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World Mental Health Day 10th October 2024

All of our training and events throughout November 2024

4th November

Live Online Children’s and Young Person’s mentor course – Level 3 practitioner training delivered live online over Teams. Training takes place over 3 days, £800+VAT.

5th November

Live Online Support session – Ask Richard any questions you may have about anything you like! For our members only, to join the meeting over Teams log into your account and go to the training tab under ‘support events’.

11th November

Live Online Introduction training – DfE Grant funded Introduction to the Role of Mental Health Lead. Cover the basics for the role £350+VAT. Find out more here

13th November

Short afternoon session with Richard in Southampton – Join AMHIE in partnership with HISP Learning Trust for an afternoon of mental health in education discussion and CPD. Tickets are £30pp, book a second place for £15! Find out more and book here

15th November

CPD sessions for Mental health Diploma Live Online – join us for short sessions which count towards your Diploma, or are simply there to support you on your ongoing development journey. Sessions are £150+VAT.

18th November

Telford Regional Show – A day of mental health in education CPD with a range of speakers and experts. Free to attend for our members, tickets are available to book for £99+VAT. Find out more and book your space here.

25th November

In person Advanced Mental Health Lead training Bournemouth – Join Kathy in Bournemouth for our last local in person training cohort before the funding deadline (31st December). This 3 day training course covers the role in depth, awarding a Level 4 Certificate in Mental Health Aware Leadership for those submitting a portfolio. £900+VAT (covered by the £1200 DfE Grant) Find out more and Sign up here.

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Richard Daniel Curtis pens his reflections on this year’s theme ‘Workplace Wellbeing’

When I think about workplace wellbeing, I always come back to the same core principles. These simple things are the things that have the most powerful impact in creating and maintaining a mental health friendly culture. They are the things you can control in your day-to-day life and do not rely on organisations, others or systems. This is why they are the most powerful, as you are in charge of them, they are the things you can do and say every day.

  1. Change the words you use. Be clear that we all experience poor mental health (we all experience good mental health). Mental health conditions relate to the diagnosable conditions people can experience (this does not mean they are experiencing a difficulty necessarily). It is only when someone is struggling that we talk about mental health difficulties.
  2. Change the things you do. Overwhelm is overwhelm, it may come out as stress, as frustration or many other emotions, but it is overwhelm. When you are helping someone who is overwhelmed, you deal with their emotions and then the problem, just as you would with a small child.
  3. Be a leader. Model your emotional journey (without blaming), we are all on an emotional rollercoaster, make it alright to have had a bad day/hour/minute/week.

There are a host of different techniques and complex theories, systems, software, signs, and much more that you can invest in. But without the empathetic approach of the individuals thinking about their words, actions and modelling, change in the workplace culture will fail.

Wherever you are in a workplace, you can change the culture around you. Letting it radiate out from you through the interactions you have with others, supports their wellbeing. In turn, they may change just one thing, like a phrase they use or the way they interact with someone else. This trickle-down effect may only affect a small part of your workplace, but at least you are having an impact.

By

Richard Daniel Curtis

Chair of the Association of Mental Health in Education October 2024.

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