Our Training Courses

Mental Health First Aid Aware (Mental Health First Aid England accredited)- half-day course

This short course is ideal for individuals wanting a brief introduction to mental health and how to support others at work or in the community.

Key Learning Objectives:

• Introduction to mental health and challenging stigma
• Develop a basic knowledge of some common mental health issues such as stress, anxiety, depression
• Learn Practical strategies for looking after your own mental health and maintaining wellbeing
• Gain confidence to support someone in distress and how to signpost them to further support

Outcome:

Participants will gain a general awareness of mental health and wellbeing and how to spot someone who is struggling.

Mental Health First Aider (Mental Health First Aid England accredited) – 2 day course

Develop an understanding and confidence to respond to people experiencing emotional and mental health difficulties.  Learn how to support people in distress and identify resources to promote mental health and wellbeing. This interactive course gives you opportunities for role-play and discussion.

Key Learning Objectives:

• Understand common mental health issues  
• Spot signs of mental ill health including anxiety and depression
• Be able to discuss mental health with colleagues in an open and supportive way 
• Develop practical skills to support someone in crisis or distress
• Establish good self-care and peer support for MH First Aiders

Outcome:

Participants will be certified as a Mental Health First Aider and receive a manual and toolkit to refer to when supporting others.

Mental Health First Aid Champion (Mental Health First Aid England accredited) – 1 day course

This one day course follows on from Mental Health First Aid training and supports you to become a Mental Health First Aid Champion, giving you additional skills in the workplace.

Key Learning Objectives:

• Understand the role of a MHFA at work and how to have real impact
• Develop knowledge and confidence to advocate for mental health awareness across your organisation
• Learn skills to promote and support positive workplace wellbeing
• Explore ideas for activities, equity councils and campaigns which promote a healthy and inclusive workplace culture

Outcome:

Participants will be certified Mental Health Champions with opportunities to influence best practice within their workplace. Further support and networking is available via Bristol Mind.

Suicide Awareness – 1 hr online course 

One hour awareness session is aimed at basic awareness of suicide and suicidal ideation.

Key Learning Objectives:

• Learn key facts about suicide and dispel commonly-held myths and assumptions
• Recognize when someone may be at risk of suicide 
• Understand the importance of open conversation with sensitivity
• Learn practical steps to offer support and connect people to professional support

Outcome:

Participants will gain a basic understanding of suicide and be less fearful/ more prepared to discuss it with others, safely and sensitively.

Safe Talk – half-day course

This half-day course is designed to give participants practical skills in supporting individuals who may be at risk of suicide. The course follows the easy-to-remember “TALK” model (Tell, Ask, Listen, Keep-Safe).

Key Learning Objectives:

• Recognize when someone is experiencing suicidal thoughts.
• Practice having conversations about suicide using the TALK model.
• Understand how to connect individuals with suicide intervention resources.
• Identify signs of suicidal behavior that may often be missed or ignored.

Outcome:

Participants will be equipped with practical skills to intervene in a suicide crisis and offer support. A certificate of completion and a resource pack is provided.

ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) – 2 day course

A comprehensive 2-day workshop for those seeking to develop their suicide intervention skills further.

ASIST is a highly interactive and evidence-based program designed to help participants recognize when someone may be at risk of suicide and provide them with life-saving intervention.

Key Learning Objectives:

• Understand the concept of suicide intervention and its importance.
• Learn how to identify and assess suicide risk.
• Develop a plan to ensure the individual’s immediate safety.
• Build confidence to intervene with empathy and practical steps.
• Utilize the Suicide-Safety Guide and knowing how to access community resources.

Outcome:

Participants will be fully equipped to engage in suicide prevention and intervention, with the ability to create safety plans and ensure appropriate follow-up care.

Developing Our Resilience – half-day course

Many of us are juggling complex, high-paced lives, with more demands on us than ever before across our work and personal lives, both on- and offline. This course focuses on teaching participants the key components of resilience and how to apply them in both personal and professional settings. It is ideal for individuals or teams who want to strengthen their self-awareness and begin developing positive habits across the lifespan.

Key Learning Objectives:

• Understand what resilience is and its importance in everyday life.
• Explore key components of resilience: Emotional Wellbeing, Physical Health, Thinking Ahead, and Healthy Relationships.
• Learn how to overcome barriers to resilience such as negative thinking patterns.
• Practise resilience-building techniques that can be used daily.

Outcome:

Participants will learn how to identify and build resilience over time, applying positive strategies to support them in their work and personal lives.

Understanding Stress & Building Personal Resilience – 1 day course

A full-day program, providing a deeper dive into understanding the complexities of stress and how it affects the body and mind. This course is suited to people in high-pressure or management roles, with multiple demands on their time and resources.

Key Learning Objectives:

• Explore what causes stress in the workplace – and when this tips over into distress
• Understand the physiological and psychological effects of stress 
• Identify  your own personal stressors and learn how to manage them.
• Explore the mind-body connection and what this means for stress and resilience
• Practise stress-relief strategies including mindfulness, breathing exercises, and cognitive behavioral techniques.

Outcome:

Participants will finish the day with a personalized action plan for managing stress and building resilience, as well as practical stress-busting ideas to take back to their workplace and share with colleagues.

Active Listening Skills for Every Day – 1 day course

Active listening is often reserved for helping professions, or for parents wanting to support their children.  In the wake of more intensive remote and hybrid working, this course advocates for a relational approach which is needed throughout the workplace if we are to get the best out of our teams and support our colleagues with their mental health and wellbeing. This interactive course gives you opportunities for role-play and discussion.

Key Learning Objectives:

• Explore what active listening is – how does it differ from ‘normal’ listening?
• Understand the Core Conditions from counselling theory and how you can use them to transform relationships at work
• Discuss the difference between emotional support and practical support, and learn how providing emotional support to colleagues can promote good mental health, team cohesion, and conflict resolution
• Identify your own emotional responses and triggers, and discover how becoming aware of these can prevent them from getting in your way at work
• Introduce self-care and discuss healthy boundaries, grounding techniques, and effective supervision
• Learn how to use listening skills differently in 121 and group meetings
• Practise using active listening in different work-based scenarios, including supporting change, line-management, and resolving conflict

Outcome:

Participants will finish the day with a practical understanding of how active listening skills can help them in their role at work, and in their personal lives. They will leave with skills and techniques to offer emotional support to each other and themselves in ways which can be transformative in the workplace.

Further consultancy on reflective practice is available from Bristol Mind.

Bristol Mind also offers a range of tailor-made and bespoke training courses, suitable for promoting positive mental health and wellbeing which is championed and led by Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), otherwise know as Affinity or Diversity Groups.

Typically, ERG groups are self-organised based on identifiers which might result in minoritisation within an organisation, or society at large. Groups can form based on:

• Race, culture or ethnicity  
• People with disabilities  
• Gender 
• Sexual orientation  
• Age or life stage e.g. menopause
• Parenting 

Our training courses create safe spaces in which people  can share specific experiences or barriers which create stress in the workplace, and co-design approaches which can be shared with their organisations to create positive cultural change. Courses can also be designed which bring diverse teams together to consider their mental health and wellbeing from an intercultural perspective. Please browse our courses below, or contact us with a specific query or idea.