Dear Student,
We would like to thank you for your continued support.
We are delighted to inform all our students that our courses are now accredited under CPD. CPD stands for Continuing Professional Development and is a term used to describe the learning activities our students engage in to develop and enhance their abilities. Look out for the new CPD hours on your certificates when you receive them.
Below is our latest course prospectus for June 2025 with a range of courses available. To reserve a space simply email or call the college. You can also reserve a space by clicking on Belfast Recovery College Prospectus (office.com)
| Course | Course Description | Date | Venue |
| Living with Depression | This course explores the topic of depression, a common mental health condition that can affect people of all ages. It looks at the signs and common symptoms of depression as well as the different types that people can experience. We aim to dispel some of the myths around depression and stigma associated with it. Depression can often make you feel helpless. The course helps to make you aware of tools to help you take action and feel more in control which will have a positive effect and make a difference. So, the course looks at developing your understanding of living with depression and the many things that you can do to help you identify signs and manage your symptoms. The aim is to increase your knowledge of the wide range of treatments, services and lifestyle opportunities that are available and how to find further help and support. |
Tuesday 17th June 2025 10am – 1pm |
Online via MS Teams
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| Movie Club | Its movie time at the Belfast Recovery College! Take a movie journey with Belfast Recovery College (films rated PG and above).
We’ve got a wide range of movies being shown for all tastes. So enjoy a great time with fellow cinema lovers. There will be a movie showing every month. The group can being ideas for the movie of the month. Feel free to bring your popcorn |
Friday 27th June 2025 1pm – 4pm
Friday 25th July 2025 1pm – 4pm
Friday 29th August 2025 1pm – 4pm |
Belfast Recovery College
Belfast Recovery College
Belfast Recovery College
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| Music and Wellbeing | Music and Wellbeing Studies on mood and music reports suggest that music and wellbeing programmes can be designed to achieve goals such as managing stress, enhancing memory, and alleviating pain. Music helps us engage with our emotions, it helps with our memories, reunites, and can create neural connections in our brains. Music has the power to draw our attention away from adversities which in turn gives us hope. | Monday 2nd June – Monday 16th June
2025 10am – 1pm |
Belfast Recovery College |
| Postnatal Depression | After having a baby it is normal to feel overwhelmed with the responsibility of this little person totally dependent on you. This course will explore when it is more than the ‘baby blues’ and is potentially leading to a more serious mental health condition. It will help you develop an understanding of what postnatal depression is (PND). It will also explore the symptoms of PND and the various treatment options and support networks available. If you or someone you know may be struggling with PND this course may be useful for you. | Monday 2nd June 2025
1:30pm – 4:30pm |
Belfast Recovery College
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| Food and Mood | The relationship between our diet and our mental health is complex. However, research shows a link between what we eat and how we feel. Certain foods and nutrients help your brain to make chemicals that can impact your mood, attention and focus, while other foods can zap your energy. Eating well can help you feel better.
During this course we explore the relationship between what you eat and how you feel, including tips on how to introduce healthy eating into your life. |
Tuesday 3rd June
2025 10am – 1pm |
Belfast Recovery College
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| Return to Work with Care | Are you considering returning to the world of work or volunteering? Have you taken an absence from work because of mental illness or considering a new job? Or, are you in the role of manager and looking for more information? The course includes things to consider before looking for employment, benefits of work, choosing your career, gaining qualifications, volunteering, your rights and what supports are needed to maintain wellness in work. | Tuesday 3rd June 2025
2pm – 4pm |
Belfast Recovery College |
| Living with Anxiety | This course will help you develop an understanding of what anxiety is, why we experience it, and how it may affect us. We also explore practical strategies to manage anxiety, including basic cognitive behavioural and relaxation techniques. If you or someone you know struggles with anxiety or panic, including as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, this course may be useful for you. | Wednesday 4th June 2025
10am – 1pm |
Belfast Recovery College |
| Stress Management | Stress affects us all and in very different ways. The right amount of stress can be a motivating factor for change or to keep us stimulated. But too much stress can be debilitating and adversely affect our mental and physical health and wellbeing. This course will explore what stress is, its causes and how it can affect us. Students will examine ways of overcoming stress should it become too much and identify different coping strategies for managing stress. | Wednesday 4th June 2025
2pm – 4pm |
Online via MS Teams |
| Living with Self Harm | This course aims to raise awareness and increase better understanding of
Self-harm. This course aims to raise awareness and increase better understanding of self-harm. We will specifically consider myths and misconceptions around Self-harm, explore the idea of self-harm as a communication of thoughts and feelings and what can be helpful to those who self-harm. The course will also look at the motivation for changing self-harming behaviours including developing alternative coping strategies. |
Thursday 5th June 2025
10am – 1pm |
Belfast Recovery College |
| Wellbeing Café | The Wellbeing Café will run every month and warmly welcomes anyone over the age of 16 to come along relax, chat, have a cuppa and find out more about the Belfast Recovery College. There is no fee to join and the coffee is free.
