By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

1. Understand how leadership behaviours and styles can influence mental health and wellbeing, individual performance, team effectiveness, cohesion and organisational outcomes.
2. Recognise signs, symptoms and indicators of mental health difficulties, stress, burnout and reduced wellbeing in others and identify practical strategies for responding appropriately.
3. Understand how to approach and engage in conversations about mental health and wellbeing, including the use of active listening, validation and de-escalation techniques.
4. Identify ways to support team members with their mental health and wellbeing and understand how and where to signpost for further support.
5. Understand how to discuss risk appropriately, applying principles of confidentiality, professional boundaries and responsibilities, and recognise when and where concerns should be escalated.
6. Recognise the importance of psychological safety within teams and identify practical approaches to creating and maintaining a psychologically safe environment.
7. Understand how stigma, cultural differences and health inequalities can shape an individual’s experience of mental health and wellbeing.
8. Explain the relationship between physical and mental health and recognise when a mental health or wellbeing check-in may be appropriate when someone is experiencing physical health difficulties, and vice versa.

This course can provide a foundation for further learning and development in mental health and wellbeing. Participants may wish to build on their knowledge through additional mental health training, including more immersive and experiential approaches such as simulation and VR-360.