Understanding Mental Health And Peer Support (3hours)
Min 8 – Max 20 people
Course Topics:
Understanding mental health and what it is
Realising the rising figures of suicide and people reaching crisis point
How to spot the signs and symptoms
Non-judgemental listening skills
Opening a dialogue with someone in need
Signposting to professional services
The session finishes with a guided discussion by a train peer support facilitator. Offering a safe and non-judgmental environment whilst encouraging open and honest conversation. We feel that this is where the true magic of mental health support happens. People supporting people, using their own journeys and life experience to help others. This has hugely positive impacts and is often all a person may need to find that release of pressure before reaching crisis point which, more often than not, results in multiple lost working hours due to stress related sickness. Attendees to our peer support sessions often feedback with how the session not only helped them but also gave them a much better understanding of how to support their peers within the workplaces and their social networks also.
