Our Workplace Training & Consultancy team have a variety of solutions designed to support you and your organisation in developing the knowledge, skills and confidence to effectively support mental health and wellbeing within your business.
These services include:
• Menopause at Work Course
• Disability and Health Awareness Course
• Mental Health First Aid Course
• MHFA Refresher Course
• Mental Wellbeing in the Workplace – For Management & HR
• Supporting Customers with Poor Mental Health
• Suicide First Aid ‘Lite’
• 60 minute – mental health & wellbeing interactive bitesize learning sessions
• 30 – 45 minute mental health & wellbeing webinars
• Mental Health Toolkits: For Businesses, Managers and Individuals
Scroll down for a detailed description of what is included in each course.
Menopause at Work
Develop your awareness of menopause and the potential impact it has on women in your workforce.
Gain the skills, knowledge and confidence to enable women to continue to perform at work and retain their talent in your business.
• Improve awareness and understanding among
your employees of menopause and its impact in
the workplace
• Equip your teams with the knowledge and tools
necessary to be able to confidently support the
wellbeing of menopausal colleagues to ensure
they remain happy, productive and successful at
work
• Consider strategies to help you develop a
menopause-inclusive work environment, including introducing flexible working, workplace
adjustments and additional support services.
Delivery: Half day face-to-face session or 2 x 2.5hr online facilitated learning sessions
Maximum attendees: 12
Disability and Health Awareness
Provide your workforce with the knowledge and skills to understand and effectively support the needs of employees with disabilities and health conditions, increasing employee wellbeing and productivity.
Our disability and health awareness course can help embed disability knowledge within your organisation and can support you in becoming a Disability Confident employer, ensuring your employees are able to flourish.
Our Disability courses include:
All Employees
• Autism Awareness
• Dyslexia Awareness
• Hearing Loss Awareness
Management
• Disability & Health Awareness (Lite)
• Disability & Health Awareness (In-depth)
Ambassadors / Champions
• Disability Champion Programme
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Training Course
Learn how to recognise and respond to the signs and symptoms of a range of mental health conditions. Equip your staff to help others in a crisis with Mental Health First Aid training.
Address mental health stigma and wellbeing in the workplace and show that your organisation takes mental health seriously with this evidence-based mental health training.
• Equip colleagues with the knowledge, skills and confidence to deal sensitively and professionally with people experiencing mental health concerns
• Ensure employees have access to the right support in a mental health crisis
• Promote equity and understanding around mental health from different perspectives
• Access to MHF Aider Support App for three years, which provides ongoing learning and support.
MHFA Refresher Course
Maintain CPD levels and refresh your Mental Health First Aid team’s knowledge.
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) England recommend that those trained in the discipline attend a refresher course to maintain their CPD levels and renew their knowledge every three years. Refresher training can also help MHFA volunteers feel confident about responding to a colleague when the need arises.
• Keep your Mental Health First Aiders up to date with changes so they are knowledgeable in current and appropriate reactions, responses, and support
• Maintain their Continuing Professional Development (CPD) levels and refresh their knowledge of MHFA
• Keep participants feeling confident should they be called upon to provide MHFA assistance.
Mental Wellbeing in the Workplace – For Management & HR
Develop the confidence, strategies and tools to approach, support and manage mental wellbeing at work.
This course combines an overview of mental health conditions and their effects with a range of practical measures which can be put into place.
• Give your managers, team leaders and supervisors a broad understanding of mental health and its impact in the workplace
• Facilitate conversations about mental health
• Gain a range of tools and strategies to provide appropriate support to individuals
Supporting Customers with Poor Mental Health
Equip your staff with the skills and confidence to provide high quality service to customers experiencing poor mental health.
This course explores how your team can communicate sensitively, positively and effectively with customers.
• Offer high-quality customer service to customers experiencing poor mental health
• Equip your customer service advisors with the knowledge, skills and confidence to deal sensitively and effectively with customers struggling with their mental wellbeing
• Relevant to those engaging with customers face-to-face and via telephone and online chat
• Develop your employees’ ability to work with customers who are vulnerable and challenging due to their mental health
Suicide First Aid ‘Lite’
This convenient half-day course will equip employees to spot, understand and respond effectively to signs of suicide intentions.
