Supporting mental health in your workplace
Training
Mind in Neath and Port Talbot has an excellent training department offering high quality, bespoke wellbeing and mental health awareness training. We offer a blended approach to learning with online and in-person sessions to suit the needs of your organisation, your learners and the course.
We have been helping people to understand and support mental health through our training department since 2014. Our high quality training is delivered in the workplace for statutory and third sector organisations, as well as private employers. We can deliver bespoke tuition depending on need and due to our range of professional lecturing specialists.
Mind has national workplace wellbeing training for more details follow the link to: https://www.mind.org.uk/workplace/
The Mental Health at Work Commitment
There’s a growing need to support mental health in the workplace. And with more and more resources, tools, advice and recommendations available, the opportunity is here.
But where do you start? And how can you tell what will make a genuine longer-term positive impact on your people’s wellbeing? The Mental Health at Work Commitment can help.
What’s the Commitment?
Signed by more than 3000 UK employers, the Mental Health at Work Commitment is a simple framework that builds on what we know works. It’s based on the Thriving at Work standards, pulling from the pledges and standards that are already out there, using up-to-date research, from UK employers and mental health experts.
We believe the Mental Health at Work Commitment, and the 6 standards which underpin it, are a roadmap that can support any organisation to achieve better mental health outcomes for their people.
The 6 standards
This framework sets out 6 clear standards based on what best practice has shown is needed to make a difference. Using these, you can create an environment where employees can thrive. Each standard has a set of actions that help you achieve the commitment.
Standard 1: Prioritise mental health in the workplace by developing and delivering a systematic programme of activity.
Standard 2: Proactively ensure work design and organisational culture drive positive mental health outcomes.
Standard 3: Promote an open culture around mental health.
Standard 4: Increase organisational confidence and capability.
Standard 5: Provide mental health tools and support.
Standard 6: Increase transparency and accountability through internal and external reporting.
Our Trainers are all experienced in a range of academic delivery with a range of skills from Community learning to teaching in Higher Education.
We have a range of specialists in all aspects of transitional mental health, mental illness, psychology, wellbeing and counselling skills for both children and adult audiences and subjects.
Bespoke tailored courses can be developed for groups of any size.
Contact us to discuss any training need you may have. Please find below an example of the topics we have recently worked with and how we tailor to meet need.
Understanding stress and anxiety
- 1 ½ hour introduction session.
- 6 session course for people with lived experience.
- 6 session course for practitioners.
Learning how to recognise and understand our own stress and anxiety responses. Define and developing own coping strategies and support network.
“Really enjoyable session – the information we were given was great and explained thoroughly. The facilitator was fantastic, really engaging and was a pleasure to join one of her sessions. Will definitely be recommending this session to others. Taken loads of notes and having the slides after is great to look back on. Thank you very much.”
Feedback from training for NPT Council
Communication skills for mental health
- 1½ hours Listening skills session for all
- 6 session course which builds on learning from the Mental Health First Aid Course.
An indepth course to increase active listening skills. Learning to set safe conversational boundaries, developing local signposting and referral for support. Useful for mental health champions in the workplace.
“I just wanted to say a very big thank you for providing such an excellent course along with engaging tutoring. I thoroughly enjoyed and found it so interesting and thought provoking”
“I feel inspired to put more effort into being a mental health first aider and that makes me feel happy and useful”
Feedback from Training for Amgueddfa Cymru National Museum Wales
Supporting mental health at work
- 1 hour lunchtime session on emotions, triggers and coping strategies
- 6 session course for all to learn something new about themselves
Developing knowledge of how to look after our own mental health. Identifying own triggers and developing coping strategies to reduce overwhelm.
“The trainer has been so friendly and knowledgeable – she’s made a difficult subject much easier to discuss and learn about” Feedback from training with NPT Council
An introduction to mental health
- 1 ½ hours lunchtime session on mental health, support in the workplace
- 6 session course for all to learn more about mental health support and stigma.
Exploring historic perspectives of mental health, action around destigmatising, and how we can support positive mental health. Inviting conversations and understanding in a safe, knowledgeable and caring setting
“It was a very useful session, with some insightful information on mental health and some brilliant wellbeing tips. Thank you.” Feedback from training with Run 4 Wales
- For more information and to discuss your training needs contact:
- Email: info@nptmind.org.uk