Recovery

Are you looking to improve emotional regulation, distress tolerance and interpersonal effectiveness?

This course can help you build the tools you need for a more balances and fulfilled life.

What you will learn:

· Mindful Techniques

· Emotional Regulation Techniques

· Distress Tolerance Strategies

The course is perfect for individuals struggling with intense emotions, anxiety or relationship challenges.

Delivered by Vikki who is fully trained in delivering DBT skills sessions.

Reserve your spot today, don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your wellbeing with evidence based DBT skills.

Fulwell Community Resource Centre, Fulwell Road, Sunderland, SR69QW

Starting: 30/04/2025
Sessions:  10
Time: 1.00-3.00

ENROLMENT STARTS: If you wish to attend a course or courses, you will first need to enrol with the Recovery College. We will be enrolling at Fulwell Resource Centre from 31/03/2025  where you can come along and enrol face to face or you can telephone 01915612276 or 01915612260 for more information.    

Week 1 - We will discuss the meaning of confidence and self-esteem.  Learners will be able to gain a good understanding of where confidence is needed in our life span.

Week 2 - Learners will be able to identify how their key strengths and abilities can have an impact on confidence levels.  Discussions will also take place on self help strategies to boost confidence and self-esteem. 

Week 3 - Learners will be able to understand the meaning of positivity and how having a positive outlook can impact confidence and self-esteem.  Learners will have the opportunity to create their own positive affirmation cards to take away.

Week 4 - Shine Bright from within.  Learners will be able to realise what qualities and strengths they have as individuals. Learners will be able to understand the importance of feeling comfortable from within, radiating kindness and compassion to self and others.  We will also discuss self-love and gratitude.

Week 5 - We will look at the importance of boundaries and assertiveness.  Learners will be able to gain knowledge in certain scenarios that may affect assertiveness .

Week 6 - Learners will be able to revisit the self-assessment carried out at the first session, and see how far their confidence and self-esteem has increased.

Fulwell Community Resource Centre, Fulwell Road, Sunderland, SR69QW

Starting: 02/05/2025
Sessions:  6
Time: 1.00-3.00

ENROLMENT STARTS: If you wish to attend a course or courses, you will first need to enrol with the Recovery College. We will be enrolling at Fulwell Resource Centre from 31/03/2025  where you can come along and enrol face to face or you can telephone 01915612276 or 01915612260 for more information.    

Stress can affect us both physically and mentally. Understanding the physical and mental symptoms of stress is essential for recognising when we are experiencing stress and taking steps to manage it.

Our Stress Bucket and Coping Strategies course outlines how the ‘Bucket’ represents your capacity for handling stressors.  Events and day-to-day things, such as work, home life, illness or finances, add stress into the bucket. Sometimes the bucket might feel relatively empty, and other times it might feel quite full.

Our course will help you to recognise when your bucket is overflowing and to learn how to let the stress out by engaging in some positive coping strategies you might like to think of these as taps in the side of the bucket, which you can turn on to let some of the stress out.

Join us to learn more about healthy coping strategies to reduce the impacts of stress in your life.

Fulwell Community Resource Centre, Fulwell Road, Sunderland, SR69QW

Starting: 23/05/2025
Sessions:  7
Time: 10.00-12.00

ENROLMENT STARTS: If you wish to attend a course or courses, you will first need to enrol with the Recovery College. We will be enrolling at Fulwell Resource Centre from 31/03/2025  where you can come along and enrol face to face or you can telephone 01915612276 or 01915612260 for more information.    

This group is peer led, which means I have lived experience of psychological trauma. I studied psychological trauma at Chester University and trained to be a group work practitioner. My goal was to work with groups to help them understand trauma and the impact it may have.

This course is Psycho-Educational, debunking myths using neuroscience: beginning to consider what belongs where and to whom; recognising unhelpful positions and patterns with regards to Trauma. 

This course will reduce isolation, feelings of alienation and shame, encourage free flowing discussion amongst students, increase understanding of how trauma affects the brain, body and behaviours, recognise unconscious positions they take up in relationships that may perpetuate unhelpful behaviour. Learn techniques that may relieve or help manage the symptoms of psychological trauma, such as anxiety, flashbacks, nightmares, anger, depression, guilt and shame. 

