Cwmbwrla Day Services

Mental Health through Education & Training

Having an individual desire to recover and making sure you
receive the right support.
Finding the right supportive professional is a major step and
together agreeing to a rehabilitation plan that suits your own needs.
Self- confidence, self-esteem, self-awareness and self-
acceptance.
Maintaining good relationships with family and friends as a
support network.
Recovery is a unique and personal journey of self discovery. A
process of exploring dreams; hopes and fears.
Re-discovering one's rights, roles, responsibilities, decisions and
potential.
Not allowing limitations caused by illness/medication, to effect
living a hopeful and satisfying way of life.
To develop new goals and purposes that will enhance quality of
life.
To gain independence and to take back your own identity as a
valid member of society.
Recovery does not mean symptom free but devising a coping
strategy where symptoms are maintained.
Engaging in meaningful activities will help to reduce
symptoms.
Being active and taking ownership means having greater self
awareness, also setting small and rewarding goals will shape
your own destiny.

You can look at the recovery file and try out the various
questions and tasks.
Watch the recovery dvd by Ron Coleman, (author and
recovered schizophrenic).
Work with a member of staff to create your own path to achieve
a desired goal and think about your own hopes, dreams and
fears.
Write/draw a plan of your own personal journey, from the start
to where you are now and you will probably be amazed at how
far you have already come.
Read books and pamphlets on hearing voices, self harm and
recovery.
Contribute to our personal stories file, you can read other
peoples personal journeys and write your own, anonymously if
you wish.
Access the internet to find out more on the recovery model and
the many different organisations that subscribe to recovery
rather than the maintenance model.
Ask a member of staff about attending recovery training,
however training is subject to availability.
Please feel free to put forward any ideas or opinions you may
have on the recovery model.
For more advice or information on the above, please speak to
Claire or any available member of staff.

Cwmbwrla Day Services
Heol-y-Gors
Cwmbwrla
Swansea
SA5 8LD

Tel: 01792 652101
Fax: 01792 645073