Mental Health Recovery
What does recovery mean in mental health?
Mental Health recovery can means many different things to different people. It is categorized by...
Recovery Education
How are Recovery Models used in Recovery Education?
Recovery Education is a process that acknowledges
the uniqueness of each person and their mental
health journey. It facilitates the opportunity to
discuss, investigate, explore, and share ideas,
knowledge, and experience on a personal and/or
professional level. It encourages the acceptance of
individuality.
Recovery Education in Ireland is currently guided by
the four principles (see below) outlined in the
National Framework for Recovery in Mental Health
2018-2020.
Adopting a strengths-based and adult education
approach, it provides individuals with the choice to
participate in various learning opportunities. Guided
by values such as self-direction, lived experience, co￾production, and diversity, Recovery Education can be
facilitated from a central location or hub commonly
known as a Recovery College (HSE, 2017).
Alternatively, it may be offered in various
community settings, referred to as a Recovery
Education Service. Click the button below to learn more about Ireland's National Framework for Recovery in Mental Health.
Diversity
Because recovery education values lived experience and mental health journeys are specific to individuals, it's very important to welcome diversity into learning spaces. Diversity in recovery education helps
Experiential
Recovery education is experiential because it values methods of learning that focus on experiences and learning from peers.
Co Produced
CoProduction refers to the practice of designing learning material with the people who are learning from that material and by thoes who have lived experience. All of our workshops are co produced with educators, young people, those with lived experience, mental health professionals and more.
Values Lived Experince
Key to recovery education is the valuing of lived experience. This means that every person's lived experience, of their own mental health challenges or their support of family or friends in their mental health challenges, is important and valuable. We all
Equality
The principal of equality is Central to recovery education. Each individual's expertise and experience is valued equally and everyone has ability and voice to engage, share and learn.
Self-Direction
Self- Direction refers to the practice of having education be lead by those learning. Whether that is