The Training We Offer

1. Depression awareness

All types of awareness training are available tailored to suit your specific requirements and to appeal directly to your target audience. All materials follow the NICE Guidelines on mild to moderate depression. Sessions can be any length but generally a minimum of ½ day is appropriate.

2. Staying mentally well.

Good mental health is as vital to us as good physical health and there are lifestyle strategies that can enhance & promote positive mental health. These strategies can be explored via half-day or one-day workshops and will benefit individuals and organisations. The half-day workshop enables participants to explore evidence-based lifestyle strategies for self-care whilst the one-day workshops expands on this theme and utilises case studies to demonstrate their effectiveness.

3. Mental Health First Aid

Mental Health First Aid originated in Australia and has now been developed and adapted for use in over 16 countries worldwide and was introduced into England by the National Institute for Mental Health England (NIMHE) in 2007.

This 12-hour course is usually delivered over 2 days but can be offered as 4 half-day sessions. MHFA does not prepare people to become therapists however it does enable people to recognise the symptoms of mental ill health, how to provide initial help (first aid) and how to guide a person towards appropriate professional help.

MHFA can benefit everyone from a personal and an organisational perspective and is suitable for anyone interested in acquiring new knowledge and understanding of mental health issues. To date the Charlie Waller Trainers have delivered MHFA to:

• Advocacy Workers
• Drug & Alcohol Services staff
• Health Staff (e.g. Health Visitors & School Nurses)
• Homelessness Workers
• Housing Support Staff
• Line Managers
• Police Officers
• Primary Care Trusts
• Student Support Services

Please click here for further information on MHFA.

4. Training for secondary school staff

Knowledge into Action: Coping with depression and developing resilience

This is a reflective practice learning course for professionals working in children’s and young people’s services. It is a half days workshop aimed at Tier 1/ 2 workers (Frontline staff) on Depression and covers 3 main areas: The detection and recognition of depression: The roles of Schools in managing depression and NICE recommended responses to moderate and severe depression. The aim of the course is to increase professionals’ knowledge and skills, whilst also providing a framework to ensure that these are embedded into their day to day practice. The course is designed for secondary schools but can be adapted for primary use.

5. Mental Health Training in the Workplace

As 1 in 6 working age adults will be affected by a mental health concern, this is an area on which many managers welcome clear guidance, effective tools and the opportunity to hone their skills.

CWMT have developed and piloted a Line Managers training course. The course can be up to 1 day in length and is aimed at empowering managers to recognise when en employee’s mental health might be affecting their work, how to discuss this issue with them and how to direct them towards further help and support.

This has been delivered to over 500 managers across the private, statutory and voluntary sectors.  Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce representatives have attended and promoted the training in their local areas.

Following the training, one multinational company has taken forward a company-wide mental health strategy and they have supported three members of their own staff to become trainers.

For further information contact the North East Waller Trainer.

6. Young People and Mental Health: GP Training

INTRODUCING A FRAMEWORK FOR THE GP CONSULTATION with a young person with mental health problems

The aim of this workshop is to increase the detection of mental health issues during routine GP consultations with young people. This will both improve patient experience and early detection is known to improve patient outcomes.

The workshop is one day, adopts a case based approach and is highly interactive. It draws on generic GP education methods and uses the CWMT GP workshop pack. Its content includes:

• Patient demand and patient presentation
• Consultation 1: Building rapport, dealing with parents and negotiating confidentiality.
• Consultation 2: Two tools for the consultation: mental health consultation framework; problem solving tool.
• Consultation 3: primary care management options including prescribing, access to CAMHS, risk, self help and role of GP in watchful waiting.

For further information contact the North East Waller Associate.

7. E-learning from the University of Northampton’s School of Health

Are you a front line member of staff working with children and young people and would like more knowledge and skills regarding children and young people’s emotional wellbeing? Please click here for further information on a University accredited e-learning course -Raising Awareness of Children and Young People’s Emotional Wellbeing.

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