New Leaf Recovery and Wellbeing College offers hope for the future despite challenges, opportunities, and provides a range of courses and workshops to enable people to take better control of their mental health and wellbeing.
The college is not somewhere to gain qualifications, but a place to learn self-management and personal recovery. Personal recovery is about building a satisfying and fulfilling life despite challenges.
Courses can help with:
- Depression, stress, and anxiety
- Relationships and communication
- Empowerment, assertiveness and self-advocacy skills
- Problem-solving skills
- Understanding and managing emotions
- Acceptance and personal recovery
- Mindfulness and living in the moment
- Harnessing creativity for wellbeing
- Self-care, self-compassion and overcoming stigma
- Goal-setting and incorporating meaningful activities into daily life
- Physical wellbeing, healthy living, and pain management
- Employment and more
Joining the college helps people to:
- Gain practical skills, tools, and resources that they can use in everyday life to take control of and manage their mental wellbeing
- Build personal resilience and gain transferable skills
- Reflect on their situations and gain clarity
- Learn how to use their strengths to build a satisfying life
All our courses are provided in line with the following principles:
Hope – instilling hope for the future despite life’s challenges.
Inspiration – hearing the experiences of others to help people learn and be inspired.
Empowerment – equipping people with the knowledge and skills to make the changes that are right for you.
Courses are free of charge and available to anyone aged over 18 living in Hertfordshire. Courses are offered from various locations across Hertfordshire and online via the platform Zoom. People who wish to join do not need a referral or diagnosis to enrol, nor do they need to be accessing services. Students can enrol and join courses at any time.
To find out more about personal recovery and how the college can support you, visit www.newleafcollege.co.uk, call 01442 864966, or email
[email protected].
The college is delivered as an NHS service and is managed by Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust.