Designated Senior Mental Health Leads Training
Combining psychological approaches with DFE principles for promoting children and young people’s emotional health and wellbeing, delegates will be equipped with the relevant knowledge, understanding and practical approaches to address the needs of their setting.
This course is for staff identified as the ‘Designated Senior Mental Health Lead’ within their setting, who have strategic responsibility for a whole school or college approach to mental health and wellbeing.
This course is tailored to Senior Mental Health Leads who are relatively new to the role and / or have not previously completed senior mental health leadership training.
- A pre-training webinar introducing key concepts relating to children and young people’s social, emotional and cognitive development.
- Two days online training covering: the role of senior mental health leads in schools; how schools can create a culture of wellbeing (including understanding organisational protective factors and stressors); key principles of delivering psychologically responsive care in schools; bringing staff ‘on board’ with a whole school approach; identifying and understanding the needs of pupils and providing targeted support where needed; supporting staff wellbeing; and working collaboratively with other agencies and organisations to address mental health and wellbeing.
- Throughout the training, delegates will complete our audit and development tool to help embed their whole school approach. This can be used to inform and develop a strategic action plan to address the specific needs of their setting.
- Following the training, delegates will have access to an online post-training peer networking/supervision and an online 1:1 coaching session to support the ongoing implementation of their approach.
- 2 full days of live online training
- A 2 hour online pre-training workshop covering key areas relating to understanding influences on children and young people’s wellbeing, child- development and implications for education. Delegates can access this in their own time in advance of the main training.
- An additional half day online group peer-networking session facilitated by the trainers.
- An optional one-to-one (1hr) online coaching session with one of the trainers following the training. Delegates can decide the point at which to access this support; reflecting upon when this input would be most valuable in meeting their support needs and/or school contexts.
How Much Does The Course Cost?
The total cost of the course is £650 (plus VAT). As this training is accredited with the DFE, delegates should be eligible to access grant funding from the DFE to cover the full cost of the training.
How Much Does The Course Cost?
For further information about how to access grant funding, please see: Senior mental health lead training grant funding – GOV.UK www.gov.uk
When is the next course taking place and how do I book?
DATES ARE ON HOLD AT PRESENT
