Mental Health in the Workplace Awareness Level 2

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Introduction

This course provides a basic awareness of mental health conditions in the workplace. It will equip learners with the knowledge to identify various mental health issues and guide employees, managers, and supervisors in initiating care, support, and signposting processes.

Mental illness refers to mental health conditions that affect mood, thoughts, and behaviours, potentially disrupting a person’s ability to interact with others and perform daily activities. The Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 requires employers to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of all employees, with particular emphasis on considering mental health within the workplace as part of their welfare duties.

Training can be conducted on-site at your premises or at one of our accredited training centres.

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The right course for you?

This course is suitable for any business setting and for all employees seeking to understand mental health, its impact on others, and how to identify and support individuals affected by mental health issues.

We also offer this course at Levels 1 and 3:

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What will be covered?

Course Content

While this list is not exhaustive, here are some key topics covered during the training.

Upon successfully completing the course, trainees will receive an accredited or in-house certificate valid for three years. A refresher course is recommended every three years to maintain compliance and safety standards.

Understand the difference between mental health and mental ill health

Describe the components of mental well-being and how it relates to resilience

Understand how risk factors associated with mental ill health can lead to problems in the workplace

Be able to recognise how mental health problems can affect day-to-day living

Understand how social and cultural attitudes can lead to mental illness

Understanding causes of stress and knowing how stress can stem from influences resulting from work

Be able to understand the difference between anxiety and a panic attack

Understand why mental health is not discussed in the workplace

Understand how anxiety, phobias, depression, bipolar and schizophrenia are denominators for ill related mental health

Be able to recognise other types of legislation that applies to mental health in the UK

Be able to understand the management standards approach

Be able to understand how an employee’s emotional intelligence enables them to manage their emotions with other people, both individually and in groups

Understanding problems in the workplace because of unidentified mental health

Be able to implement an action plan to promote a healthy workplace

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