University of Toronto Scarborough Campus partnered with Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences is offering Recovery College at your school. A Recovery College is a unique, free, virtual, mental health and well-being learning centre where people with lived experiences of navigating wellness through the post-secondary experience and peers come together to co-design and deliver courses on topics that support mental health and well-being. The courses being offered by Recovery College have been developed by UTSC students! Through structured curriculum, guided discussions, and activities, Recovery College offer the opportunity to empower yourself in the pursuit of well-being, on your terms. Please see details for Recovery College offerings below. For more information, please email Peer Support Specialist, Bastarache, Brooklyn, bastaracheb@ontarioshores.ca. To register for any or all of the courses, please go to https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Q2WFBCV
Please note, courses are only open to UTSC students only.  

What will we do?
One of the most important relationships you'll ever have is with yourself. But this doesn't always pan out in practice. Sometimes due to the society around us, our own mental health, or our lack of appropriate coping skills, this relationship doesn't always thrive as much as it could. In this course, through a semi-structured curriculum, guided discussions, and activities, we will explore ways to foster our relationship with ourselves and become more empowered in the process.

This course has been updated based on feedback from your peers to be increasingly relevant to the current experiences of students. We welcome those who have taken this course before and newcomers alike!

What will you learn?

• To appreciate the diversity and complexity of our shared human experiences
• How to develop meaningful and healthy connections with ourselves and others
• Ways to utilize skills like journaling, meditation, and making wellness plans
• How to develop and apply self-advocacy and resiliency skills
• How to foster self-esteem, self-confidence, and self-compassion