Interim Peer Educator in ARCHES Recovery College
Higher Cert (Learning and Development), BA (Psychology), MSc (Disability Studies and Rehabilitation)
In ARCHES, Denis is responsible for co-delivering courses, helping to coordinate our coproduction programme, supervising the ARCHES team, and directing Recovery Education programme delivery. He has an educational background working as a lecturer for various colleges and universities in Ireland and has taught on different courses including supporting people with mental illness, social care, and disability. Denis has lived experience of mental health challenges and has a special interest in the models of mental health and how people live with, manage, challenge, and overcome mental health stigma. He is currently leading a coproduction group to develop a Recovery Education course for people with mental health difficulties and their families, aimed at helping them understand and respond to stigma in their lives.
Areas of expertise: psychiatric stigma, disability rights, learning design, human rights.
