This two day course is for frontline staff working with people who are vulnerable to poor mental health (for example, because of poverty, unemployment, poor physical health, insecure housing, discrimination).  Participants will learn how best to help their clients manage their mental health.  The course develops practical skills in identifying and responding to distress effectively, using a structured model of support.

Training Dates

• 2nd & 3rd November 2011
• 29th & 30th November 2011
• 17th & 18th January 2012
• 22nd & 23rd February 2012
• 6th & 7th March 2012
• Time of all these courses is 9.30am - 4.30pm
• Venue for all dates: Training Room, Victoria Mill

If you want to know more about the course, to check if it is the right course for you, please contact Caroline Bedale, at PHDS, Victoria Mill, Tel: 0161 861 2540.

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IMHEP Prospectus 2011-2012	Updated: 01/06/11	484KB
Participants Introduction to IMHEP	Updated: 03/08/10	76KB
Training Programme Application Form	Updated: 12/04/11	212KB

This is an introduction to mental health and is also an optional basis for further training, for staff working with people who are vulnerable to poor mental health (for example, because of poverty, unemployment, poor physical health, insecure housing, discrimination).

Training Dates

• 18th October 2011, Time: 9.30am - 1.30pm
• 16th November 2011, Time: 12.30am - 4.30pm
• 8th December 2011, Time: 9.30am - 1.30pm
• 12th January 2012, Time: 12.30am - 4.30pm
• 8th February 2012, Time: 9.30am - 1.30pm
• Venue for all dates: Training Room, Victoria Mill

If you want to know more about the course, to check if it is the right course for you, please contact Caroline Bedale, at PHDS, Victoria Mill, Tel: 0161 861 2540.

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UMH Prospectus-Flyer Open courses 2011-2012	Updated: 12/05/11	224KB
Training Programme Application Form	Updated: 12/04/11	212KB

All workplaces should be implementing the HSE ‘Management Standards for Tackling Stress at Work’.  In order to fulfil their responsibilities, supervisors and line managers need knowledge and skills to recognise signs of stress, to identify causes of work-related stress and how to address and resolve problems with the staff they manage.  This one-day course helps line managers to reach the recommended competences to do this, using a risk assessment model to identify causes of stress at work and to develop strategies to tackle them.

Training Dates

• 9th November 2011
• 24th January 2012
• Time of all these courses is 9.30am - 4.30pm
• Venue for all dates: Training Room, Victoria Mill

If you are interested in this course for a group of managers in your workplace, contact: Caroline Bedale, Tel: 0161 861 2540, caroline.bedale@mhsc.nhs.uk

For clinical staff in Primary Care (GP Practices) and Community Health Services (in Acute Hospital Trusts) in Manchester, who suspect that their patients’ emotional health is a barrier to managing their physical health conditions and achieving better health.  These brief workshops will provide simple tools to help move forward patients who have been experiencing difficulty in coming to terms with and managing their condition.  This will not add to your current workload, but will provide you with some simple skills that you can use everyday.

Two x 2 hour sessions – attendance at both parts of the workshop is required.

Training Dates

• 6th & 13th December 2011, Time: 9.30am - 1.30pm, Venue: Victoria Mill
• 2nd & 9th February 2012, Time: 2.00pm - 4.00pm, Venue: TBC
• 14th & 21st March 2012, Time: 2.00pm - 4.00pm, Venue: TBC

Emotional Aspects of Your Consultations Evaluation April 2010	Updated: 03/08/10	124KB
Information Flyer	Updated: 12/05/11	136KB
Training Programme Application Form	Updated: 12/04/11	212KB

Please click here for a link to the Greater Manchester Health Innovation and Education Cluster website.

Manchester Public Health Development Service has HIEC approval for a project to work with Greater Manchester boroughs in order to extend the delivery of two training courses which promote better mental health and equip workers to be better able to respond to those with poor mental health.

The training courses areInterventions for Mental Health in Everyday Practice (IMHEP) and Emotional Aspects of Your Consultations

If you want to know more about the project please contact:

Megan Brown at PHDS Victoria Mill Tel: 0161 861 2541
Email: megan.brown@mhsc.nhs.uk

HIEC Delivery Plan	Updated: 04/02/11	84KB
HIEC Interim Report 2011	Updated: 12/05/11	28KB