Mental Health First Aid

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Mental health and wellbeing are top of the corporate agenda for a reason. In the USA, mental health initiatives see a return of $4 for every $1 spent – with the average cost of unsupported mental health in the UK consuming 99 million sick days, at a cost of £1,300 per employee and £36billion to the UK economy – per year. That’s £130k a year for 100 employees. We have successfully trained managers and their teams across multiple organisations and industries, creating and developing more effective cultures which optimise wellbeing and productivity across the board. We can help you achieve the same.

What solution is right for you?

1/2 day course

MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS

Ideal for busy professionals who want a high level overview of mental health in the workplace and how they can support colleagues but who don’t have time for the longer, more in-depth courses.

What's Included?

What is mental health and factors affecting it
How to challenge stigma
Stress and stress management
Signs, symptoms and prevalence of common mental health conditions
How to look after your own mental health
How to interact with someone in distress
Recovery
Supporting mental health in the wider workplace
Helpful resources

1 day course

MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS + Skills

A half-way house between the ½ Day Awareness Course and the 2 Day Mental Health First Aid Course. Ideal for every type of employee and a must for managers to learn a toolkit for supporting the mental health and wellbeing of a complex workforce.

What's Included?

What is mental health
Mental health and stress in the workplace
Stigma and discrimination
Signs, symptoms and prevalence of common mental health conditions
Applying the Mental Health First Aid Action Plan to support others
Recovery
Building a mentally healthy wider workplace
Action planning for using Mental Health First Aid

2 day course

The Gold standard course, ideal for HR professionals, managers and supervisors who deal with employees regularly. Builds confidence and practical skills to deal with a wide spectrum of mental health issues and crisis situations.

What's Included?

Why Mental Health First Aid
The Mental Health First Aid Action Plan to support others
What is mental health and the impact of mental health issues
Stigma and discrimination
Signs, symptoms, prevalence and treatment of mental health conditions
First Aid for depression, anxiety, self-harm, psychosis and suicidal crisis
Non-judgemental listening skills
Recovery and building resources in the workplace

1 hour session

Mental Health Taster

A time-efficient way to give senior decision-makers, budget holders and wellbeing strategists insight into the prevalence and cost of unsupported mental health and the benefits of training before wider mental health strategy is rolled out.

What's Included?

What is mental health
The difference between stress and mental illness
The business case: The prevalence of mental illness and the commercial cost
Why we all have different resilience levels
Overview of signs of common conditions to crisis
Corporate stories
The benefits of Mental Health First Aid
Corporate testimonials
Current corporate position and future strategy

All courses are certified by Mental Health First Aid England, the only accredited body of its kind.

Certified Mental Health First Aiders at Hitachi

Certified Mental Health First Aiders at Tarmac

Certified Mental Health First Aiders at Millbrook

Certified Mental Health First Aiders at Neg Earth

How sessions work?

THE 3-STEP APPROACH

I spend time getting clear on corporate pain points and strategic goals so I can bespoke my training to optimise organisational effectiveness. I work across a range of industries from construction, law and finance to property and the public sector and find leveraging coaching, counselling, creative and commercial skills make for optimum engagement and results.

I create safe, fun and inspiring workshops where attendees feel comfortable collaborating with one another. I thrive building relationships with people across all industries with a plethora of challenges and have cracked the code for achieving maximum engagement, transformation and growth. My interactive style is key to my success.

I teach expert-designed content in a dynamic, interactive and fun style that empowers and transforms. Live practise of easy to use toolkits embeds learning while group work and collaborative workshop style empowers attendees to practise newly-won superpowers in their daily lives to maximise transformation and results.

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WHY BECOME A MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AIDER?

WHY STRESS AFFECTS US ALL DIFFERENTLY?

HOW ARE MEN AFFECTED BY MENTAL ILLNESS?

