One person in four will experience a form of mental health condition in the course of a year. Mental Health First Aid (Wales) training can help improve lives.

Aims:

This two-day course aims to improve mental health awareness, and help people in the creative sectors to recognise the signs and symptoms of someone with mental health conditions. Practical information will be provided. Please note the course content has not been tailored to the creative sector, but you will be on the course with other creatives and have an opportunity to work in small groups.

Objectives:

The course does not train you to be a therapist, counsellor or mental health professional, but it will increase your confidence in working with vulnerable adults.

By the end of the session you should be able to:

• give initial help to someone experiencing a mental health problem
• deal with a crisis situation or the first signs of someone developing mental ill health
• guide people towards appropriate support

Please note that this course covers sensitive subjects that may be upsetting for some people. Please let us know in confidence if there are any topics that are likely to be difficult or triggering for you by emailing wyn.williams@bectu.org.uk in the first instance.

Certificate:

Participants who complete the full two days will receive a certificate of attendance from Mental Health First Aid Wales.

Lunch will be provided on both days If you require financial support to enable you to attend the course please get in touch. wyn@bectu.org.uk

TRAINER – BETHAN ROBERTS

Bethan has been a mental health first aid trainer since 2008, and she regularly provides courses to a range of organisations across the public, private and third sectors. She is a tutor on mental health at Cardiff University and has provided training on mental health across the different departments of the civil service in Britain. Bethan also teaches mindfulness and is an instructor and professor for Bangor University’s mindfulness research and practice centre

CULT CYMRU

CULT Cymru is a skills programme supported through the Welsh Government’s Union Wales Learning Fund.

CULT Cymru workshops are delivered in a friendly and non-threatening environment where participants will have the opportunity to ask questions and raise issues during the day.