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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.

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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.

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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.

Welcome Session

Welcome Sessions

Step 1

Thursday, 17 September 2026

2:30 pm

1 Hour

Online

This course introduces you to the Wellbeing & 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 Understanding and Living with Health Conditions

Understanding and Living with Health Conditions

Step 1

Friday, 18 September 2026

11:00 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.

Personal Responsibility: It's my Choice

Recovery Themes

Step 2

Monday, 21 September 2026

2:30 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.

Welcome Session

Welcome Sessions

Step 1

Monday, 21 September 2026

11:00 am

1 Hour

Online

This course introduces you to the Wellbeing & 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 Hope

Recovery Themes

Step 2

Tuesday, 22 September 2026

2:30 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.

Understanding Anxiety

Understanding and Living with Health Conditions

Step 2

Thursday, 24 September 2026

11:00 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.

Understanding Empowerment

Recovery Themes

Step 2

Monday, 28 September 2026

11:00 am

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

Monday, 28 September 2026

2:30 pm

1 Hour

Online

This course introduces you to the Wellbeing & 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 Recovery Themes

Recovery Themes

Step 1

Tuesday, 29 September 2026

11:00 am

1 Hour

Online

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

Understanding Personality Disorder

Understanding and Living with Health Conditions

Step 2

Tuesday, 29 September 2026

2:30 pm

2.5 Hours

Online

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

Developing Mindfulness (Day 1)

Developing Tools and Strategies

Step 3

Thursday, 1 October 2026

2:30 pm

2.5 Hours

St Luke's Church, Greetham St, Portsmouth

This course is a sequel to our Understanding Mindfulness course. Together, we develop skills which involve paying attention to thoughts, feelings and the body's senses in a way that increases awareness and compassion to manage difficult experiences and make wise choices. The course includes interactive mindfulness exercises which you can utilise in your daily life.

Understanding Sleep

Holistic Wellbeing

Step 2

Monday, 5 October 2026

2:30 pm

2.5 Hours

Online

This course explores the functions of sleep and its role in mental health and gain information on how to improve our sleep quality.

Supporting Someone Else's Recovery

Recovery Themes

Step 2

Monday, 5 October 2026

11:00 am

2.5 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.

Developing Mindfulness (Day 2)

Developing Tools and Strategies

Step 3

Thursday, 8 October 2026

2:30 pm

2.5 Hours

St Luke's Church, Greetham St, Portsmouth

This course is a sequel to our Understanding Mindfulness course. Together, we develop skills which involve paying attention to thoughts, feelings and the body's senses in a way that increases awareness and compassion to manage difficult experiences and make wise choices. The course includes interactive mindfulness exercises which you can utilise in your daily life.

Welcome Session

Welcome Sessions

Step 1

Thursday, 8 October 2026

12:00 pm

1 Hour

Online

This course introduces you to the Wellbeing & 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 Communication Skills

Holistic Wellbeing

Step 2

Monday, 12 October 2026

2:30 pm

2.5 Hours

Cromwell House, Winchester

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.

Understanding Trauma

Recovery Themes

Step 2

Monday, 12 October 2026

11:00 am

2.5 Hours

Cromwell House, Winchester

This session defines what trauma is, and looks at how trauma can affect the body, mind, and social connections. You will also learn practical strategies and tips to support your own wellbeing and the experiences of others.

Understanding Depression

Understanding and Living with Health Conditions

Step 2

Tuesday, 13 October 2026

2:30 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.

Developing Mindfulness (Day 3)

Developing Tools and Strategies

Step 3

Thursday, 15 October 2026

2:30 pm

2.5 Hours

St Luke's Church, Greetham St, Portsmouth

This course is a sequel to our Understanding Mindfulness course. Together, we develop skills which involve paying attention to thoughts, feelings and the body's senses in a way that increases awareness and compassion to manage difficult experiences and make wise choices. The course includes interactive mindfulness exercises which you can utilise in your daily life.

Welcome Session

Welcome Sessions

Step 1

Friday, 16 October 2026

11:00 am

1 Hour

Online

This course introduces you to the Wellbeing & 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.

Goal Setting for your Recovery

Developing Tools and Strategies

Step 2

Monday, 19 October 2026

11:00 am

2.5 Hours

Online

This course aims to help students understand the benefits of goal setting for their recovery and to learn a technique used to set meaningful goals that are personalised to your own needs and experience.

Intro to CHIME

Recovery Themes

Step 1

Monday, 19 October 2026

2:30 pm

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.

Creativity for your Wellbeing

Holistic Wellbeing

Step 3

Tuesday, 20 October 2026

11:00 am

6 Hours

Cromwell House, Winchester

This interactive course discovers the powerful connection between creativity and mental health, exploring how engaging in creative activities can positively influence learners’ overall wellbeing. Whether creativity is already part of participants lives or it’s something completely new to them, this course offers accessible and enjoyable ways to use creative practices to manage stress, improve mood, and enhance emotional wellbeing.

Developing Mindfulness (Day 4)

Developing Tools and Strategies

Step 3

Thursday, 22 October 2026

2:30 pm

2.5 Hours

St Luke's Church, Greetham St, Portsmouth

This course is a sequel to our Understanding Mindfulness course. Together, we develop skills which involve paying attention to thoughts, feelings and the body's senses in a way that increases awareness and compassion to manage difficult experiences and make wise choices. The course includes interactive mindfulness exercises which you can utilise in your daily life.

Understanding WRAP

Developing Tools and Strategies

Step 2

Thursday, 22 October 2026

11:00 am

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.

Welcome Session

Welcome Sessions

Step 1

Monday, 2 November 2026

11:00 am

1 Hour

Online

This course introduces you to the Wellbeing & 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

Monday, 2 November 2026

2:30 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 Self-Belief

Holistic Wellbeing

Step 2

Tuesday, 3 November 2026

11:00 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

Intro to CHIME

Recovery Themes

Step 1

Thursday, 5 November 2026

2:30 pm

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.

Understanding WRAP

Developing Tools and Strategies

Step 2

Monday, 9 November 2026

2:30 pm

2.5 Hours

Portsmouth (Exact location TBC)

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 Anxiety

Understanding and Living with Health Conditions

Step 2

Tuesday, 10 November 2026

2:30 pm

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.

Recovery: The Person, not the Label

Recovery Themes

Step 3

Thursday, 12 November 2026

2:30 pm

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.

Welcome Session

Welcome Sessions

Step 1

Friday, 13 November 2026

2:30 pm

1 Hour

Online

This course introduces you to the Wellbeing & 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, 16 November 2026

2:30 pm

6 Hours

Portsmouth (Exact location TBC)

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, 17 November 2026

11:00 am

1 Hour

Online

This course introduces you to the Wellbeing & 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 Understanding and Living with Health Conditions

Understanding and Living with Health Conditions

Step 1

Tuesday, 17 November 2026

2:30 pm

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 Bipolar

Understanding and Living with Health Conditions

Step 2

Thursday, 19 November 2026

11:00 am

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

Understanding Self-Advocacy

Community Connections and Belonging

Step 2

Thursday, 19 November 2026

2:30 pm

2.5 Hours

Online

This course will introduce the key recovery concept of self-advocacy. You will learn tools and techniques to speak up and advocate for yourself in ways that will support your recovery journey.

WRAP Seminar 1 (Day 2)

Developing Tools and Strategies

Step 3

Monday, 23 November 2026

11:00 am

6 Hours

Portsmouth (Exact location TBC)

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.

Intro to Community Connections and Belonging

Community Connections and Belonging

Step 1

Tuesday, 24 November 2026

11:00 am

1 Hour

Online

This course provides an understanding of the Wellbeing & 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 Acceptance

Recovery Themes

Step 2

Tuesday, 24 November 2026

2:30 pm

2.5 Hours

Online

This courses aims to define what acceptance means within the context of mental health recovery, and to reflect on both the benefits and the challenges that may arise along your personal recovery journey.

Understanding Personality Disorder

Understanding and Living with Health Conditions

Step 2

Thursday, 26 November 2026

11:00 am

2.5 Hours

Online

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

Welcome Session

Welcome Sessions

Step 1

Thursday, 26 November 2026

2:30 pm

1 Hour

Online

This course introduces you to the Wellbeing & 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, 30 November 2026

11:00 am

6 Hours

Portsmouth (Exact location TBC)

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.

Collaborative Care Planning

Developing Tools and Strategies

Step 2

Tuesday, 1 December 2026

2:30 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.

Welcome Session

Welcome Sessions

Step 1

Thursday, 3 December 2026

11:00 am

1 Hour

Online

This course introduces you to the Wellbeing & 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.

Living with Depression (Day 1 )

Understanding and Living with Health Conditions

Step 3

Friday, 4 December 2026

11:00 am

2.5 Hours

Cromwell House, Winchester

This course is a sequel to our Understanding Depression course. It further examines the factors involved in depression and builds on the strategies we have begun to examine. The course is evidence-based and includes practical methods to help overcome or minimise the effects of depression.

WRAP Seminar 1 (Day 4)

Developing Tools and Strategies

Step 3

Monday, 7 December 2026

11:00 am

6 Hours

Portsmouth (Exact location TBC)

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, 8 December 2026

11:00 am

1 Hour

Online

This course introduces you to the Wellbeing & 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 Recovery Themes

Recovery Themes

Step 1

Thursday, 10 December 2026

11:00 am

1 Hour

Online

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

Living with Depression (Day 2 )

Understanding and Living with Health Conditions

Step 3

Friday, 11 December 2026

11:00 am

2.5 Hours

Cromwell House, Winchester

This course is a sequel to our Understanding Depression course. It further examines the factors involved in depression and builds on the strategies we have begun to examine. The course is evidence-based and includes practical methods to help overcome or minimise the effects of depression.

Intro to Holistic Wellbeing

Holistic Wellbeing

Step 1

Monday, 14 December 2026

2:30 pm

1 Hour

Online

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

Making Informed Decisions

Developing Tools and Strategies

Step 2

Tuesday, 15 December 2026

2:30 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.

Understanding Psychosis

Understanding and Living with Health Conditions

Step 2

Thursday, 17 December 2026

11:00 am

2.5 Hours

Online

This course explores our understanding of Psychosis and provide information about treatment and practical strategies, to support the recovery of someone with Psychosis.

Course Theme Type
Course Step

Student Voice

The Wellbeing & Recovery College welcomes you to attend our Student Voice which is held every term. It’s a great opportunity for you to be involved in shaping the future of the college and be a part of its success! Exploring and developing ideas whilst on occasion, connecting with fellow students. We also welcome voluntarily contributions for our newsletter about your Wellbeing & Recovery College journeys, these could include written articles as well as photography and artwork.

Upcoming Student Voice Opportunities: 

Thursday, 12th November 2026  |  10am

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Location:

Online

When:

Tuesday 17th March 2026

1.30PM

Duration:

1 Hour

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