What clients say

❝Excellent, dynamic presenter, clear, pacy presentation slides + good amount of interaction❞

❝Great mental health training, brilliantly delivered and full of useful content❞

❝Course was delivered exceptionally and sympathetically. Everybody was listened to and given the chance to give their input❞

❝Phenomenal course. Best training attended❞

❝Mental Health First Aid Courses should be compulsory for all line managers❞

❝Melanie is an excellent speaker. Her Half Day Mental Health Awareness Course was informative and engaging. It would be very useful for any business where staff are the keystone of the business❞

❝I can't speak highly enough of Melanie and the Mental Health and Wellbeing Awareness course she delivered to our learners and Apprentices. This can be a tricky subject to talk about but Melanie put them at ease straight away with her friendly and reassuring demeanour and got everyone participating from the start, openly sharing their experiences and keeping them fully engaged throughout the course. It was really great to see them taking away such valuable information that has built their confidence to help others manage their mental health. A brilliant course delivered by a 1st class trainer - highly recommended❞

❝Informative, educational + inspiring! Superb tutor!❞

❝Melanie expertly delivered and facilitated a two-day Online Mental Health Training course held under ‘virtual’ training conditions because of the pandemic. The aim of the course was to train us in recognising the broad spectrum of mental health issues, and in understanding how to respond to and help anyone who might come to us for assistance/guidance. Much of the subject matter was ‘dark’, and even personally challenging – covering issues that many of us had experienced ourselves. However, Melanie showed great sensitivity, empathy and professionalism, and a very calm manner, in delivering and facilitating the course – backed by what was clearly in-depth knowledge and understanding of all the topics we covered. Courses of this kind need very talented individuals with an exceptional combination of skills to deliver them effectively. I would not hesitate to recommend Melanie to other companies who are considering running similar training courses for their employees❞

❝I recently did a Mental Health First Aid course with Mel via Zoom. The course was fascinating, highlighting how much mental health affects the work force and the country as a whole as well as helping you reflect on your own wellbeing. Mel made, what is quite a difficult subject to address, interesting, fun but most of all non-judgemental, allowing everyone on the course to have their say and respecting their view. After the course I felt that I was more able to notice and deal with mental health situations, by listening and pointing people in the right direction. To my mind this course is invaluable; especially in these very difficult times. If I can help one person in a small way it will be solely down to what Mel taught me. Thank you Mel, you are an inspiration❞

❝10 colleagues and I had the absolute pleasure of being trained over 2 days to become Mental Health First Aider’s by Mel. The sessions were hugely valuable, the content extremely relevant, the pace of delivery was excellent and all topped off by Mel’s open, engaging and supportive facilitation. Thank you so much Mel!❞

❝I've had the pleasure to meet Mel during a 2 Day MHFA workshop she facilitated for members of our team. It was an excellent training session, very inspiring and engaging. Mel worked really well with difficult topics in the group without pushing too hard. So much to takeaway! I'd wholeheartedly recommend Mel to any organisation interested in looking after the wellbeing of their teams through peer support - Mental Health First Aiders within the organisation❞

WHY WORK WITH ME?

As a lawyer turned Success Coach and Corporate Wellbeing Trainer, I’m a commercial creative hybrid with a dynamic, interactive style that makes for high levels of facilitation rather than one way teaching. A trained telephone counsellor and NLP Practitioner, my approach is integrative and highly bespoke, tailoring my expertise to your professional development needs. I work across a variety of industries from law, finance, insurance and higher education to the public sector, third sector and prisons with a wide range of attendees from PAs, trainees and apprentices to associates, managers and partners. I have found that maximum stakeholder engagement optimises whole organisational change. Though my workshops centre on wellbeing, they cross a variety of areas key to organisational effectiveness from communication, performance and teamwork to strategy, growth and leadership, cutting through the corporate mask to get to the root of what motivates employees to perform best.

WHAT ELSE?

My passion for coaching stems from diverse life experience which has seen me navigate (not always bright and breezily, I might add) different countries, corporate environments, challenges and adventures from property, PR, law and higher education to South America, Madrid, Chamonix and beyond. What I can safely say I’ve learnt along the way is what lies beneath true happiness, how fulfilment really works and – more importantly – how I can help you get there – your version of it, your way. Because no matter how different we may seem, we all operate within a similar framework of happiness. We’re frustrated when we live our lives at odds with our values + we’re inspired when we learn what makes us tick. Once we identify what drives us and we reshape our daily lives in accordance with our values, life becomes a lot less stressful and a lot more fulfilling.

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