The Belfast Recovery College runs a hybrid approach with all courses. Please ensure you are booking onto the correct course (face to face or Webinar)
Explore the range of available courses below:
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Living with Psychosis
This course will explore what psychosis is. It will discuss the symptoms and causes of psychosis as well as the range of treatment options available for this mental health condition. Psychosis will be discussed from both a lived experience and an educational perspective. The aim of the session is to gain or revise knowledge and understanding of psychosis, so that students will reflect and engage positively in an individual’s recovery journey. This course is a CPD accredited course.
Date Venue Friday 12th September 2025
12pm – 3pmFriday 17th October 2025
10am – 3pmBelfast Recovery College Ms Teams
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Building Resilience
Resilience is how we adapt in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats or sources of stress. By working out what we find stressful and by building on our inner strength we are more likely to be able to adapt to these sources of stress. Someone who is resilient has the knowledge, skills and attitude that help maintain their wellbeing.
This course explores the benefits and barriers to becoming more resilient and how we can support ourselves.
This course is a CPD accredited course.
Date Venue Wednesday 24th September 2025
10am – 1pmTuesday 11th November 2025
10am – 12.30pmBelfast Recovery College Ms Teams
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Getting a good night’s sleep
Getting a good night’s sleep is an important part of mental health recovery. This course will explore the benefits of getting a good night’s sleep, what can prevent us from getting a good night’s sleep and practical tips to help you get a good night’s sleep.
This course is a CPD accredited course.
Date Venue Thursday 25th September 2025
10am – 12pmWednesday 19th November 2025
10am – 12.30pmMS Teams Belfast Recovery College
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Movie Club
Its movie time at the Belfast Recovery College! Take a movie journey with Belfast Recovery College (films rated PG and above).
We’ve got a wide range of movies being shown for all tastes. So enjoy a great time with fellow cinema lovers. There will be a movie showing every month. The group can being ideas for the movie of the month. Feel free to bring your popcorn.
This course is not a CPD accredited course.
Date Venue Friday 26th September 2025
1pm – 4pmFriday 31st October 2025
1pm – 4pmFriday 28th November 2025
1pm – 4pmFriday 12th December 2025
12.30pm – 3.30pmBelfast Recovery College Belfast Recovery College
Belfast Recovery College
Belfast Recovery College
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Wellbeing Cafe
The Wellbeing Café will run every month and warmly welcomes anyone over the age of 16 to come along relax, chat, have a cuppa and find out more about the Belfast Recovery College. There is no fee to join and the coffee is free.
A peer educator will also be there to help explain the courses available.
If you so wish feel free to bring your favourite book or a board game you enjoy (optional) or if you just prefer a coffee/tea and a natter in a warm welcoming environment we offer that too!
This course is not a CPD accredited course.
Date Venue Friday 3rd October 2025
10am – 11.30amFriday 7th November 2025
10am – 11.30amFriday 5th December 2025
10am – 11.30amFriday 12th December 2025
12:30pm – 3:30pmBelfast Recovery College Belfast Recovery College
Belfast Recovery College
Belfast Recovery College
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Compassion Fatigue
Compassion fatigue is an emotional and physical burden created by the trauma of helping others in distress, which leads to a reduced capacity for
empathy towards suffering in the future. This is especially common in front line workers, however, we are all vulnerable. This course looks at the symptoms and stages in Compassion Fatigue, and highlights self-management strategies that can be employed to maintain wellness.
This course is a CPD accredited course.
Date Venue Monday 6th October 2025
2pm – 4pmMonday 1st December 2025
2pm – 4pmBelfast Recovery College MS Teams
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Living with Anxiety
This course will help you develop an understanding of what anxiety is, why we experience it, and how it may affect us. We also explore practical strategies to manage anxiety, including basic cognitive behavioural and relaxation techniques. If you or someone you know struggles with anxiety or panic, including as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, this course may be useful for you.
This course is a CPD accredited course.
Date Venue Wednesday 8th October 2025
10am – 1pmWednesday 5th November 2025
10am – 1pmWednesday 3rd December 2025
10am – 12.30pmMs Teams Belfast Recovery College
Ms Teams
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Meeting People and Making Friends
Getting the confidence to meet new people can be difficult for anyone. This informal course aims to build your skills and learn tips to help meet new people and make new friends. You will learn some approaches for developing your conversation skills and managing your worries about going into a group for the first time. We will explore opportunities that can help you find people and places in your community to meet that might interest you.
