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Mental Health Training with Mind

Workplace mental health training is offered across England, Wales and the Channel Islands by our local Minds. 

Find a local course

Our network of over 90 local Minds offer a range of training solutions, including: 

  • mental health awareness
  • mental health first aid
  • managing mental health in the workplace
  • supporting someone with their mental health
  •  customer support and mental health
  • and others that might suit your organisation

In addition, some of our local Minds deliver bespoke training packages to meet individual workplace needs.

Find your nearest local Mind

Contact your local Mind to find out how they can support your organisation.

Local Minds can also help signpost you to other relevant services, so it might still be worth reaching out to them.

What training opportunities are available?

 

What our clients say

Despite the many years that the trainer has worked in the field and the number of times they must have delivered the course content they spoke with passion and conviction and kept the pace of the training engaging, whilst taking time for the sections that people found either interesting or more challenging.

We have had some really good feedback from our managers, many of whom have cited they feel more confident in approaching these conversations and understanding the responsibilities employers have when dealing with mental health in the workplace – which is great to hear.

Some of the best training I've attended. There was only an hour but the subject was covered in depth without being overwhelming, and the emphasis was on learning practical skills that could be used and I now feel far more confident in my approach.

I loved this training. I was engaged throughout the duration of the course. I found the trainer exceptionally knowledgeable and considerate - she gave appropriate trigger warnings and spoke about topics in a very sensitive and trauma informed way.

e-Learning

Mind also offers e-learning courses. This is a great option for organisations that may find it difficult to get the whole team together at the same time.

There are 2 courses available:

Mental health awareness at work

This course offers an introduction to mental health and workplace wellbeing to employees at any level.

The course has 8 modules, exploring a variety of topics covering mental health and wellbeing. You can use it as part of an induction programme, or initiatives focused on better mental health in the workplace.

Managing mental health at work

Our Managing mental health at work course builds confidence in supporting others, as well as providing tools to take care of your own mental wellbeing.

The course emphasises the importance of looking after your and your employees' mental health. It’s designed to build your confidence in supporting others.

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Mental health training with Mind

Looking for mental health training for your workplace? Mind can help.

Find a training option that works for you.

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Training to suit your workplace

Choose between:

Live training

Run by local Minds, either in person or online. Choose from 4 courses designed by our experts and led by a Mind facilitator.

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e-Learning

You and your staff can learn at a time and a pace that suits you with Mind's e-Learning courses.

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Booklets for the workplace

Finding it difficult to talk about mental health at work? Mind's range of booklets and posters can help get you started.

Perfect for an office display or a workplace wellbeing event, our packs include free delivery usually within 2-3 working days. 

Booklets for the workplace

Live training

Delivered by local Minds. All of our live training sessions can be given in person or over Zoom. Each session can have up to 16 people in it.

In-person training:

Cost: £2,200

Length of session: 7.5 hours

What you need:

  • A space big enough to fit the learners and our trainer
  • Laptop and projector with audio and WiFi
  • A flip chart and pens or a whiteboard

Virtual training:

Cost: £1,300

Length of session: 4 hours

What you need:

  • Access to an online communication platform (such as Zoom)

Mental health training courses

There are 4 courses to choose from:

 

Who is the course for?

Mental health awareness is an introductory course for all employees. Use it as part of your induction programme or any mental health activities focused on better mental health at work.

What are the course aims?

The course aims to:

  • Raise awareness of mental health and how it can vary
  • Outline different mental health problems
  • Share tips for supporting people
  • Explore how mental health and wellbeing interact with daily life
  • Highlight stigma and discrimination, and how to tackle them
  • Share tips on how to have supportive conversations about mental
    health
  • Give sources of support and information

What does the course cover?

This course covers:

  • What mental health means to you
  • Stigma – how can stigma affect our mental health, how can we tackle stigma
  • Stress – stress versus pressure, dealing with pressure, managing stress, resilience
  • Introduction to mental health – what are mental health problems, mental health and mental wellbeing, what is depression, what causes depression, what is anxiety, what causes anxiety
  • Other mental health problems – schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, PTSD, eating disorders, OCD
  • Suicide – who can be at risk, how to help someone feeling suicidal, if someone needs help urgently, looking after yourself
  • Empathy – what is empathy and why is it important
  • Mental health and life – 5 ways to wellbeing
  • Sources of support – support at work, how Mind can help

Who is the course for?

Managing mental health at work aims to support managers and is designed to complement our Mental health awareness course. The course emphasises the importance of looking after your and your employees' mental health, and will build your confidence in supporting employees.

What are the course aims?

The course aims to: 

  • Raise awareness of mental health and how it can vary
  • Build understanding of different mental health problems
  • Outline managerial role in building positive and supportive cultures at
    work
  • Explore how to build resilience and support people in the workplace
  • Build skills to look after yourself while supporting others
  • Give sources of support and information

What does the course cover?

