WellbeingWorksTraining and Consultancy

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Making mental health at work matter

Welcome to Wellbeing Works – mental health and wellbeing training and consultancy.

Who we areMiddlesbrough and Stockton Mind is a local charity with over 20 years' experience of supporting people with mental health difficulties.

We are mental health experts and we care greatly about the mental health andwellbeing of the people we work with.

We have an excellent reputation for delivering high quality, cost effective training,regionally, across all work sectors.

We deliver mental health training because...Middlesbrough and Stockton Mind is committed to raising the profile of mental healthin the region.

We are committed to supporting employers to understand mental health and bettersupport their people.

We are committed to strengthening our local economy by helping to build emotionallyresilient work forces.

Our Workplace Wellbeing project can help you to up-skill your teams to understandand support themselves and each other better. Creating a stronger and more cohesivework force that performs better in challenging economic times.

The Health and Safety Executive is the national independent watchdog for work-related health, safety and illness. They stipulate that employers have a legalduty of care to protect employees from work related stress as much as they can.

Why dœs mental health trainingfor staff matter?

It could save you moneyPresenteeism in our workplaces (when someone is at work when they are not well,

resulting in loss of productivity) is increasing year on year. This costs the economy up to £99 billion a year.

www.deloitte.co.uk/mentalhealthreview

It could save you timePoor mental health at work and sickness absence because of mental

health costs employers up to £42 billion a year.www.deloitte.co.uk/mentalhealthreview

It can improve workplace culture

1 in 5 people have taken a day offwork due to their mental wellbeing.However up to 90% feel they can't behonest about this being the reason.

YouGov Poll commissioned by Mind 2017

It can improverelationships

A recent survey by Time to Change reportedapproximately 49% of employees would

feel uncomfortable talking to their managerabout their mental wellbeing.

Time to Change attitudes to mental illness research report 2016

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We can help... Our courses

Our workshops and training can help you to improve:

• Your understanding of mental health

• How to stay mentally healthy at work

• How to support colleagues and customers

• How best to manage staff who experience mental health difficulties

We offer bespoke training so if you have a particular need we can work with you

to develop training specifically for your organisation.

Training can be delivered 'in house' at a time and date that suits you or we can arrange

training to take place in our training venue

Course Duration DescriptionMental Health First Aid 2 days Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is a training

course which teaches people how to identify,understand and help someone who may beexperiencing a mental health issue.

A Life Worth Living 4 hours A life worth living trains members of thecommunity to offer support and information topeople who are experiencing suicidal thoughts.

Mental HealthAwareness

4 hours Is a course for anyone who has limitedknowledge or understanding of mental health.We look at the signs and symptoms of commonmental health problems and what helps.

Mindfulness - shortworkshop or ½ day

Flexible This workshop helps you to improve emotionaland often physical wellbeing by helping you tomanage anxious thoughts - particularly aroundthe past and the future, through Mindfulness.

Stress Management 3 hours Stress is part of everyday life, this coursehelps you to understand what stress is, whatcauses stress, what are the stressors in yourlife and what strategies you can use to reduceand overcome stress.

Managing mentalhealth in theworkplace

3 hours This course is for line managers and aims toincrease their understanding of the commonmental health problems staff can experienceand how to practically support staff at work.

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Consultancy How do I get started?

We also offer consultancy service to support your organisation with wellbeing

strategies, to help nurture a positive workplace culture.

If you would like more information about our consultancy services, please contact our

helpful training team.

How much does it cost?

Please see our current price guide. Prices are fixed per course (not per individual).

If you have a limited budget for training, please contact our experienced training team

who will be more than happy to go through the options with you.

We prefer to work with you in collaboration so we can understand your workplace andwhat you would like to achieve by working with us.

Initially we would like to meet with you to discuss this in detail. The initialconsultation is free.

If you are interested in our training or you have any queries about how we can help,please contact Vicki on 01642 257020 or email vicki.henderson-thynne@middlesbroughandstocktonmind.org.uk

Middlesbrough and Stockton MindThe Mind Centre90-92 Lothian RoadMiddlesbroughTS4 2QX

TEL: 01642 257020

"Vicki offered a valuable insight into mental health problems faced in theworkplace, but also gave a very positiveapproach relating to wellbeing in general.

Following the discussion, which was engagingand informal, we could immediately see thestudents incorporating their new knowledge

into their concepts and designs for the national competition that they are undertaking".

Tutor, BA(Hons) Interior Design degree.

“The Mind workshops covered a broad range oftopics and were delivered in a really interesting

and engaging way with practical tips for managingstress, being more mindful and communicatingmore effectively, that we could all use in the

workplace and our everyday lives. Not only havethe workshops helped our staff individually, they

have provided project delivery staff withadditional skills that will benefit our clients such

as open questioning and listening skills”.Carol Kerr, Business Manager at Actes.