A one-day training course, aimed at mental health user/survivors, activists interested in research and mental health practitioners who want to develop their collaborative work with user/survivor researchers.
The day will introduce trainees to the field of user/survivor research; its history, relevance and contributions to our knowledge about mental health, madness and recovery; key concepts and methods; and how to make user/survivor-led research and evaluation a meaningful part of the work that attendees undertake. For mental health service users attending the course, it will help explore study and experience avenues leading to becoming a researcher. Topics include:
- What is user/survivor research? How is it part of or different from user involvement in research?
- User/survivor research in the UK: Emergence, history, key moments
- Power and knowledge: Critically thinking about ‘expertise’ and the role of experience, activism, identity, narratives
- Methods, ethics, inclusive practice
- Participants’ reflections on being user/survivor researchers or collaborating with user/survivor researchers in their work
The format will include presentations, discussions, group exercises and reflection sessions. Training will be led by Jayasree Kalathil, a researcher, writer and activist in mental health with over 15 years of experience. She runs the virtual collective, Survivor Research.
To read more about the event, the concessionary prices available and to book, visit the Eventbrite page.
Location
Conway Hall
25 Red Lion Square
WC1R 4RL
See map: Google Maps