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About Our Training
Our mental health training is designed to help individuals recognise signs of stress and emotional distress in themselves and others.
It empowers team members to speak more openly about mental health at work and feel more confident raising concerns about colleagues they may be worried about.
Participants will learn how to:
- Build a deeper understanding of mental health and mental illness, including how they may show up in the workplace.
- Help normalise conversations around mental health and reduce associated stigma.
- Identify key factors that influence mental wellbeing.
- Recognise the causes of workplace stress and how to tell when stress may be a sign of something more serious.
- Initiate compassionate, supportive conversations with colleagues who may be struggling.
- Assess their own wellbeing and explore practical strategies to improve it.
Start your journey
About Our Training
Our mental health training is designed to help individuals recognise signs of stress and emotional distress in themselves and others.
It empowers team members to speak more openly about mental health at work and feel more confident raising concerns about colleagues they may be worried about.
Participants will learn how to:
- Build a deeper understanding of mental health and mental illness, including how they may show up in the workplace.
- Help normalise conversations around mental health and reduce associated stigma.
- Identify key factors that influence mental wellbeing.
- Recognise the causes of workplace stress and how to tell when stress may be a sign of something more serious.
- Initiate compassionate, supportive conversations with colleagues who may be struggling.
- Assess their own wellbeing and explore practical strategies to improve it.
The face behind our success
Richard West
As a firefighter for 27 years, I have seen in my personal and work life how poor mental health can have a negative impact on individuals and those around them. My work within trauma debriefing and current training to become a therapist has enabled me develop a unique, open and inclusive training style. Below are some of my relevant experience and
qualifications:
● Adult Mental Health First Aid Instructor.
● Affiliate with Health Assured (Specialist Support Services)
● PTSD Diploma.
● Trained in Applied Suicide Intervention Skills (ASIST).
● Immediate Emergency Care (IEC).
● BACP Introduction to Integrative Counselling.
● Level 3 award in Education and training.
● Critical Incident De Brief co-ordinator/facilitator for Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service.
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The face behind our success
Richard West
As a firefighter for 27 years, I have seen in my personal and work life how poor mental health can have a negative impact on individuals and those around them. My work within trauma debriefing and current training to become a therapist has enabled me develop a unique, open and inclusive training style. Below are some of my relevant experience and
qualifications:
● Adult Mental Health First Aid Instructor.
● Affiliate with Health Assured (Specialist Support Services)
● PTSD Diploma.
● Trained in Applied Suicide Intervention Skills (ASIST).
● Immediate Emergency Care (IEC).
● BACP Introduction to Integrative Counselling.
● Level 3 award in Education and training.
● Critical Incident De Brief co-ordinator/facilitator for Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service.
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