Introduction to Supporting People with Mental Health Needs

This session looks at what mental health and wellbeing are. It then considers how to recognise psychological distress, our reaction to it and how to be confident in helping someone in psychological distress whilst also looking after yourself.

Trainer Info:

Laurie is a Trainee Clinical Psychologist currently based in Cornwall. Prior to starting clinical training, he worked for 14 years in various community mental health and youth service roles in London and Bristol. He has developed and delivered various mental health training programmes while coordinating a community based mental health training project in Bristol. He is also certified to deliver other national and accredited training courses including KUF Personality Disorder training. His areas of interest in his work include engaging marginalised and disadvantaged groups, masculinity, and  the experience of hearing voices and seeing visions.

Learning aims for the session:

• Introduce the concept mental health and wellbeing.

• Discuss how to recognise psychological distress and our reaction to it.

• Be more confident to know what to do to help someone in psychological distress.

• Discuss ways to look after yourself in your work.