Open to All: understanding mental health, mental health service users, and society; individual responsibility and access
Date: Friday 23rd October 2009
Time: 09:45 - 16:45
Venue: MLA London, 4th Floor, 53-56 Great Sutton Street, London EC1V 0DG
Aims
By the end of the day delegates will have an increased understanding of the nature and frequency of mental health problems and have further understanding of the concepts of recovery and social inclusion. They will have developed an understanding of how people with mental health problems develop resilience and coping methods; and identify how prejudice, stigma and discrimination develops. Delegates will be able to place mental health within the context of cultural heritage organisations.
Objectives
* Identify the different varieties of mental health problems
* Learn how to relate to mental health problems and service users
* Consider the impact of having mental health problems
* Explore the myths relating to mental health problems
* Consider what recovery might mean to people with mental health problems
* Explore the concepts of recovery and social inclusion in theory, policy and practice
* Increase understanding of how people cope and develop resilience
* Relating how all of us cope in different ways to different situations
* Understanding how people can function when they are not feeling well
* Understand the impact of the risk agenda
* Increase understanding of what it might feel like to be stigmatised and discriminated against
* Experientially understand how stereotyping leads to prejudice and subsequently discrimination
* To consider difficult situations from other people's perspectives
* To appreciate how people with mental health problems may experience the environment and staff in cultural heritage organisations
MLA London are running two Open to All sessions. To help you decide which day would be the most appropriate for you to attend please see below (delegates may also book onto both days):
Day 1 Friday 23rd October 2009 <http://www.mlalondon.org.uk/lmal/index.cfm?ArticleID=1543&NavigationID=287> is suitable for all staff and volunteers in museums and has a focus on the mental health and society; mental health, social inclusion, and recovery; access; mental health, resilience, risk, and coping; stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination.
Day 2 Friday 27th November 2009 <http://www.mlalondon.org.uk/lmal/index.cfm?ArticleID=1544&NavigationID=287> is specially designed for staff or volunteers who have public facing roles or run activities for excluded groups and has a focus on communication skills; understanding how people with mental health problems experience museums and galleries; dealing with difficult situations; working with mental health service users.
Trainer: Open to All trainers
Price: £120 (+VAT) per delegate; cost includes all course papers, refreshments, and lunch.
Bookings: Contact Sarah on 020 7549 1712; or to request a form via email: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
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