Everyone experiences different realities - even when they are in the same room people will interpret things differently, so the idea of one reality is itself questionable. That's why the mental heath field is an area of constant debate and shifting interpretations.
We also believe that in the future, more and
more users will be given the chance to tell
their own individual stories as we have,
and this will hopefully lead to greater
understanding and acceptance by society
Jan's expressions using photography
Jan's expressions using
arts & textiles
This section details an overview of the various aspects of our work and services:
The idea of Learning from Psychosis emerged as both its founders recognised that there was a lack of understanding in the nursing field on the emotional aspects of mental health distress and decided to set up a one day training package whereby experiences would be used as an educational tool.
Jan and Sybil produced a fifteen-minute video and an autobiographical booklet for the package and needed to publicize our services. They organised a launch to promote and advertise their package. The launch was a success and the event was covered by most professional trade publications.
They underwent two in-depth interviews by Therapy Weekly
and Mental Health Care and a telephone interview by a local newspaper.
The articles had been very positive in portraying that what Jan and Sybil were attempting to do was to challenge existing stereotypes of people with mental health needs.
Generally, the press tends to portray people with mental health needs as victims or aggressors and as such, Jan and Sybil were very pleased to have been
able to present an alternate view.
"We also believe that in the future, more and more users will be given the chance to tell their own individual stories as we have, and this will hopefully lead to greater understanding and acceptance by
society."
From one of our trainers
Learning from Psychosis delivers workshops and training sessions to both staff and users and will tailor the day individually to the needs and objectives of each group. We will explore issues surrounding psychosis as well as any other themes related to mental health.
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