Training
Mental health difficulties such as stress, anxiety and depression affect up to 1 in 6 employees at any time. Enhanced skills and better understanding of mental health enables improved team management and creates healthier and happier workplaces.
What we offer
Leeds Mind provides a range of mental health training. We focus on sharing practical strategies for positive communication and enhancing workplace wellbeing, which ensures greater confidence in tackling problems arising from mental ill health at work. Our expertise is reinforced by 40 years’ experience. As a charity, we are able to offer competitive rates and any profits we make go back into supporting our key services.
Training packages
Course Length : 1 Day
This training focuses on practical suggestions and tools and is useful for anyone who manages or supports staff with mental health difficulties.
Course Length: 2 Days
This internationally recognised course enables delegates to become a Mental Health First Aider in the workplace.
Course Length : Half Day
Suitable for anyone who would like to increase their understanding on suicide, how to respond to and support someone with suicidal thoughts and signpost to appropriate services.
Course Length: 1 Day
Useful for anyone wanting to increase their knowledge on mental health and covers a range of topics including diagnoses and treatments.
Course Length: Half Day
Specifically for the sports and physical activity industry and covers basic mental health awareness and guidance on how to make your service more accessible for customers with mental health difficulties.
Workshop Length: 2.5 hours
This workshop explores characteristics of a resilient person and aims to help delegates recognise, build and maintain their own resilience.
Workshop Length: 2.5 hours
This workshop focuses on increasing delegates understanding on stress, explores the signs and symptoms of stress as well as stress management strategies.
To create a bespoke training package specific to your need, please contact us to discuss.
Contact details
For more information please contact:
Leeds Mind
Clarence House
11 Clarence Road
Leeds, LS18 4LB
Tel: 0113 3055800
E-mail: helpforemployers@leedsmind.org.uk
Fax: 0113 3055812
Testimonials
“Great training! Fantastic trainer – very knowledgeable but with a real, practical understanding of the realities of being a manager today. The depth of the training was perfect for one day as well as the mixture of discussion, information giving and activities”
“Was great, more people should be given this training as a global issue developing in mental health issues.”
“Enabled me to recognise signs of mental ill-health and deal appropriately, increasing effectiveness of management”
“It will assist me to support the mental health of my team”
“Very in depth and I now feel much more confident when / if a situation arises – I will recommend.”
Some of the companies we have trained include:
Leeds Beckett University, West Yorkshire Combined Authority, West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service, West Yorkshire Police, Yorkshire Ambulance, Yorkshire Sport, Direct Line, Loop Customer Service, HML, Foundation UK, Garbutt and Elliott, Guide Dogs for the Blind, Karma Nirvana, Aon, Capita, Canopy Housing, Network Rail and Canal and River Trust.