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Should day centres be:

Closed and replaced with support workers?
Closed and replaced with employment training?
Kept with more spport workers provided?
Kept with more employment training provided?
Partly replaced with workers and trainers?
Kept as they are?
None of the above

This initiative provides a series of workshops throughout the year which are designed to give participants the skills to reduce the likelihood of hospital readmission. There will be 6 programmes throughout the year.

This is a free service and if you would like to attend one the courses please contact Anne Thomas on 020 7561 5289 or anne.thomas@islingtonmind.org.uk for more details. Below is an example of the structure and content of the courses. Each course may vary in content.

Coming Home Staying Home Timetable

Day one

Venue: The training room, 10 Manor Gardens, London N7

10.00-10.15 Registration

10.15-10.45 Introduction/ Setting the Scene/ Course Outline

10.45-11.15 Recovery or Discovery (Victoria/Anne)

11.15-11.30 Coffee/break

11.30-12.00 Capital Volunteering (Victoria/Anne)

12.30- 1.00 Self Advocacy Techniques (Thomas Fea)

1.00- 1.45 Lunch

2.00- 2.45 User Empowerment/ Service User Involvement (Peter Jones IBUG)

3.00-3.15 Coffee Break

3.15-3.45 IMF, Claire Ward Thornton The Islington Music forum

Day two

Venue: The Training Room, 10 Manor Gardens, London N7

10.30am Coffee and Registration

11.00-12.00pm Aquaterra Islington (benefits of health and fitness, Izz cards etc)

12.00-12.30pm Pat O Driscoll, Day Services in Islington

12.30- 1.00: Talking treatments, Peter Nevins, Director

1.00- 1.45 Lunch

1.45 -3.15 Judy Scott, Earning money whilst remaining on benefits

3.15- 4.00 Refreshments

Day three

Venue: the Conference Room, (downstairs) 10 Manor Gardens, London N7

11.00-11.30 Coffee and Registration

11.30-12.00 Employment and Meaningful Activity, Julie Proudley

12.30- 1.00 Creativity and Art: Sarah Hutchings

1.00- 1.45 Lunch

1.45 -2.45 Food and Mood: eating healthily

2.45- 3.00pm Coffee

3.00-3.30pm Things to do in London (Meeme Luks, tour guide)

Day four

Venue: the Training Room, 10 Manor Gardens, London N7

10.30-11.00 Coffee and Registration

11.00-12.00 Medication (Marti de Forti)

12.00-12.15 Coffee

12.15-12.45 Sophie Bellringer (Institute of Psychiarty)

12.45-2pm Lunch

2.00- 4.00 An afternoon of relaxation facilited by alternative therapists from the Stress Project- Indian Head massage, On-site Chair Massage, Shiatsu and
Reflexology

4.00 Course Ends and evaluations