In collaboration with ARCHES & The PARC Project and Supported by our creativity and mental health facilitators Isabelle and Cathy, this is an opportunity to make art with our community in a way that is directed by you. Exercises are facilitated each week that you can take part in if you like. […]
We know going somewhere new can be daunting and scary. Come meet us for tea, coffee, and scones to learn about our community and how we support each other. Everyone is welcome, old and new attendees. Location: ARCHES Recovery College, Clonskeagh, Dublin 6. 11am – 1pm on Monday 20 January The […]
3 X 2 hour sessions. Developed in collaboration with HSE Psychologists, this course makes everything about Talking Therapies understandable. It helps you: Understand the different types of Talking Therapies, Learn how to search for, and request access to, HSE Talking Therapies (or fund Talking Therapy privately), Find and vet a therapist, and Manage the […]
1 X 2 hour session. Self-care refers to the intentional behaviours people use to maintain, enhance, or restore their psychological well-being and physical health. It includes a range of strategies and habits aimed at managing stress, improving mood, fostering resilience, and promoting emotional, cognitive, and social health. This 2-hour session will help you develop […]
1 X 2 hour session. Self-care refers to the intentional behaviours people use to maintain, enhance, or restore their psychological well-being and physical health. It includes a range of strategies and habits aimed at managing stress, improving mood, fostering resilience, and promoting emotional, cognitive, and social health. This 2-hour session will help you develop […]
6 X 2 hour sessions. This is our creativity and mental health programme. Course 1 looks at the meaning of the word ‘Recovery’. It aims to use ‘art journaling’ (creating a personal visual journal), painting, drawing, colour, and collage), to support you in identifying what recovery means to you. Location: Bray […]
3 X 2 hour sessions Resilience involves successfully adapting to difficult or challenging life experiences, especially through mental, emotional, and behavioural flexibility. The course will assist you to set achievable goals, pursue a sense of purpose, and recognise and identify your own values, strengths, and the supports in your environment and community. […]
Supported by our creativity and mental health facilitators Lisa and Laura and ARCHES Recovery College Volunteer Margaret, this is an opportunity to make art with your peers in a way that is directed by you. We provide the art supplies, and a safe, welcoming, creative space and you bring your imagination and share […]
3 X 2 hour sessions. Trauma Informed Care is a way that mental health services should be provided according to Ireland’s mental health policy: Sharing the Vision. Co-delivered by a mental health professional and ARCHES staff, this course explains what Trauma Informed Care is, why it is important, how it is provided, and its values. It […]
4 X 2 hour sessions This course will help you gain knowledge about why we experience anxiety and can teach you coping strategies to break anxiety cycles and manage anxiety in your life. It draws on Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Location: Arklow Primary Care Centre, Arklow, Co. Wicklow 11am […]
This is an online peer support group for people who identify as having experience of challenges relating to ADHD and/or the Autism spectrum. The aim of the group is to validate experiences and to give people space for voice and narrative to be heard. Group members discuss and share coping strategies and […]
1 X 2 hour session. All ARCHES courses are developed using coproduction. Coproduction is when service users, their family members, carers, and supporters work in an equal and reciprocal manner with mental health professionals in the design, delivery, and evaluation of services. Coproduction can challenge unbalanced power dynamics and allows for the sharing knowledge, […]
