How can Libraries support Recovery...

How can Libraries support

Recovery Colleges?

Sarah Hennessy

About Me:

– Background in NHS information provision

– MSc Library & Information Studies

– PGCE Teaching Qualification

– Fellowship Candidate with CILIP

– Chair of Health Libraries Group within CILIP

– Committee Member of Yorkshire & Humber Library Network

– Active CPD in Leadership and Information Literacy

What is a Recovery College?

What is a Recovery College?

– Free, educational courses and workshops with a focus on recovery, often learning a new skill

– Relaxed learning environment, with likeminded people with no tests or assessments.

– Developed with people who have experience of health problems

– Many of the courses have been written in partnership and will be taught in partnership.

– Delivered in central location as well as in the community, e.g. libraries, allotments, church halls, etc.

Supporting RecoveryIncreasing your Knowledge and Skills

Expanding your Interests

• Courses and workshops vary in length and learning objectives, but all of them focus on recovery.

• They offer opportunities to gain knowledge and understanding of mental and physical health problems, learn skills, learn new activities, meet people and share skills and sometimes experiences

What is a Recovery College?

Recovery College Libraries

Kirklees:Staffed by Volunteers

Recovery College Libraries

Barnsley:Paid part time staff and supported by volunteers

Recovery College Libraries

Forensic:Medium Secure Unit.Paid staff responsible as all locked.Issues with safety and security

Courses you could help with

– Reading Group using Mood Boosting Books

– Bibliotherapy

– How to find good quality health information

– How to make sense of information (critical appraisal)

Library Support

– Literature Searches on other Recovery College activities

– Managing the Loans process

– Managing resources

– Cataloguing

– Layout of the library, classification

– Copyright

– Information prescriptions

– Patient Information & Health Promotion

Library Professional Support

– What’s going well in the Library?

– Issues and resolutions

– Focus on coming months

– Usage of resources

– Collection management

– Links with other recovery college libraries

– Resources and materials, e.g labels, barcodes

– Management of database and reporting

– Training and development

– Any support required

Encouraged Collaborations

– Other Recovery Colleges

– Creative Minds

– Museum

– Innovation Champions

– Health Information Service

– Volunteer Services

– Helping to set up their libraries

– Planning of courses – useful material, resources and information

– Providing Volunteers with information and new skills

– RCs can offer a platform on which to deliver Health Information and research skills to service users, carers & professionals

– Help to deliver a course or workshop

– Promote their courses to your library users

– #AMillionDecisions

Summary:

Every day more than a million decisions are made across the NHS and healthcare sector.

#amilliondecisions is the campaign from CILIP and Health Education England calling for decisions in the healthcare sector to be fully evidence based, highlighting improvements in quality of care, patient experience and cost effectiveness when healthcare providers and their teams work closely with health librarians and knowledge specialists.

South West Yorkshire Partnership Foundation Trust01924 316277Sarah.hennessy@swyt.nhs.uk

Sarah Hennessy

Librarian