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A week in the life of…Barbara

Hello! I am Barbara and I am student social worker on placement with Wakefield recovery collage. In this snippet, I’ll share a glimpse into my weekly routine. Since a significant...

Wakefield Recovery College

November 8, 2024

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A week in the life of…Doz

Hi, I’m Doz and I’m the newest Co-ordinator at Wakefield Recovery College – I’m here for around a year looking after Emily’s courses whilst she’s on Maternity Leave. Prior to...

Wakefield Recovery College

October 18, 2024

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A week in the life of…Rachel

Hi, I am Rachel, one of the Recovery College Coordinators at the College. I started working at the College in December 2022 and I don’t think there has ever been...

Rachel

September 20, 2024

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“What the heck” and more!

I never really thought learning about Archives would be something that I would find that interesting, but since I started working with the College in December 2022 I had heard...

Rachel

August 16, 2024

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A week in the life of…Steph

Hello, I’m Steph, one of the Team Secretaries for the Wakefield Recovery College. I work alongside Kia, supporting the team with all the administration tasks for the college. I have...

Steph

July 19, 2024

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A week in the life of…Katie (transitioning from being a volunteer to joining the team!)

Hello, my name is Katie ! I am a new peer support worker with the recovery college, before starting this role I’d volunteered for the College for over a year...

Katie

June 20, 2024

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Hearing Voices – not just a mental health condition

The experience of hearing voices that other people do not is more common than many of us realise (maybe as many as 1 in 10 regularly hear voices). However, it...

Kate - Understanding hearing voices co-facilitator

June 20, 2024

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Why is it not face-to-face?

After some very helpful feedback from one of our students, we thought we’d spend some time talking about the reason why we offer some of our services in the typical/traditional...