This course is ideal for all employees , providing a basic awareness of mental health in the workplace.
Although this certificate is entitled ‘in the workplace’, this course is suited to ANYONE who wishes to understand more about mental health, that may be associated with a family member, friend or colleague outside of a work environment.
Course Structure:
This course is ideal for all employees , providing a basic awareness of mental health in the workplace.
Although this certificate is entitled ‘in the workplace’, this course is suited to ANYONE who wishes to understand more about mental health, that may be associated with a family member, friend or colleague outside of a work environment.
Course Content:
UNIT – 1
Understand the difference between mental health and mental ill health.
Describe how mental health affects human behaviour
Describe the components of mental well-being and how it relates to resilience.
Be able to provide examples of well-being in the workplace
Understanding resilience and the capacity to stay mentally well during difficult situations
Understand how to positively support individual well-being in the workplace
Understand how risk factors associated with mental ill health can lead to problems in the workplace.
Be aware of risk factors that are caused from mental health
Be able to recognise how mental health problems can affect day-to-day living
Recognise how mental health can lead to other known character traits
Understand how mental health problems can affect normality from one day to another
Understand how social and cultural attitudes can lead to mental illness
Recognise how stigma and discrimination can lead to overwhelming influences on individuals, communities and societies Understand how stereotyping can lead to prejudice, discrimination and inequality
Understanding causes of stress and knowing how stress can stem from influences resulting from work
Understand what stress is and how it is commonly defined
Be able to recognise the signs and symptoms of useful and harmful stress
Be able to manage stress in the workplace local and workplace support and self-management
Be able to understand different types of mental health
Describe what an anxiety is and how it becomes a mental health problem (including phobias)
Recognise the physical and psychological signs and symptoms of anxiety
Be able to understand what depression is, how it is defined and what the common symptoms are
Understand why mental health is not discussed in the workplace
Be able to understand why employees do not discuss mental health at work
Be able to recognise other types of legislation that applies to Mental Health in the UK
Be aware of legislation relating to mental health for employees working or living in England or Wales
Be able to understand The Management Standards Approach
Know what the Management Standards Approach is and how it relates to organisational guidelines.
Be able to explain all six areas of the Management Standard and understand them as six stress areas
Understanding problems in the workplace as a result of unidentified mental health
Describe how difficult it is to discloses mental health in the workplace
Explain how to start a conversation with a colleague who has a suspected mental health condition
Know what advice to provide during a discussion with a colleague, friend or family relative
Be able to implement an action plan to promote a healthy workplace
Know how to promote a healthy workplace
Be familiar with five key steps that help boost individual mental wellbeing
