Course Overview
Managers play a key role in shaping workplace wellbeing. This course provides practical, evidence-based training to help leaders recognise early signs of mental health challenges, support employees effectively, and foster a positive work culture. With real lived-experience strategies and expert-led guidance, managers will gain the confidence to handle sensitive conversations, reduce workplace stress, and promote resilience within their teams.
Designed for HR professionals, team leaders, and business managers, this training ensures that mental health is integrated into leadership approaches. Available online or in-person, the course offers flexible learning that empowers managers to take action, drive change, and create a healthier, more productive work environment.
Course Structure
This interactive, expert-led training is designed to provide managers with practical skills and effective strategies for supporting employee mental health. The course combines engaging discussions, case studies, and actionable exercises to ensure managers feel confident in recognising and responding to mental health challenges in the workplace.
Participants will explore key topics such as stress management, effective communication, early intervention strategies, and creating a culture of wellbeing. Whether taken online or in-person, the course is structured to be engaging, informative, and immediately applicable to real workplace scenarios
This half-day course explores the following topics:
Mental health spectrum: The importance of knowing your team, knowingyourself, and early warning signs.
Stress and workplace stressors: The Stress Container and barriers tomental health conversations.
Preparing for mental health conversations: Including preparing forvirtual conversations and managing remotely .
Mental health conversation cycle: Effective questions, active listening,empathetic responses, supporting, and signposting.
Wellbeing and stress in the workplace: Using the Stress Container for yourself.
Commitmentsto change: What to do next to embed learning.
Course Outcome
By the end of this course, managers will have the knowledge, tools, and confidence to handle mental health concerns within their teams. They’ll learn how to identify early warning signs, have open conversations, and provide appropriate support, all while maintaining their own wellbeing.
Everyone Who Completes The Course Gets:
A certificate of attendance.
Knowledge and tools to take care of their own mental health as a managerand empower their teams.
A workbook to use during the course.
We deliver the National Centre for Suicide Prevention Education & Training andMHFA England’s evidence-based training, trusted by over 20,000 employers for over 15 years.
Our courses are available online or face-to-face, ensuring accessibility for teams anywhere.
Our training helps create supportive workplace cultures, boosting productivity with measurable results.
Expertise in mental health
Providing tools to respond effectively during mental health crises.
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Increasing understanding of mental health conditions and their symptoms.
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Educating teams on strategies to enhance mental health and resilience.
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Providing tools to respond effectively during mental health crises.
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Promoting open conversations to break down barriers around mental health.
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Delivering impactful training in schools and colleges to foster early awareness.
We provide a range of courses online or in-person, including Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training, mental health skills for managers training, Mental Health Awareness training, Suicide First Aid (SFA), Suicide First Aid Lite (SFA Lite), Suicide First Aid Heavy Industry and work placemental health consultancy.
Our courses are designed for employees, managers, HR professionals, and business leaders who want to create a mentally healthy workplace. Whether you’re looking to train dedicated Mental Health First Aiders and Suicide First Aiders, or equip managers with mental health skills, we have a course to suit your needs.
Yes, all our courses are fully accredited by the Royal Society of Public Health. Mental Health First Aid (MHFA), Mental Health Awareness and Mental Health Skills for Managers are created by MHFA England, and are based on research and developed by mental health experts alongside people with lived experience of mental ill health. Our Suicide Prevention courses are created by The National Centre for Suicide Prevention Education and Training – the UK’s leading international provider of assured suicide prevention education.
We have training options to suit a range of timescales and budgets. The Mental Health Awareness, Mental Health Skills for Managers, Suicide First Aid Lite and Suicide First Aid for Heavy Industries are half-day courses. The Suicide First Aid and Suicide First Aid for Heavy Industries are one-day courses. The Mental Health First Aider course is two-days.
Yes! We offer whole group training sessions for businesses, or you can book for one or several colleagues to join participants from other organisations. We also limit group sizes to a maximum of 16 people to ensure a safe and supportive learning environment.
Take the next step in creating a supportive, productive workplace, reach out now.
At Understanding Minds, our mission is to create healthier, more inclusive workplaces through online and onsite mental health first aid training—so every employee feels supported, valued, and empowered.
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