Over the 8-week duration of the course we will explore 

• Traumatic memory: How the brain processes traumatic memories. 

• How emotions can impact trauma, exploring good and bad emotions. 

• Anger, Shame and Guilt 

• Depression and low mood. 

• Post-Traumatic Growth and Resilience 

• Addiction and Coping skill 

Fulwell Community Resource Centre, Fulwell Road, Sunderland, SR69QW

Starting:  14/05/2025
Sessions:  8
Time: 5.30-7.30

Houghton Methodist Church, Mautland Street, Houghton-Le-Spring, DH44BH

Starting:  29/04/2025
Sessions:  8
Time: 1.00-3.00

ENROLMENT STARTS: If you wish to attend a course or courses, you will first need to enrol with the Recovery College. We will be enrolling at Fulwell Resource Centre from 31/03/2025 where you can come along and enrol face to face or you can telephone 01915612276 or 01915612260.    

This beautiful course will help you to think about your life and what

direction you want to go in. 

It will also help you to assess each area of your life to help reach your true visions and dreams and to help get overall balance in life.

Fulwell Community Resource Centre, Fulwell Road, Sunderland, SR69QW

Starting:  13/06/2025
Sessions:  4
Time: 1.00-3.00

ENROLMENT STARTS: If you wish to attend a course or courses, you will first need to enrol with the Recovery College. We will be enrolling at Fulwell Resource Centre from 31/03/2025 where you can come along and enrol face to face or you can telephone 01915612276 or 01915612260.    

Self love is exactly what it sounds like, loving yourself. It means loving all aspects of yourself, by accepting your flaws, your weaknesses and the things you don’t always like about yourself, as well as recognising your strengths and achievements and learning to praise yourself for them. 

In this course we will be covering a different topic each week all relating to self-love, such as self acceptance,  self confidence,  self talk, assertiveness, and many more.

Fulwell Community Resource Centre, Fulwell Road, Sunderland, SR69QW

Starting:  13/05/2025
Sessions:  9
Time: 10.00-12.00

ENROLMENT STARTS: If you wish to attend a course or courses, you will first need to enrol with the Recovery College. We will be enrolling at Fulwell Resource Centre from 31/03/2025 where you can come along and enrol face to face or you can telephone 01915612276 or 01915612260.    

This is a 3-week course offering an insight into panic. The course provides practical advice on recognising symptoms and developing the skills/tools needed to aid in self-management.

Everyone at times can experience panic and it is common to feel panicky at times.

These sessions aim to help gain an understanding that will assist in identifying problems before they escalate and gain an awareness of self-help and support.

 Fulwell Community Resource Centre, Fulwell Road, Sunderland, SR69QW

Starting:  25/06/2025
Sessions:  3
Time: 10.00-12.00

ENROLMENT STARTS: If you wish to attend a course or courses, you will first need to enrol with the Recovery College. We will be enrolling at Fulwell Resource Centre from 31/03/2025 where you can come along and enrol face to face or you can telephone 01915612276 or 01915612260.    

Pain and the brain refers to how the brain constructs and interprets pain signals from the body.

Pain is not a direct sensation, but a result of the brain processing information from the nerves and comparing it to past experiences.

Sometimes, the brain can create pain even after an injury has healed, as a way of protecting the body from further damage.

Come and join us in a safe and comfortable space to explore this topic further.

Fulwell Community Resource Centre, Fulwell Road, Sunderland, SR69QW

Starting:  23/06//2025
Sessions:  3
Time: 1.00-3.00

ENROLMENT STARTS: If you wish to attend a course or courses, you will first need to enrol with the Recovery College. We will be enrolling at Fulwell Resource Centre from 31/03/2025  where you can come along and enrol face to face or you can telephone 01915612276 or 01915612260 for more information.    

Enjoying leisure activities such as watching movies could boost mood and reduce symptoms of depression.

This is a form of self-help that uses movies, as self-help tools. Cinema recovery can be a catalyst for healing and growth for those who are open to learning how movies affect people and to watching certain films with conscious awareness. Cinema recovery allows us to use the effect of imagery, plot, music, etc. in films on the psyche for insight, inspiration, emotional release or relief and natural change.