A peer educator will also be there to help explain the courses available. If you so wish feel free to bring your favourite book or a board game you enjoy (optional) or if you just prefer a coffee/tea and a natter in a warm welcoming environment we offer that too! |
Friday 6th June 2025 10am – 11.30am
Friday 4th July 2025 10am – 11:30am
Friday 15th August 2025 10am – 11:30am |
Belfast Recovery College
Belfast Recovery College
Belfast Recovery College |
| Top Tips for Looking After Yourself | The Top Tips for Looking after yourself programme is co-delivered in partnership with the Belfast Trust Health Improvement Team. It is an interactive workshop to enable and empower students to understand their mental health, manage stress and build resilience. In this practical course you will become more aware of your own stress levels. You will explore skills and self-help strategies to promote and protect your own emotional wellbeing. You will gain an increased awareness and knowledge of support organisations available to individuals within the community. | Tuesday 10th June 2025
1pm – 4pm |
Belfast Recovery College
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| Employment Support Allowance (ESA) & Universal Credit | Are you or someone you care for in receipt of ESA? Have you claimed this benefit and been turned down? Are you considering a claim for this benefit?
Are you aware of what Universal Credit involves? Do you know how it will affect Employment Support Allowance?
If you have answered yes to any of these questions and you would like to know more about these benefits then this course is for you. This course will explain the criteria of entitlement to these benefits, the process for claiming and the appeals process if you are turned down. It will also outline the support that is available from advice services. |
Tuesday 10th June 2025
10am – 1pm |
Online via MS Teams |
| Introduction to Self-Care | In today’s fast paced world it can be easy to forget about the little things we need to do each day to maintain our wellbeing. This workshop looks at the culture of Self Care; its values and benefits and suggests ways in which it can be incorporated in your daily life. Students will gain a deeper understanding of why self care is so important in our lives. | Wednesday 18th June
2025 10am – 12pm |
Belfast Recovery College
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| Building Self Esteem | Many of us struggle with self-esteem issues and self-confidence daily. This can hold us back and keep us stuck in a very isolated place. We tend to take our self-worth from others and their opinion of us instead of believing in our own
value and worth as a unique individual. Please join us where we can all learn and develop skills and knowledge. You will be involved in conversations where you will feel comfortable in the course to understand how important it is to value yourself and not let judgement of others hold us back. |
Wednesday 18th June 2025
2pm – 4pm |
Belfast Recovery College
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| Wellness Recovery Action Plan
(WRAP) |
WRAP is a self-management tool, designed to support people to understand and manage their mental health. WRAP can be used to help support people deal with challenging situations. This course will assist you to identify what wellness tools work best for you and help you establish your own personalised Wellness Recovery Action Plan. Through a series of tools and action plans students can make their life more the way they want it to be. This is ideal for anyone who wants to make positive changes in the way they feel and live.
Attendance on both days required. |
Wednesday 25th & Thursday 26th June 2025 9:30am – 4:30pm |
Belfast Recovery College
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If you would like to chat to our Peer Educators about a course, please give us a call, or send us an email.
Please feel free to forward this information, to family members, friends, neighbours and colleagues. Everyone is welcome.
If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact us.
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