Mental Health Awareness – 7th February 2024, 13:30 to 16:30

Suitable for all job roles in all settings

With Ali Uzzell, MHDA England Trainer.

Mental Health Awareness

This course raises awareness of mental health. It covers:

·        What mental health is and how to challenge stigma

·        A basic knowledge of some common mental health issues

·        An introduction to looking after your own mental health and maintaining wellbeing

·        Confidence to support someone in distress or who may be experiencing a mental health issue
Format

·        This is a half day course delivered virtually in Zoom.

·        Learning takes place through a mix of presentations, group discussions and workshop activities

·        We limit numbers to 25 people per course so that the instructor can keep people safe and supported while they learn
Takeaways

Everyone who completes the course gets:

·        A certificate of attendance to say you are Mental Health Aware

·        A manual to refer to whenever you need it

·        A workbook including a helpful toolkit to support your own mental health

This is an introductory Mental Health course.  If you have previously attended a Mental Health First Aid, or Mental Health First Aid Champion course then you have already covered the material that will be discussed in this session. 

If you no longer require your place on this course place cancel it so that there is availability for other delegates.  To cancel a booking please log into your Learning and Development Centre account, go to the Centre course list and click on the orange box next to the course name.

It is expected that you will attend the session virtually from a quiet location at which you will not be disturbed, and you will have access to a microphone and camera on your device.  Every delegate must have their own device to use throughout this session.  This is a requirement for attending this interactive course.

This course is being run as an online training course. Details of how to join the meeting will be emailed to you closer to the event.

All delegates must have their own booking made through the Learning and Development Centre website to join the meeting.  The name on your Zoom account should be recognisable as the name on your booking.  If we cannot identify delegates they may not be admitted to the session, or certificates may not be issued after the event.

If you have any questions please contact the team at ldc.sentinel@nhs.net