Mental Health

Welcome to the Leading Through Uncertainty course, part of the Health and Wellbeing Training for staff and managers.The world is changing at an exponential rate, more than we’ve experienced in our lifetimes. Following the impact of a global pandemic, we are all experiencing brand new ways of working in a volatile and ever-changing environment. We have had to shift to managing our people from a distance, whilst ensuring we can help the wellbeing of our teams at the same time. This creates new tensions and dynamics in the way we lead, and certainly won’t be the last periods of change we will experience. The purpose of this “Leading through Uncertainty” virtual training course is to give you the tools to lead your people effectively through this, and any, periods of uncertainty. We will look at how to motivate and support your people, whilst also ensuring your own resilience to allow you to thrive during challenging and uncertain times.By the end of this course you will be able to:Understand what happens to our brains when faced with uncertainty, as well as the emotions we may feel during periods of transitionExplore how our own personal resilience needs to come first to effectively help others, and what we can do to help us thrivePlan how we can bring clarity, no matter how small, into uncertain situationsIdentify ways we can set directions in periods of uncertainty Understand what affects our people's mental well-being, and how we can help support their human needsBuild trust based and supportive relationships with your peopleThere are a number of Handouts (Handout 1, Handout 2) and a Workbook available should you wish to have copies. There is a useful further reading list in the Workbook. Please contact khft.staffwellbeingappointments@nhs.net should you wish to request a Certificate of Completion. 

Welcome to the Psychological Safety at Work course, part of the Health and Wellbeing Training for staff and managers. Psychological safety is the principle that where we allow people to feel safe in the workplace and allow them to contribute their ideas and concerns, we are considerably more likely to develop a culture of knowledge and innovation. Where fear at work is the dominating factor and people are scared to speak up through a worry that they will be dismissed, suppressed, ridiculed or even threatened, the chances of errors and mistakes increases while opportunities for growth are reduced. The aim of creating a culture of psychological safety is to remove the feeling employees have that they should, ‘fit in’, ‘know their place’, ‘toe the line’ and go along with things in order to be accepted. By developing a culture that goes against this model and allows people to feel safe, empowered, fearless and able to speak up, we allow individuals to grow and excel and encourage performance improvements within the organisation. During this training, we will be exploring these concepts and establishing how we can help develop a culture that exhibits psychological safety traits, giving you the skills to minimise errors and unleash the talent within your organisation. There is a Workbook available should you wish to have a copy. There is a useful further reading list in the Workbook. Please contact khft.staffwellbeingappointments@nhs.net should you wish to request a Certificate of Completion.

Welcome to the Developing Resilience course, part of the Health and Wellbeing Training for staff and managers.Resilience is now recognised as a very important competence to demonstrate in the workplace. In the increasingly complex context of today’s working environment, the resilience of individuals, and organisations becomes critical for business success. Resilience is the ability to cope with the challenges, problems and set-backs you face in life, and to become stronger because of them. Resilience relies on different skills and draws on various sources of help, including rational thinking skills, physical and emotional health, and your relationships with those around you. By the end of this course you will be able to: Define resilience and explain its importanceDifferentiate between positive and negative thinkingChallenge the way you thinkUse the ladder of inferenceDevelop a resilience gridDevelop key Emotional Intelligence skillsHelp others to build resilience There are a number of Handouts (Handout 1, Handout 2, Handout 3, Handout 4) and a Workbook available should you wish to have copies. There is a useful further reading list in the Workbook. Please contact khft.staffwellbeingappointments@nhs.net should you wish to request a Certificate of Completion. 

Welcome to the Anxiety at Work course, part of the Health and Wellbeing Training for staff and managers.In this course we are going to take a good look at anxiety. As we progress, we will clarify what anxiety is, what it is caused by and why it is so important for us to know about it in the workplace. Underpinning our course is a crucial message – making anxiety normal. Ours will be a non-clinical approach – there is no medical or scientific element to this course; we’ll take a common sense, practical and straightforward stand. This course is suitable for anyone at work. It has been designed to assist us all with achieving an understanding of what anxiety is and how it might be handled whether - as a sufferer, or as the manager or colleague of a sufferer.When you reach the end of this course you will: • Know what anxiety is and what it isn’t • Be able to discuss the impact of anxiety on colleagues, on productivity and working life • Know the role of the manager, employer and colleague of an anxious person – and the role of the sufferer • Be able to draw sensible comparisons between anxiety and physical illnesses • Produce a plan to define the action you will take to address the stigma attached to anxiety with a view to improving business performance.There are a number of Helpsheets and a Workbook available should you wish to have copies. There are several useful website addresses in the Workbook.Please contact khft.staffwellbeingappointments@nhs.net should you wish to request a certificate. 

Welcome to the Staff Wellness course, part of the Health and Wellbeing Training for staff and managers.In this course you will cover:Understanding the concept of wellness and why it is importantIdentifying factors which can lead to absence of wellnessLearning why wellness isn't always well receivedIdentifying the 6 areas of wellnessReviewing examples of factors which affect your wellnessIdentifying your own areas of wellness which are strong and weakExplore Prochaska's stages of changeLearn about stages in the wellness change processReview supportive resources Goal SettingAt the end of the course you will be able to take an assessment which will provide you with CPD certification.

Welcome to the Mental Health Knowledge for Managers course, part of the Health and Wellbeing Training for staff and managers.

Welcome to our Understanding Mental Health for staff course, part of the Health and Wellbeing training for staff.In this course you will learn:What is mental healthLegal requirements surrounding mental healthExplore how having a healthy mental health workforce can help the organisationLearn about personality disorders and how they differ from mentalhealth illnessEstablish symptoms of personality clustersIdentify why personality disorders are oftern difficult to diagnoseExplore how menatl health issues can be caused or exacerbated by workReview and identify symptoms, causes and common treatments for a range of mental health illnessesLearn about presenteeismUnderstand how to be supportive to someone with a mental health illnessEstablish how to talk about mental health issuesLook at areas of change to create a healthier environmentFor managers there is an additional section to help you decide how competent you feel in the following areas:Managing emotionsCommunicatingSupportingManaging difficult situationsAt the end of the course you will be able to take the assessment, and gain CPD certification.