Come along and enjoy the craic in a friendly and supportive place.
This course is a CPD accredited course
Date Venue Tuesday 7th October 2025
1pm – 4pm
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Group Skills
“Do you want to set up a group? Are you wondering where to start? This session will help you to decide on your groups purpose and help you understand how groups work and will be delivered from a lived and learned perspective. The session will also look at some of the skills needed to get a group started and keep it going.
This course is a CPD accredited course.
Date Venue Wednesday 8th October 2025
2pm – 4pm
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ChairTastics
ChairTastics is a dynamic chair based exercise programme designed to have a bit of fun whilst we move through various strengthening and mobility exercises. We use fun, simple routines to music.
This course is suited to everyone including those with limited mobility and disabilities.
Please wear comfortable clothes and trainers and bring a water bottle for the class.
This course is not a CPD accredited course.
Date Venue Thursday 9th October 2025
11am – 12pmWednesday 3rd December 2025
2pm – 3pmBelfast Recovery College Belfast Recovery College
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Living with Self Harm
This course aims to raise awareness and increase better understanding of
self-harm. This course aims to raise awareness and increase better understanding of self-harm. We will specifically consider myths and misconceptions around
self-harm, explore the idea of self-harm as a communication of thoughts and feelings and what can be helpful to those who self-harm. The course will also look at the motivation for changing self-harming behaviours including developing alternative coping strategies.
This course is a CPD accredited course.
Date Venue Thursday 9th October 2025
10am – 12.30pmThursday 4th November 2025
10am – 12.30pmMS Teams Belfast Recovery College
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Living with Schizophrenia
Despite an estimated 1 in 100 people experiencing the disorder called schizophrenia it is still misunderstood and surrounded by stigma. Through this course we will explore the definitions, the different impacts it may have and challenge the stigma around it. This course will address the experience of Living with Schizophrenia, causes, treatments and how to prevent relapse. It will be discussed from lived and educational perspectives.
This course is a CPD accredited course.
Date Venue Friday 10th October 2025
1pm – 3pmFriday 21st November 2025
1.30pm – 3.30pmBelfast Recovery College MS Teams
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Understanding Substance Misuse
This introductory course aims to raise awareness and build their knowledge around the area of Substance Misuse / Addictions. The course is open to anyone including service users, carers, health professionals and the community and voluntary sector, families or friends. You do not have to have any knowledge of drugs or alcohol to attend.
This course is a CPD accredited course.
Date Venue Monday 13th October 2025
1pm – 4pmBelfast Recovery College -
Food and Mood
The relationship between our diet and our mental health is complex. However, research shows a link between what we eat and how we feel. Certain foods and nutrients help your brain to make chemicals that can impact your mood, attention and focus, while other foods can zap your energy. Eating well can help you feel better.
During this course we explore the relationship between what you eat and how you feel, including tips on how to introduce healthy eating into your life.
This course is a CPD accredited course.
Date Venue Tuesday 14th October 2025
1pm – 4pmBelfast Recovery College -
Self – Care
In today’s fast paced world it can be easy to forget about the little things we need to do each day to maintain our wellbeing. This workshop looks at the culture of Self Care; its values and benefits and suggests ways in which it can be incorporated in your daily life. Students will gain a deeper understanding of why self-care is so important in our lives. You will gain an increased awareness and knowledge of support organisations available to individuals within the community.
This course is a CPD accredited course.
Date Venue Thursday 16th October 2025
10am – 12pmWednesday 19th November 2025
2pm – 4pmMS Teams Belfast Recovery College
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Understanding Advocacy
This course aims to help students understand the basic principles and the process of advocacy and how it can be beneficial to service users, carers/ supporters and mental health practitioners. The workshop will explore the effect of disempowering experiences on an individual’s life and discuss the positive impact the advocacy process has had for those who availed of advocacy services. In this course you will also learn communication and assertiveness skills that will assist you in self-advocacy. You will explore the importance of an advocacy partnership and examine how it differs from other relationships. Please note that this workshop does not train or qualify individuals as Independent Advocates. It aims to build knowledge and confidence to participate in the advocacy process either as a mental health practitioner, service user, carer or supporter. The course may also be of interest to those who wish to learn more about the field of advocacy.
This course is a CPD accredited course.
Date Venue Friday 17th October 2025
10am – 3pm
Belfast Recovery College