Um novo jeito de pensar saúde mental

1. Welkom
Welcome
Self-help and Peer-support:
worthy of an academy?
Rio de Janeiro
2017
Author: Martijn Kole

2. Introduction:
Martijn Kole: Advisor of the CEO, co-founder RC and peer
leader

3. Enik recovery college
Short impression

5. My sense of self?
Do I feel part of society?

6. Users
Society

7. Principles of recovery are the
cornerstones:
New initiatives emerge, when you actively
change your perspective of “care”.

8. Selfhelp & Peersupport
•Selfhelp: peersupport without interfering of
a professional social worker.
•Peersupport: the exchange of knowledge,
experience, emotional, social or practical
help to one another.

9. Self-help and Peersupport
essential for recovery
Initiatives like, Recovery Colleges and Recovery
Academy’s, give self-help and peersupport a
clear framework and free space.

10. College program
The couses are developed by peers and
taught by peer trainers.
Recognition, reciprocity, inspiration, hope
and perspective for the future.

11. “Sailing your own course is easier together”

12. Bridging the gap:
(re)-emerging of the sense of self
• Reciprocity (unique)
• Experiential knowledge(unique)
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Users/Peer Users/peer
Hope

13. At a Recovery College:
•You are a participant, student or peer trainer;
•You are equal to all who participate;
•You create your own learning course, through your own
insight and interests;
•You make new friends
•You receive a certificate at the end of a course.

14. Participants:
You can see a positive change within attitude
and skills. They become empowered.
‘We learn and inspire each other on the road to
recovery.’

18. The power of education for recovery

19. Enik Recovery College:
‘School voor het
leven’
Meaning, Hope, Opportunities, Power.

20. Conclusion
•Participate with the innovations in care focussed
on: autonomy, decision-making, own strength and
participation;
•Clear framework & free space;
•Normalizing, (mental health care new style);
•Free from diagnosis language

21. Thank you for your time and attention!
Enik Recovery College
Vaartscherijnstraat 51, Utrecht
The Netherlands
E: enik@lister.nl
Enik twitter: @Enik_RC