Improving Mental Health Within the Workplace

In this article, we will understand what mental health is and what training courses Skills Training Centre can offer, in order to help improve mental health awareness.

What is Mental Health?

Mental health is something that we all have, much like physical health. However, your mental state doesn’t always remain the same. It can fluctuate in accordance with varying circumstances and the different stages in your life.

Mental health can range from anxiety to depression, to bipolar disorder or schizophrenia. People with the same mental health condition can all experience varying symptoms, meaning it's crucial that workplaces are prepped to deal with these specific needs and requirements. Mental health issues can affect one in four people at some point in their lives and have a significant impact on employee wellbeing.

What Mental Health Training Does Skills Training Centre Provide?

At Skills Training Centre we offer three courses, Mental Health and Well-being in the Workplace, Mental Health Awareness and Mental Health in the Workplace. Each of these courses focus on stress and common mental health illnesses, with robust action plans in order to help those in crisis or need.

All of our courses at Skills Training Centre aim to provide information to delegates to show how to promote mental health and well-being in your workplace. Whilst giving priority to information on well-being, self-help and aid prevention.

All delegates will come away from the training course with an actionable development plan which they will be able to immediately implement in their workplace.

Mental Health and Well-being in the Workplace

The Mental Health and Well-being in the Workplace course aims to increase the attendee's awareness of mental health and well-being and how to influence a positive mindset within the workplace. Throughout the course, delegates will:

• Learn to recognise possible signs and symptoms of a person that has mental ill-health or is suffering with stress.

• Understand mental health and its stigma.

• Create a Mental Health Plan to help those in crisis or need.

• Be given external professional help and guidance.

• Learn about the law in relation to mental health and the workplace.

• Learn what the best practices are when helping someone to stay in work or return to work.

• Have an understanding about the more complex mental health conditions.

• Be able to promote well-being in the workplace and how to become an ambassador for Mental Health and Well-being.

• Be given information on self-care to aid prevention to help others and yourself.

Mental Health Awareness

The Mental Health Awareness course gives delegates a general overview of mental health including signs, symptoms and coping mechanisms. Throughout the course, attendees will:

• Learn how to recognise the possible signs and symptoms of a person that has ill mental health.

• Have a general overview and awareness of mental health and its stigma.

• Learn how and where to access help for those in crisis or need.

Mental Health in the Workplace

The Skills Training Centre Mental Health in the Workplace course, allows delegates to have an understanding of how to cope with the mental health of employees and how to make beneficial changes to a workplace environment to improve employee mental health and well-being. In the course attendees will: 

• Be able to recognise possible signs and symptoms of a person that has ill mental health

• Have a general overview and awareness of mental health and its stigma.

• Create a Mental Health Action Plan to help those in crisis or need.

• Be given external professional help and guidance.

• Learn about the law in relation to mental health and the workplace.

• Learn what the best practices are when helping someone to stay in work or return to work.

At Skills Training Centre, we don’t believe in delivering Mental Health courses that just tick boxes, we provide training that allows our attendees to learn new skills, improve existing skills, retain industry-based knowledge and be able to implement their skills and findings within their workplace and organisations.

The Mental Health courses we provide are designed to be relevant and cost-effective and are delivered to high standards. Our instructors are professional and experienced in their respective fields and are highly skilled at taking into account the needs of individuals with different skills, abilities and experiences. 

If you wish to gain further insight into our Mental Health training courses and what Skills Training Centre can provide for you, please get in touch.