This is a two and half hour workshop for managers and supervisors to:

• enhance your awareness of mental health and wellbeing
• identify the sources, causes and warning signs of poor mental wellbeing
• use effective listening tools and techniques to acknowledge difficult feelings and circumstances
• facilitate constructive and open conversations with employees with mental ill health or other health conditions, to identify and implement appropriate support mechanisms
• signpost people for additional support and consider reasonable adjustments

Course structure

This course runs over two and a half hours, and is run either on campus or on teams.

See the Mental health and wellbeing training page for dates.

Please sign up for this course through iTrent ESS by searching 'Mental'.

Who should attend

This course is designed with managers and supervisors in mind.

Facilitator

This course is run by Heather Girling, Staff Health & Wellbeing Manager.

The staff wellbeing page has links to wellbeing tools and resources.

These include:

• Staff support networks.
• Blogs, podcasts, and research.
• The Staff Wellbeing Champion network.
• Staff Wellbeing events.
• Resources to support staff wellbeing.
• Wellbeing guidance for managers.
• Suicide awareness and prevention.
• The staff development toolkit

Discussing your learning and development with your line manager

We assume that if you need permission or agreement to attend this course you will have arranged this before booking. To ensure the training is suitable and your learning can be transferred back to the workplace, you should also have discussed the following with your line manager:

• how this training will help to deliver your individual/team goals
• the expected outcomes (what is expected to change or improve as a result)
• any support required post-course to enable you to transfer your learning back to the workplace

Your manager will receive an automated notification when you book or cancel a place on a course using ESS.

Book your place

You must book your place using Employee Self-Service (ESS). Places will be available to book on self-service up to 24 hours before the course, to allow for participants to complete the required pre-work. Download instructions on how to book your place using ESS.

Cancel your place

You can cancel your place using Employee Self-Service (ESS). Download instructions on how to cancel your place using ESS.

Please cancel your place as early as possible (and at least three days in advance) to allow others to book instead.