Mental health: supporting others

SAMH course designed to help you have conversations and support others with mental health problems whether friends, family members or colleagues.

Dates

To be confirmed

The definition of mental health and wellbeing, followed by information on the mental health continuum and how we can fluctuate in position.
What is stigma and discrimination and how does this affect mental health?
Common mental health problems, more specifically depression and anxiety, with short case study and signposting for further reading.
Early warning signs and triggers, and how we might spot the signs of poor mental health.
Preparing to have the conversation around mental health- how, why, where? Followed by useful phrases and tips.
Group skills practice scenarios with prompting questions- office/work-based scenarios.
Our limitations as caregivers and the value of signposting.
All participants will be given a starter toolkit for signposting others for support, and encouraged to continue research for their own toolkit in their own time.

All employees.

Virtually or face to face.

2 hour virtual. 6hr classroom.

You need no prior knowledge to attend these courses.

Include your name, job role, organisation and HSCP area, manager's name and e-mail.

Please discuss the training with your manager before nominating yourself for this course.

Free