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Managers are under pressure – expected to support their team’s wellbeing while navigating rising workloads, burnout, and uncertainty. With so many feeling unequipped to have mental health conversations, it’s clear there’s a gap.
To create a mentally healthy, productive workplace, it’s vital to build supportive relationships between managers and team members.
Delivered by workplace mental health experts, the Mental Health Skills for Managers course gives managers the tools, confidence, and language to lead with wellbeing and help their teams thrive.
£2,500 plus VAT for a commissioned cohort of up to 16 people.
Please contact us for information on charitable discounts.
By attending the course, managers will learn to:
Managers who can support the mental health of their teams will encourage employees and the organisation to thrive, increasing talent retention, and reducing the impact of presenteeism and long-term sickness absence. The course will help provide a consistent approach and understanding to mental health and wellbeing, promoting healthy performance and productivity throughout the whole organisation.
Better understanding of mental health and less stigma ripples out into communities, with the potential to improve and save lives.
Everyone who completes the course gets:
Get in touch with our workplace mental health experts to learn more and to discuss your organisation's requirements.
| Mental Health Knowledge for Managers | Mental Health Skills for Managers | Supporting Team Mental Health and Performance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | A flexible and cost-effective e-learning solution offering bite-sized modules that allow managers to learn at their own pace and revisit the material throughout the licensing period | Practical and immersive course equipping managers with the skills and confidence to have a mental health conversation as part of their everyday management | In-depth course designed to help people managers effectively approach mental health and performance conversations within their teams |
| Course delivery | Online Learning Hub or organisation’s Learning Management System via SCORM transfer | Associate Instructor online or face to face | Associate Instructor online or face to face |
| Course length | 45 minutes for core module + 10 minute modules | Half day (four hours) | One day (two 3.5 hour sessions) |
| Number of learners | Unlimited | Up to a maximum of 16 people | 12 people with the option to add up to a maximum of 16 people |
| Previous MHFA training required? | No | No | No |
| Learner outcomes |
Understand and fulfil managerial responsibilities around their teams’ wellbeing Identify signs of poor and ill mental health Know when and where to signpost team members to further information and support Apply the Three-Step Approach to have effective conversations about mental health |
The importance of knowledge your team, knowing yourself, and early warning signs Confidently have open conversations about mental health with your teams - effective questions, active listening, and empathetic response Appropriately signpost employees to available support Role model good self-care practice |
Build the confidence and capability to balance supporting employee mental health with driving team performance effectively Apply practical knowledge of mental health, legislation, confidentiality, occupational health, and workplace adjustments Hold effective conversations about mental health and performance Identify and use tools to create a psychologically safe working environment |
| Customisation options |
Main core modules (Supporting employee mental health, Ask, Listen, Respond) Flexibility to choose additional modules that support specific workplace mental health challenges |
Personalise parts of the course content and case studies to fit the sector or workplace and include organisation-specific support pathways | Various course elements (e.g. additional course content, language, and terminology) |
| Materials | Self-led digital learning modules |
Digital workbook (physical workbooks available for face-to-face sessions) Digital certificate of attendance |
Digital workbook (physical workbooks available for face-to-face sessions) and digital resource Digital certificate of attendance and digital learner badge |
| Mobile compatible | Yes | Yes | Yes |
We strive to create courses and resources that everyone can access. When you book training through MHFA England, please specify if you'll will need course materials in accessible formats.
Visit our accessibility page for more information.
"We wanted our less experienced people managers to feel able to open up conversations about mental health with team members. This course was really helpful in laying down the foundations to give our managers both the skills and the confidence to start these potentially difficult conversations.
The trainer was excellent and for a course that was delivered all online, it was still as interactive as if you were there in person. They kept us engaged with all of us drawing on a shared whiteboard and group work in breakout rooms to role play potential scenarios. We were impressed with how slick the online experience was and appreciated how attentive MHFA England were before the course to understand our needs."
Octopus Energy
Mental health spectrum: The importance of knowing your team, knowing yourself, and early warning signs
Stress and workplace stressors: The Stress Container and barriers to mental health conversations
Preparing for mental health conversations: Preparing for virtual 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
Commitments to change: What to do next to embed learning