Fulwell Community Resource Centre, Fulwell Road, Sunderland, SR69QW

Starting:  30/04/2025
Sessions:  10
Time: 10.00-12.00

ENROLMENT STARTS: If you wish to attend a course or courses, you will first need to enrol with the Recovery College. We will be enrolling at Fulwell Resource Centre from 31/03/2025  where you can come along and enrol face to face or you can telephone 01915612276 or 01915612260 for more information.    

Often wonder why others seem to have all the luck in the world and you don't? Often think I wish I could live a happier more fulfilled life ?

This 6 week course explains the secret to achieving your goals and bring about POSITIVE change in your life

The course follows an easy 6 Step Plan that helps you analyse your current life and where change needs to happen that will lead achieving your goals and desires

This course also helps you to develop your inner Self-Belief and Confidence.

Fulwell Community Resource Centre, Fulwell Road, Sunderland, SR69QW

Starting:  28/04/2025
Sessions:  6
Time:10.00-12.00

ENROLMENT STARTS: If you wish to attend a course or courses, you will first need to enrol with the Recovery College. We will be enrolling at Fulwell Resource Centre from 31/04/2025 where you can come along and enrol face to face or you can telephone 01915612276 or 01915612260 for more information.    

Do you need help to quit or reduce your alcohol and drugs intake?

If yes, then this course is for you.

In the first week we shall be looking at reducing or quitting alcohol.

In the second week we shall look at giving up tobacco.

In the third week we shall tackle giving up cannabis.

In the fourth and final week the focus shall be on strategies to stay off all drugs in general.

Fulwell Community Resource Centre, Fulwell Road, Sunderland, SR69QW

Starting:  29/05/2025
Sessions: 4
Time: 11:00 to 12:00

ENROLMENT STARTS: If you wish to attend a course or courses, you will first need to enrol with the Recovery College. We will be enrolling at Fulwell Resource Centre from 31/03/2025 where you can come along and enrol face to face or you can telephone 01915612276 or 01915612260 for more information.      

If you are currently experiencing - or have experienced - psychosis and hallucinations, then this course is for you. In a safe and confidential group, we shall share our experiences and their impact upon our lives.

Over four weeks we’ll be discussing areas such as stigma, coping strategies, helpful /unhelpful thinking styles and what we need to do to stay well.

Fulwell Community Resource Centre, Fulwell Road, Sunderland, SR69QW

Starting:  01/05/2025
Sessions: 4
Time: 11:00 to 12:00

ENROLMENT STARTS: If you wish to attend a course or courses, you will first need to enrol with the Recovery College. We will be enrolling at Fulwell Resource Centre from 31/03/2025 where you can come along and enrol face to face or you can telephone 01915612276, 01915612260 for more information..      

Lack of sleep can seriously affect your physical and mental wellbeing.

Are you wanting to improve your sleep? To do that you need to understand your sleep cycle, what disrupts it and how best to regulate it.

In this 6 week course  you will learn all about your circadian rhythm (your awake -sleep cycles) and the important role it plays in your overall Health

The course will also provide you with 5 great Sleep Hacks to help improve your sleep cycle which will have a positive impact on both your physical and mental wellbeing. 

Fulwell Community Resource Centre, Fulwell Road, Sunderland, SR69QW

Starting:  02/05/2025
Sessions: 6
Time: 10:00 to 12:00

ENROLMENT STARTS: If you wish to attend a course or courses, you will first need to enrol with the Recovery College. We will be enrolling at Fulwell Resource Centre from 31/03/2025 where you can come along and enrol face to face or you can telephone 01915612276, 01915612260 for more information..      

This course is based around building a Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) and will help you to identify your wellness toolkit for recovery. 

The course involves a number of short, fun and engaging activities which we hope will encourage you to think about who you are and how you interact with others whilst gaining the tools to complete your own WRAP.

We aim for everyone to finish the course with an understanding of your own personal journey of recovery and what it means to you, whilst having fun along the way!  We hope everyone who attends the college will complete a WRAP plan. 

Fulwell Community Resource Centre, Fulwell Road, Sunderland, SR69QW

Starting: 01/05/2025
Sessions: 4
Time: 10:00 to 12:00

ENROLMENT STARTS: If you wish to attend a course or courses, you will first need to enrol with the Recovery College. We will be enrolling at Fulwell Resource Centre from 31/03/2025 where you can come along and enrol face to face or you can telephone 01915612276 or 01915612260 for more information.