Learn how to manage and maintain your mental wellbeing with techniques, tools, training, resources and guides.
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Courses are available to help you improve your understanding of mental wellbeing.
Mental Health first aid training course (CUH staff only)
This two-day course is open to all staff and aims to equip you with the skills you need to recognise the signs of poor mental health, and act more confidently to support someone.
Length: 2 full days
Participants: All staff
For more information and dates see www.learning.addenbrookes.nhs.uk.
To book please read the Course description, complete an MHFA Course Application Form and send it to staffhealth.wellbeing@addenbrookes.nhs.uk. You will be added to the next available slot or added to the waiting list. Due to limited spaces you may not get a choice on what course you are booked on to.
Managing mental health in yourself and others
Learn simple, proven techniques to improve how you manage and support others mental health, as well as your own.
Length: Half a day
Participants: All staff
For more information and to book see www.learning.addenbrookes.nhs.uk.
Breaking negative thought loops
Simple, effective, practical techniques to help you handle stress more effectively. Cope better and feel better.
When you strengthen resilience (mental wellbeing) these things are proven by science to often happen:
Length: Half an hour
Participants: All staff
For more information and to book see www.learning.addenbrookes.nhs.uk.
Building resilience in your team
This short session aims to support managers dealing with organisational change and other pressures, with a focus on understanding how to develop individual and team resilience despite what can be considerable change.
Length: 2 hours
Participants: All managers
For more information and to book see www.learning.addenbrookes.nhs.uk.
Confidence building
This course provides staff with an understanding of what contributes towards our own self-confidence, and how we can improve upon it. It can be of use to both public and non-public facing staff, as the content covers a wide range of skills, tools and suggestions.
Length: 1 full day
Participants: All staff
For more information and to book see www.learning.addenbrookes.nhs.uk.
Managing conflict at work
This is a short interactive workshop discussing: The background to conflict, techniques to manage conflict, scenarios and discussion of best practice with your colleagues. It will give you the chance to consider how you manage conflicting situations and how you could possibly do it differently.
Length: Hour and half
Participants: All managers
For more information and to book see www.learning.addenbrookes.nhs.uk.
Raising self-awareness- Knowing me, knowing you
Through taught input and interactive exercises you will come to a greater understanding of your own preference and ‘Type’ and hear from others with a different perspective.
Length: 1 hour and half
Participants: All staff
For more information and to book see www.learning.addenbrookes.nhs.uk.
Resilience and you
At the end of the workshop the participant will be able to:
Length: Half a day and a follow up hour two weeks later
Participants: All staff
For more information and to book see www.learning.addenbrookes.nhs.uk.
Stress Awareness for Managers
This E-learning will:
Length: Flexible working (as long as needed) takes around 20-30 minutes
Participants: All managers or staff with team leading roles
For more information and to book see www.learning.addenbrookes.nhs.uk.
Please note: select option two only when prompted for the Mental Health Service.