Online Mental Health Awareness support and training for remote workers and home workers
Are You Feeling The Pressure
From Working From Home?
Are you feeling stress and anxiety from the demands of juggling work hours, conference calls, meeting deadlines and home life?
Are you feeling disconnected from your team during the lockdown?
Are you a line manager concerned about how to support the mental wellbeing of your direct reports?
Stress can often feel like normal everyday life for many people, however the increasing pressures and demands of work and daily life can impact our ability to cope.
These can lead to signs and symptoms of mental ill health including:
- nervousness
- poor concentration
- social withdrawal
- anxiety
- lethargy
- difficulty sleeping
We don’t tend to know how to take care of our mental health like we do and physical health, as the stigma around mental health still exists.
This means that we may not know how to recognise the signs of mental ill-health or have the confidence to support a colleague, friend or family member in distress.
Does this sound like you? A Member of staff? Or a team-member?
Join Chiedu for an Online
Mental Health Awareness Course.
Course Details
Date: 29th May 2020
Time: 1pm – 5pm (with breaks)
Location: Online/Virtual
Price: £30.00
Brought to you by Chiedu Hing on behalf of Mental Health First Aid England
Accredited by the Royal Society for Public Health
COURSE STRUCTURE
You will learn:
- What is mental health?
- Mental Health Continuum
- Factors which affect mental health
- Stigma
- Stress and stress management
- Spotting signs of distress
- Take 10 Together – starting a supportive conversation
- Supporting mental health in the workplace
- Useful statistics
- Mental health conditions:
- Depression
- Anxiety disorders
- Psychosis
- Eating disorders
- Suicide
- Self-harm
- Recovery
- Helpful resources
FORMAT
- 4 hour online course on Zoom with regular breaks.
- Learning takes place through a mix of presentations, group discussions and workshop activities.
- Numbers are limited to 25 people per course so that the instructor can keep people safe and supported while they learn.
BENEFITS
Understanding your mental health and how to look after it is an important part of maintaining good positive well-being.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
By the end of this course you will:
- Learn what mental health is and how to challenge stigma
- Have a basic knowledge of some common mental health issues
- An introduction to looking after your own mental health and maintaining wellbeing
- Gain confidence to support someone in distress or who may be experiencing a mental health issue
When you complete your course you will receive a certificate of attendance and a manual to keep and refer to whenever you need it.
WHO IS THIS FOR?
Line managers, business leaders, remote workers and homeworkers who:
- Want to understand what mental health is and its impacts on work;
- Are concerned about their own mental well-being, or the mental well-being of their co-workers;
- Want to learn how to support someone in distress.
Your Instructor
CHIEDU HING
Chiedu Hing is an approved Mental Health First Aid instructor, wellbeing consultant and accredited life and executive coach. She is a member of the International Coach Federation (ICF).
Chiedu has a special interest in working with clients affected by work related stress and mental health issues. Chiedu has worked as a risk and compliance professional in the financial services sector for 20 years and fully understands the individual and organisational demands facing professionals on a daily basis.
She works with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to improve work cultures through health and wellbeing strategy and development, employee coaching and workshops.
She uses her training as a meditation teacher and nutritional therapist to help clients to be calm, confident and productive at work.
RECENT DELEGATE FEEDBACK
“Excellent course, I have developed a better understanding of mental health and feel better equipped to utilise what I have learnt in the workplace. Chiedu was fabulous and made the course very enjoyable.”
“Excellent course, very informative. It would be helpful for everyone to do this course to make them aware of mental health and mental ill-health, Chiedu made a difficult subject very interesting”
“A very informative course, covered a wide range of subjects and very thought-provoking. I do feel I have more confidence to approach mental health now.”
Mental Health First Aid England value this course at £125 however
the cost has been reduced to £30 to support organisations
and individuals affected by COVID-19
FAQ’s
01. What is Mental Health First Aid?
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is the mental health equivalent of physical first aid. It is the initial help, comfort and support offered to someone experiencing mental health issues, illness or crisis and signposting them to appropriate professional help.
02. Who is it for?
Mental Health First Aid England courses are for everyone! Our courses are designed so that you don’t need existing knowledge of mental health. You don’t need a medical background to take a first aid course.
We would recommend MHFA England training for anyone – just as it’s a good idea for people to have basic knowledge of physical first aid. Here are just some of the people who benefit from MHFA England skills:
❏ Line managers
❏ HR professionals
❏ Social care professionals
❏ Teachers
❏ Parents
❏ Foster parents
❏ First responders
❏ Staff nurses
❏ Local authorities
❏ Friends and family
❏ People with lived experience of mental ill health
03. How do I book onto a course?
Book your course here or via the book buttons.
This will take you to the MHFA booking form where you can fill in your contact details, reserve your place, accessibility requirements and ‘Submit’ your booking.
Your course instructor will be in touch to confirm your booking.
04. Can I book on behalf of my team?
Yes
05. What are the timings of the course?
Half Day courses are either a morning or afternoon session of three or four hours.
06. How do I change or cancel my booking?
You’ll need to contact the course instructor directly – simply reply to their booking confirmation email.
Bookings are non-refundable. If you are unable to attend the course you have booked, your booking will be transferred onto the next available course date.
Please note, although this is for individual people to book onto, the course requires at least 8 people to be registered in order to run. If less than 8 book, you will receive a full refund.
If you cannot make the course date, please contact Chiedu to register interest for another day.