Anyone can be affected by a mental health condition either themselves or a family member, friend or colleague.
This training is for volunteers and staff from Voluntary and Community Sector organisations based in Wiltshire.
The Mental Health at Work training course gives you the knowledge to spot the signs and symptoms of common mental health issues, the tools to start a conversation about mental health and the information to be able to signpost to professional help.
The course is useful for everyone – employers, employees, front-line staff, business owners, professionals working with parents (including teachers, childcare professionals and volunteers), those with mental health conditions themselves and those supporting relatives or friends.
The course is aimed at providing delegates with the skills and knowledge to start a supportive conversation and will cover the following:
- Raise awareness of mental health conditions
- Highlight stigma and the issues caused by it
- Identify factors that can affect a person’s mental health
- Outline advice that can be given to someone suffering from a suspected mental health condition
- Identifying the potential effects of alcohol and drug abuse on mental health, and the negative consequences on a person’s employment and lifestyle
- Demonstrating the creation and application of a first aid action plan for mental health for an individual
- Look at ways of creating a positive mental health culture in the workplace and key factors in implementing these ideas
The course covers the signs and symptoms of:
- depression
- anxiety
- OCD
- eating disorders
- suicide
- self-harm
There is a particular focus on the signs of stress, and course content includes guidance on how to manage stress on a personal level as well as helping to support others.
These courses do not teach you to become a therapist, but they do develop the skills and knowledge to deal with everyday mental health situations and enable effective non-judgmental listening, reassurance, support and guidance in a crisis situation.
NB: This course can be undertaken as CPD, however there is the option of formal accreditation which requires passing an exam and demonstrating understanding. To undertake the accreditation for a QNUK Level 2 award, an additional £25 payment is required to cover the cost of assessment.
This training is being delivered by Winterbury Training on behalf of Wessex Community Action for volunteers and staff from Voluntary and Community Sector organisations based in Wiltshire.
By booking a ticket you're confirming you've read and agree to the Learning Agreement & Terms and Conditions.
FREE PLACES for the awareness course (not the qualification fees) are available to members of the Wiltshire Children and Families Voluntary Sector Forum (CFVSF) members. Please choose the correct ticket type.
Please note,
1) If you cancel your place within the 3 weeks prior to the course date, you will be charged and,
2) If you do not attend you will be charged the full amount.
Please contact the organiser to find out if you are a member or are interested in becoming a member. Email [email protected] or call 01722 326822
Please note we require a minimum of 6 people to run this session.
If insufficient people register, the course will be postponed or cancelled 3 weeks prior to the course date.
To ensure all CFVSF funded places are distributed fairly and equitably to the membership; in the first instance each member organisation will be entitled to two free places.
If three weeks before the course date there are still places available we will distribute the remaining places to those on the waiting list, as above, two for each organisation in the first instance.
Our training and Events are tailored predominately to voluntary and community sector in Wiltshire.
However, we are more than happy where availability on a course to consider individuals, private business or private sector organisation.
Please contact WCA on 01722 326822 or email [email protected] to enquire.