The TCD School of Nursing and Midwifery are pleased to announce their 2012-13 public lecture series entitled 'Tell Me About'.

The TCD School of Nursing and Midwifery are pleased to announce their 2012-13 public lecture series entitled 'Tell Me About'.

The series will comprise of seven lectures and is presented as part of the School's Civic Engagement Strategy. All lectures will take place in the School of Nursing and Midwifery building at 24 D'Olier Street, Dublin 2.

The lectures are offered free-of-charge however pre-booking is advised.

Lecture 3: Thursday 31st January 2013 at 5.15pm Tell Me About: Peer support in mental health recovery Presenter: Dr Mike Watts Mike Watts and his wife Fran have both recovered from mental illness, mainly through their involvement in the mutual help organisation known as GROW. As part of his own recovery Mike gained a BA in Psychology (1983), a Masters in Family Therapy (2002) and most recently his PhD (2012) under the supervision of Prof Agnes Higgins, Head of the TCD School of Nursing and Midwifery. Mike's PhD is a narrative study involving 26 long term members of GROW in Ireland.

The main emergent theme was that, given the right resources, recovery can be experienced as a re-enchantment with life, and not as a lifelong illness. Mike worked for GROW for 30 years as a fieldworker and then National Programme Co-ordinator. He was a service-user member of the first Mental Health Commission and has spoken and written widely about the processes involved in recovery and the unique value of peer support.

To book a place, please email Jeni Ryan at ryanjen@tcd.ie