Since 2020, I have facilitated the Stepping Stones programme for people experiencing chronic pain and mental health challenges at Blackthorn Trust.

Stepping Stones is an 8-week activity-based group guidance programme that aims to help participants feel more positive and optimistic about their future beyond Blackthorn Trust (Blackthorn). It aims to do this by building participants’ career management skills, helping participants to plan and manage their careers (in their widest forms) and navigate changes throughout the lives.

Blackthorn Trust’s CLD programme arose as a result of my Master’s research project. 
My research explored the helpfulness of co-constructing a career learning and development (CLD) programme with and for clients of a mental health charity.

Find out more by reading my dissertation.