Training

Training & Development

Our courses and workshops cover topics that people want to and need to know about - drawing upon our extensive experience & strong track record in Emotional Wellbeing & Positive Mental Health and in Special Educational Needs & Disabilities.

Training is delivered in friendly, supportive environments - by qualified trainers and people with relevant lived experience. Much of our training can be delivered either face-to-face or via live online sessions.

If the course timing or availability doesn’t match your needs, you can ask to go on a waiting list, and we will contact you again when further courses or places are available.

If you are looking for training to meet the specific requirements of a company, voluntary organisation, school, college or university, please call or email us to see how we can help.

Our courses/workshops will equip you with coping strategies to improve your resilience, self-care and wellbeing.

Mental Health First Aid Training

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training is an interactive and practical training course to help you spot the early signs of a mental health problem. It will equip you with tools and techniques to help you, your friends, family and colleagues.

Mental Health First Aid Training (MHFA) is a nationally and internationally recognised training course delivered by our experienced, fully qualified MHFA Instructor.

The aim is to give you the knowledge, skills and understanding to identify symptoms, so you can support yourself and others experiencing mental health problems.

MHFA is an internationally recognised programme that is delivered in more than 23 countries worldwide. There are several options that we can deliver across 2 days, 1 day or half a day. The course can directly support people looking for work, returning to employment or support to sustain a job.

The MHFA course is accredited at Level 3.

All trainers are accredited and licensed to deliver the nationally and internationally recognised MHFA and Youth MHFA in all the following training:

MHFA 2-day Adult Mental Health First Aider (Certified Level 3)

MHFA 1 day Mental Health Champion

MHFA 1/2 day Mental Health Awareness

Youth MHFA 2-day Mental Health First Aider (Download PDF)

Youth MHFA 1 day Champion

Youth MHFA ½ day Mental Health Awareness

Higher Education MHFA 1 day Champion

MHFA ½ day Managing Mental Health In The Workplace

MHFA ½ day Refresher - The next course will be on 6th November - Online - Book Your Space HERE!

Becoming a Mental Health First Aider...

MHFA won’t teach you to be a therapist, but it will teach you to listen, reassure and respond, even in a crisis – and even potentially stop a crisis from happening. We all have mental health, just as we all have physical health. Ill mental health can strike at any time and can affect people from all walks of life.

Although things are improving, stigma still exists around mental ill health. As a society, we don't tend to know how to take care of our mental health like we do our physical health. This means that people may not know how to support a friend, family member or colleague experiencing a mental health issue, or where to go for support with their own mental health.

All our training/booking is covered by the Terms and Conditions of the charity, please ask for more details.

Youth Mental Health First Aid® Training
to support young people from age 7 to 25

This Mental Health First Aiders® course will provide you with a more in depth understanding of specific mental health issues and is delivered in four manageable sessions:

What is Mental Health?

Depression and Anxiety

Suicide and Psychosis

Self-Harm and Eating Disorders

Youth MHFA® In Education

We believe that the most effective way to safeguard young people and foster a whole school wellbeing is to train a blend of staff in all schools. Our goal is for these vital skills to be part of initial teacher training so that every young person has access to a Youth Mental Health First Aider®

You need to attend all 4 sessions to qualify as a Youth Mental Health First Aider®

Dates:

Wednesdays 8th 15th 22nd 29th January 2025

Times:

09:30 to 13:30 includes refreshment breaks

Venue:

Online using the zoom platform - link will be emailed upon booking your place - a contribution of £40pp is required to cover materials & postage

07908616149

INFO@LESLEYBAILEYTRAINING.CO.UK

You can download our Youth Mental Health First Aiders® course information here.

ECVYS members would be welcome to apply for 50 for 50 Training Support Grant to cover the cost of the materials: https://ecvys.org.uk/training-and-grants/

Strengthening Resilience and Wellbeing (CPD course)

Resilience is the ability to withstand and recover from stressful life challenges, strengthened and more resourceful.

The process of adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma or sources of stress – such as family and relationship problems, workplace or financial stress, or serious health problems.

The course is four 2½ hour workshops that will help you develop your resilience - equipping you with the ability to face life’s challenges and demands from a position of strength.

This will help you to become a stronger person, with the ability to ‘bounce back’ from life’s setbacks.

Learn how to survive and thrive.

By the end of the course, you will have learnt:

Why resilience is important to us as individuals
How negative thinking can have both a physical and psychological impact
Useful tools to develop personal and workplace resilience
How to challenge your thinking
How to develop a personal action plan to help you build resilience

If the timing or availability of courses doesn’t match your needs, you can ask to go on a waiting list, and we will contact you again when further courses or places are available.

“I found the course useful, and I now feel much better equipped to deal with current problems and stress levels! I have looked forward to the sessions and will miss them.”

“Excellent course: informative, practical, effective to use and make a real difference”

“I am more realistic in my outlook. I have taken steps to take control of my life, and this has had an impact on all areas and people in my life. Positive changes have happened and will continue, so I and my family are happy.”

“I have the knowledge... to help me manage my stress and improve my confidence and assertiveness”

Resilience & Wellbeing Workshops for Parents & Carers

This 4-week course aims to build parents' resilience, so they are well-placed to enjoy their journey bringing up their children.

Participants will:

Share and explore their travels so far
Take note of and celebrate the skills that they have acquired along the way
Map their needs in preparation for the next adventure
Practice and rehearse possible strategies for building their skills
Strengthen their resolve to journey on

Prevention & Postvention Suicide Workshops

Essex has a significantly worse rate of suicide than the national average. Areas of particular concern are Tendring and Colchester—which have the second and third-highest rates of suicide in the country. We offer this course in the CO postcode for families and friends, as well as workplaces that have been affected by suicide.

For employers:

An employee dying by suicide can have an extremely significant impact on the workplace. This training workshop has been designed to provide employees with tools to take preventative actions to reduce the risk of suicide and also to demonstrate steps that can be taken by an organisation to provide support after someone dies of suicide.

For families & friends:

This training programme has been devised to support families and individuals affected by suicide, enabling them to deal with the impact of suicide and the subsequent challenges to their own (and family members’) mental health, including increased risk of suicide and/or self-harm, and feelings of isolation/loneliness.

These workshops are FREE and last for 4 hours variety of dates are available and in-house training can be arranged.

Fully funded by North East Essex Health & Wellbeing Alliance.

Neurodiversity Approaches For The Workplace

A new series of workshops is underway to highlight the importance of understanding neurodiversity and share fresh approaches to support neurodiversity in the workplace.

Neurodiversity approaches for the workplace
Details to be confirmed