This course covers:

  • Introduction to mental health – what are mental health problems, the continuum of mental health and mental wellbeing, the business case, how has coronavirus affected our work
  • Stigma – how can stigma affect our mental health, how can we tackle stigma
  • Stress – what is stress, stress versus pressure
  • Depression – what is depression, what are the signs of depression
  • Anxiety – what does anxiety feel like, behaviours and physical signs, supporting someone
  • Suicide – who can be at risk, how to help someone feeling suicidal, if someone needs help urgently, looking after yourself
  • Offering support at work – having conversations, creating a framework, Wellness Action Plans and how to embed them at work and use them with your team, best practice for 121s, sources of support, supporting remote and home workers
  • Mental health and performance – how can poor mental health affect us, supporting people in performance management conversations
  • The law and reasonable adjustments – mental health and the law, your legal duty, supporting someone returning to work, taking stock of wellbeing

Who is this course for?

Mental health and how to support someone helps you to develop an understanding of mental health, so you can support employees or team members. We give practical guidance and tools to develop your confidence when supporting someone else and tips for looking after your own mental health and wellbeing.

What are the course aims?

The course aims to:

  • Raise awareness and understanding of mental health and how it
    can vary
  • Outline experiences of different mental health problems
  • Give practical guidance and tools for supporting people
  • Share information and practical tips for supporting people
  • Build skills to look after ourselves when supporting others
  • Increase confidence in having supportive conversations about
    mental health

What does the course cover?

This course covers:

  • Introduction to mental health – what are mental health problems, the continuum of mental health and mental wellbeing
  • Stigma – how can stigma affect our mental health, how can we tackle stigma
  • Stress – what is stress, stress versus pressure, supporting someone with stress
  • Depression – what is depression, what are the signs of depression, supporting someone with depression
  • Anxiety – what causes anxiety, what does anxiety feel like, supporting someone with anxiety
  • Other mental health problems – schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, PTSD, eating disorders, OCD
  • Suicide – who can be at risk, how to help someone feeling suicidal, if someone needs help urgently, looking after yourself
  • How to support someone with a mental health problem – helpful approaches for supporting others, active listening, empathy, having conversations, supporting conversations, supporting someone to get help
  • Sources of support
  • Looking after yourself while supporting someone – your role in supporting a colleague, setting healthy boundaries, looking after yourself

Who is this course for?

This course outlines how mental health problems can impact us and our customers. We'll develop your understanding of how to respond to and support your customers. We'll also equip you with helpful approaches to cope with challenging situations.

What are the course aims?

The course aims to:

  • Raise awareness of mental health and how it can vary
  • Explain how mental health problems can impact us and our
    customers
  • Understand how best to respond to and support your customers
  • Build skills to look after your mental health and wellbeing at work
  • Share practical tips for supporting people
  • Give sources of support and information

What does the course cover?

This course covers:

  • What does mental health mean to you – what are mental health problems, the continuum of mental health and mental wellbeing
  • Mental health problems – stress versus pressure, anxiety and depression
  • Suicide – who can be at risk, how to help someone feeling suicidal, if someone needs help urgently, looking after yourself, processes in place
  • Mental health and customer support – what is meant by vulnerable, customer vulnerability in the UK, how can people be at risk, relationship between money and mental health, signs a customer may need support
  • Supporting someone experiencing a mental health problem – how to support someone, active listening, LEGS, empathy
  • How can we respond to customer needs – facing challenging situations, helpful boundaries, scenarios and roleplays, looking after yourself

Want to learn more about our training courses?

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Find the right e-Learning course for your workplace on Mind's marketplace.

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Why join an eLearning course?

Evidence shows that 74% of line managers who receive mental health training feel more confident in supporting their team's wellbeing. This can improve wider staff wellbeing, productivity and performance at work.

Watch this animation to learn about the relationship between pressure, stress and performance, and why we need to take care of our mental health at work.

Get in touch

If you have any questions about how Mind can help your workplace, send us an email at [email protected] .

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Training options

  • Mental health awareness
  • Managing mental health at work
  • Mental health and how to support someone
  • Customer support and mental health

Each course can be delivered to between 3 and 16 people, either virtually or in-person. Virtual training sessions are 4 hours long and in-person sessions are a full day.

Download our brochure to find out more about our training.

Face-to-face training

You suggest when and where, and we'll come to you

We can run training sessions from your workplace. Courses cover:

  • Mental health awareness
  • Managing mental health at work
  • Mental health and how to support someone
  • Customer support and mental health

More about face-to-face training

Virtual training

Take part in training via Zoom

Our virtual training courses are a flexible way to learn about mental health. Courses last half a day and cover:

  • Mental health awareness
  • Managing mental health at work
  • Mental health and how to support someone
  • Customer support and mental health

More about virtual training

eLearning courses

Online learning at a time to suit you

Our self-guided online learning courses are for anyone wanting to increase their understanding of mental health and wellbeing at work.

We have 2 eLearning courses:

  • Mental health awareness at work – for all employees
  • Managing mental health at work – for managers

More about eLearning

Training courses for individuals

Zoom training for individuals

Courses for individuals or up to 2 people from the same organisation. A great way to use any personal and professional development budget your employer offers.

Sessions take place on Zoom and cost £200 plus VAT per person.

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