Mental Health Awareness Masterclass Masterclass

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Become aware of the signs of mental health problems. Learn how to provide the best support. Gain confidence in leading your team.

Overview

This one day masterclass will help leaders, managers, and interested peers to learn how to spot signs of underlying mental health problems, understand the stigma of dealing with symptoms in the workplace, and how to effectively get the correct help and support for the employee.

Course structure

This one day masterclass will take place on campus at the University of Sunderland between 9:30am - 4:30pm.

Topics covered include:

Mental Health Awareness
Awareness that patients being seen for physical problems may have underlying distress or mental health problems.
Awareness of the stigma which a person with mental health may face.
Becoming confident in screening people for depression and anxiety.
Becoming confident in talking to someone who has just divulged that they are distressed or concerned about a mental health problem.
Becoming confident in assessing the level of concern around the mental health problem, and knowing who to get involved and how.
Becoming confident in understanding risk and knowing how to help – thinking about wellbeing/coping and staying safe.

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Facilities

At the University of Sunderland, we have many facilities that can support you with your studies.

Entry requirements

We don’t currently display entry requirements for United States. Please contact the Student Admin team on studentadmin@sunderland.ac.uk or 0191 515 3154.

This masterclass is for leaders, managers and interested peers working in any sector who are responsible for supporting staff who might be struggling with their mental health.

Fees and finance

For available funding opportunities please contact esf@sunderland.ac.uk.

This information was correct at the time of publication.

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Contact

For more information on studying this course, contact the ESF team on 0191 515 3361 / esf@sunderland.ac.uk.

Page last updated: 15 March 2023

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