This course is aimed at all staff to increase their awareness of mental health and mental wellbeing and to enhance their skills and confidence in carrying out wellbeing work with patients and clients.

• We look at creating the best conditions and opportunities for this work, to support people to consider their options to improve their mental health and wellbeing. Patients/clients are empowered to make changes in their own lives when they are ready to do so.
• We use public health and cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) models and techniques to explore the relationship between ill health and wellbeing and to guide conversations.
• The course teaches a range of CBT based strategies that can be used with clients to assist them to have better insight into their situations and can help them to make changes in their lives.
• We look at local services, so participants are able to make referrals when necessary.
• We look at intensity of stress and distress to be able to have conversations with people about suicide.
• The course uses a range of teaching techniques such as case studies, role play, work in pairs and whole group discussions.

The course has been commissioned by Blackpool ICB so is free of charge to staff delivering services in this area. This is a 2-day course so participants attend on both days.

Training dates:

Thursday 14 and Thursday 28 November 2024 , 9:30am-4pm

Wednesday 4 and Wednesday 11 December 2024, 9:30am-4pm

Wednesday 15 and Wednesday 22 January 2025, 9:30am-4pm

Thursday 6 and Thursday 13 February 2025, 9:30am-4pm

Tuesday 11 and Tuesday 18 March 2025, 9:30am-4pm

All courses are held at Blackpool Carers Centre, Beaverbrooks House, 147 Newton Drive in Blackpool.

If you would like to attend, please email your name, job role, team/service/department and which course you would like to attend to:

helena.brown@blackpoolcarers.org