Our Online Self-Paced Guides, Resources & Courses
Want to learn now? Then check out our online self-paced learning offerings. Available 24/7 on any internet-enabled device.
Choose from:
Understanding Acute Mental Health Services
My Perinatal Self Care Taking Care of Me Programme
Guide to Occupational Therapy for Mental Health Recovery
My Self Care – Taking Care of Me
Getting the Best from My Mental Health Appointment
Perinatal Self Care Programme & Resources
My Perinatal Self Care – Taking Care of Me Audiobook
This is the audiobook version of “My Perinatal Self Care Workbook”, a HSE Mid West Community Mental Health initiative by Mid West ARIES in partnership with the Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Team, UMHL.
- Co-Produced
By women attending the Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Team – UMHL. - Listen on the go!
This is an accessible ‘any place, any time, any where’ option for busy mums and mums-to-be. - Self Care Reminder
By providing tips, tools and prompts the audiobook reminds you that “mums matter too” and helps you to prioritise your own self care. - Messages of Hope
Hear messages of hope from women who have been on their own perinatal mental health journey.
Listen Now
My Perinatal Self Care – Taking Care of Me Self Paced Course
This is the companion course to “My Perinatal Self Care Workbook”, a HSE Mid West Community Mental Health initiative by Mid West ARIES in partnership with the Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Team, UMHL.
- Co-Produced
By women attending the Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Team – UMHL. - Learn at your own pace, in your own time
You decide what you want to learn and at a time that suits you. - Build your own personalised self care toolkit
Starting from a strengths-based approach discover what works best for you across Physical, Emotional, Social and Intellectual Wellness. - Includes Additional Resources
Learn to take some time out with short moments of mindfulness and relaxing guided meditations.
My Perinatal Self Care Workbook
The first edition of the workbook was launched in October 2023, since then a second edition has been published and is now widely available through the Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Team and Acute and Community Mental Health Teams.
- Co-Produced
By women attending the Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Team – UMHL. - Learn the basics of self care
From debunking self care myths to discovering barriers to practicing daily self care, the workbook guides you through Physical, Emotional, Social and Intellectual wellness. - Build your own personalised self care toolkit
Includes easy to use tips, tools and planners so that you can develop your own personalised self care toolkit that will work with you and for you during the perinatal period and beyond. - Authentic Lived Experience Voices
Throughout the workbook there are the voices of women with lived experience of perinatal mental health changes.
Acute Mental Health Services
Understanding Acute Mental Health Services for Families, Carers & Supporters
Supporting a loved one with mental health challenges who is acutely unwell and admitted to an Acute Psychiatric Unit can be a very anxious time. The purpose of this course is to provide families carers and supporters with everything they need to know about their loved one’s admission to an acute psychiatric unit; providing clear, accurate information on admissions, MDT and treatment, care-planning, discharge planning, patient rights, information sharing and confidentiality, safety while on the unit, together with self-care tips.
- Co-Produced
By families, carers and supporters of people using the Acute Mental Health Services, people who use the Acute Services and Mental Health staff in response to an identified need to provide information and support to those caring for a person admitted to a psychiatric unit. - Get the information you need when you need it
Immediately accessible, 24/7 from any internet-enabled device. - Practical Information
Includes jargon busting and a video walk through of the Acute Psychiatric Unit, University Hospital Limerick where you can meet the people who work there. You will learn how admission works and what care planning and discharge planning looks like. Importantly, you will discover the role of the family member and what you can do to support your loved one on their recovery journey. - Family Recovery
Learn about self care and watch video clips from other family members who have supported a loved one in an acute setting.
Self Care
My Self Care – Taking Care Of Me
This comprehensive online course is designed to help you prioritise your self care and empower you to take key steps to make self care a daily practice, supporting your mental health, enhancing your sense of wellbeing and combatting stress.
- Co-Produced
By people with mental health challenges, their families, carers & supporters and mental health staff. - Learn the basics of self care
The course helps you understand what self care looks like, why it’s important for our mental health and well-being and how we can ensure that taking care of ourselves becomes a daily habit and practice. - Learn how to support the 4 basic wellness areas
The course takes you through the 4 basic areas of wellness including Physical, Emotional, Social & Intellectual, allowing you to build your own personalised self care toolkit. - How to combat stress
Throughout the course you will find moments to hit the pause button and enjoy a short guided meditation. There is also a interactive section on Mindfulness techniques.
Community Mental Health
Introducing Occupational Therapy for Mental Health Recovery
This guide is designed to give you a basic understanding of occupational therapy and it’s role in mental health recovery from the perspective of staff and people using the service. It is a Mid West Community Healthcare Mental Health Service initiative, published by Mid West ARIES in partnership with Mid West Mental Health Occupational Therapy Service.
- Co-Produced
By people who use the Mental Health services and Occupational Therapists. - Get the information you need when you need it
Immediately accessible, 24/7 from any internet-enabled device. - Understand the basics
Learn what Occupational Therapy is and what is isn’t, what you can expect from your appointment and the role of the Occupational Therapist. - How Occupational Therapy can help mental health recovery
Learn how your individual needs are assessed by an Occupational Therapist (OT), how you can work together with your OT to develop your own personalised action plan. Watch a video from a person using the service and how it has benefitted her recovery.
Getting the Best from My Mental Health Appointment
This online course is designed to help you get the most from your mental health appointment. It explores what you can do before, during and after your mental health appointments to help you on your recovery journey.
- Co-Produced
By people with mental health challenges, their families, carers & supporters and mental health staff. - Learn what to do to prepare for your appointment
This course helps you to think about what you want to get from your appointment and how to best prepare yourself. - Learn how to manage your appointment
With tips and tools the course takes you through what you can do during the appointment to help you in your recovery. - Learn what do do after your appointment
Learn the key follow-up steps after your appointment.
