Mental Health Training Programme – Connect 5

What is the Training Offer

Connect 5 is a free mental health promotion training programme that aims to change the way we have conversations about mental wellbeing across Stockport. It’s designed to increase confidence and skills so that you can have better mental wellbeing conversations, whatever your role. It aims to:

• Change the way we have conversations about mental wellbeing
• Understand mental health and wellbeing as an everyday experience
• Empower people to make changes to protect, maintain and improve mental wellbeing

Who it’s for

Connect 5 is relevant to a wide range of non-specialist frontline staff who work with people at risk of poor mental health. It optimises opportunities for building a culture of self-management, prevention and improved access to psychological approaches for mental health and wellbeing.

How it’s delivered

Sessions are delivered either online or in person. Connect 5 is an incremental, three-session programme, developing skills through each session. The programme underpins the principle of ‘Making Every Contact Count’ and supports the aim of making the best use of the skills and local contacts of frontline staff. Some staff will just complete session 1, some sessions 1 and 2 whilst others will complete all 3 sessions.

Session 1 – Brief Wellbeing Advice

Looks to increase confidence and skills to have brief conversations in which we can help a person to consider ways they can take action to improve their mental wellbeing.

Session 2 – Brief Mental Wellbeing Intervention

Builds on the skills learnt in session 1 and develops further skills to enable conversations in which we and the person we are talking with can develop a shared understanding of their mental wellbeing needs.

Session 3 – Extended Mental Wellbeing Conversation

Builds on skills learnt in sessions 1 and 2 and develop further skills to empower a person to make changes that address their mental wellbeing needs.

To book a place please follow this link – Connect 5 – Booking Form.

Please note: Currently offering Session 1 dates and do offer new training dates each month. If your first option is already fully subscribed you will be contacted so you can have the opportunity to book an alternative date.

For more information, please email info.wellbeing@stockport.gov.uk.

Important: Please only book a place if you can be sure to attend, as this is a very popular course and the course is unable to run without majority of delegates attending.

You can get more information on training for organisations, professionals and volunteers working in Stockport, to improve their understanding of mental health and wellbeing and build skills and confidence in supporting others and access the booking form by visiting –https://www.healthystockport.co.uk/mental-health-and-wellbeing-training-in-stockport.