It explores the potential causes of thoughts of suicide ideas and provides tools and knowledge to help someone with suicidal thoughts stay safe.
• Explore the theory and practice of suicide prevention skills
• Gain the appropriate tools to respond to those in suicide crisis
• Can be applied in any professional or personal setting
• Endorsed by the UK ‘Skills for Health’ framework
60 minute – mental health & wellbeing interactive bitesize learning sessions
A suite of 1-hour bitesize learning sessions that can be accessed as standalone sessions or used to complement learning from our training programmes. All our bitesize learning is designed with interactivity in mind to ensure that engagement and learning takes place at all events.
Topics can be bespoke to organisational needs.
Our standard mental health & wellbeing topics include:
• Spotting the signs of stress in yourself and others
• What’s making you stressed
• Practical activities to improve your mental wellbeing
• Self-care – strategies and activities
• Conversations about mental health
• Supporting someone in distress or crisis
• Identifying and challenging negative thoughts
• Worry management and problem solving
• Activities to boost your mood and confidence
• Keeping mentally healthy whilst remote/hybrid working
• Money on your mind – looking after mental health during financial difficulties
• Sleep Management
• Men’s Mental Health
• Bereavement
• Dealing with Change
• Work-Life Balance
• Understanding Menopause
• Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle
30 – 45 minute mental health & wellbeing webinars
A suite of 30-45 minute webinars that can be accessed as standalone sessions or used to complement learning from our training programmes. All our webinars can be delivered live and recorded copies can also be provided for further distribution & revisits to enforce the learning. Webinars can be bespoke to organisational needs as well as accessing those from our ‘off the shelf’ series.
Who are Workplace Training & Consultancy?
Our expert team have been delivering workplace training and consultancy to organisations from all sectors for over 75 years, helping to shape culture and inclusivity of workplaces across the UK. We specialise in helping both employers and employees to develop the knowledge, confidence and capacity to effectively support colleagues and individuals with a disability or health condition.
All our training and services are delivered by a team of experienced consultants who have extensive knowledge and a practical understanding of workplace issues. All MHFA England Instructor Members are accredited by the Royal Society of Public Health, meaning you can expect quality assured and a consistent training experience.
Upcoming highlights: Don’t miss out!
We are excited to let you know that we have a variety of events due to take place soon, including our ‘free to attend’ webinars that have been specifically scheduled in line with the upcoming national events.
These webinars will help you grow your knowledge and confidence within the subject area, as well as provide you with a recorded copy of the webinar following attendance to enable you to share this with colleagues.
In addition to our webinars, several ‘open courses’ are scheduled over the coming months that still have places available. So, feel free to explore these options and get your place secured to avoid missing out!
Ready to dive into a world of learning and development?
Scroll down to see our full lineup, and book your place today!
Service Type | Title | Dates | Times |
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Open Course | Mental Health First Aid Refresher | 4th, 5th September 2024 | 10:00am – 12:00pm |
Open Course | Suicide First Aid Lite | 26th – 27th September 2024 | 2:00pm – 3:30pm |
Open Course | Mental Health First Aid Full | 24th, 26th September & 1st, 3rd October 2024 | 09:30am – 13:00pm |
Open Course | Mental Health First Aid Full | 22nd, 24th, 29th, 31st October 2024 | 09:30am – 13:00pm |
Open Course | Menopause in the Workplace | 28th, 29th October 2024 | 10:00am – 12:00pm |
Open Course | Dyslexia Awareness | 30th, 31st October 2024 | 09:30am – 12:00pm |
Open Course | Disability & Health for Managers | 18th, 19th November 2024 | 10:00am – 12:00pm |
Open Course | Mental Health First Aid Full | 20th, 22nd, 27th, 29th November 2024 | 09:30am – 13:00pm |
Open Course | Neurodiversity Awareness for Managers | 21st, 22nd November | 10:00am – 12:00pm |
Open Course | Mental Health First Aid Full | 10th, 12th, 17th, 19th December 2024 | 09:30am – 14:00pm |
Open Course | Mental Wellbeing in the Workplace | 28th, 29th November 2024 | 09:30am – 12:00pm |
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