Catherine Huckle Clinical Psychologist

Dr Catherine Huckle


Joint Programme Director
DClinPsy, BSc (hons)
28 AC 05

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Publications

Huckle, C. & Fasoulaki, R. (2018) Living with extreme mood swings: A recovery-focused group intervention. Clinical Psychology Forum, 311, 20-24

French, L., Hanna, P. & Huckle, C. (2021)
Huckle, C., Johnson, S. & Lemmel, F. (2021)
Blumenthal, S., Huckle, C., Czornyj, R., Craissati, J. & Richardson, P. (2010)
Higham, P. & Gerrard, C. (2005)
Whish, R., Huckle, C. & Mason, O. (2022)

Purpose

Recovery colleges have expanded over the last decade, providing educational courses and workshops on topics of mental health and well-being, co-delivered by peer workers and clinicians. This review aims to synthesise findings from the qualitative literature to explore the impact of recovery colleges on student well-being.

Design/Methodology/Approach

A systematic search of the qualitative literature was conducted in December 2021. Four databases were searched: Emerald, PubMed, ProQuest and Scopus. In total, 11 studies met the criteria for review and were subject to thematic synthesis.

Findings

Five themes were generated including 鈥淎 shift in power鈥, 鈥淏eing connected鈥, 鈥淧ersonal growth鈥, 鈥淎dopting the role of a student鈥 and 鈥淢eeting expectations鈥.

Research Limitations Implications

These findings were consistent with previous literature, which suggest that much of the recovery college鈥檚 impact lies in its ethos, which promotes empowerment and inclusivity. However, the review also drew attention to lesser explored areas of the recovery college such as how students understand the support on offer from the recovery college and manage their expectations around this.

Practical Implications

Several studies lacked methodological and analytical rigour and may well suffer from self-selecting samples leading to an overwhelmingly positive experience. Evaluation by independent researchers is paramount.

Originality/value

It is nearly eight years since this area was previously reviewed during which time considerable growth in the literature has resulted.

French, L., Hanna, P. & Huckle, C. (2022)