 1pm on Tuesdays 2 April, 7 May, or 4 June.

HOW TO BOOK A PLACE

Courses, talks, peer support, keyworking, and social events will either take
place ONLINE via Microsoft Teams or IN PERSON at the location indicated.

To register, you can use our online booking system at

https://archesrecovery.ie or simply email: [email protected] or
call 087 342 9922 and let us know what you would like to attend.
ONLINE PEER SUPPORT

ADHD and Autism spectrum Peer Support Group

• This is an online peer support group for people who identify as having
experience of challenges relating to ADHD and/or the Autism
spectrum.

• The aim of the group is to validate experiences and to give people

space for voice and narrative to be heard.

• Group members discuss and share coping strategies and provide

mutual emotional support to each other.

This takes place online 6pm – 7pm the last Wednesday of the month
throughout April, May, and June.

Next online meeting 6pm – 7pm on Wednesday 24 April.

Register with ARCHES Recovery College by phone or email to be sent a

link to join the group.
RECOVERY KEYWORKING SERVICE

• Operating from ARCHES Recovery College, Shine can offer people with
experience of mental health difficulties or their family members/
supporters dedicated one to one recovery keyworking support.

• This involves planning recovery goals, identifying community resources

(ARCHES, HSE Mental Health Services, education, social outlets, hobby
opportunities), considering your skills and strengths, and being support-
ed to take steps to achieve goals.

Typically, this takes place one hour a week on

Monday mornings and afternoons for a number of weeks.

This service is available by appointment by emailing [email protected]

or calling 087 342 9922.

Courses, talks, peer support, keyworking, and social events will either take
place ONLINE via Microsoft Teams or IN PERSON at the location indicated.

To register, you can use our online booking system at

https://archesrecovery.ie or simply email: [email protected] or
call 087 342 9922 and let us know what you would like to attend.