Find Training

This training aims to help family and friends supporting a loved one with lived experience of mental health problems, further developing understanding and approaches, to create the best possible environment that supports everyone’s emotional and mental wellbeing.

Supporters who come on the course have usually been caring for over year and are looking to enhance the way they provide support. The training consists of four sessions of 2 hours & 15 minutes for family and friends who support someone with a mental health need.

Short, informative, and enjoyable session on lone working whilst volunteering in your community. Learn some simple skills and tools to ensure you feel safe, secure, and confident whilst supporting others.

Delivered Via Zoom.   

At the end of the half day course you will understand what boundaries need to be in place when working as a volunteer and you will be clear about how having boundaries in place will help to keep both you and the people you support safe.

Provided by St Mungo's

Delivered Via Zoom. This training provides volunteers with a clear understanding of their roles and responsibilities in preventing and responding to suspected and actual abuse

What is abuse, what are the signs of abuse, what should you do if you think someone is at risk?

This core training that every volunteer should receive.    

Provided by St Mungo's

This course aims to build your confidence, increasing your skills and options in delivering training over Zoom. It includes creating and launching polls, screen sharing, white boards and more. A full oulining of the course is in the description.

A 2.5 hour workshop to provide participants with improved knowledge and confidence to facilitate a group, utilising tools from the St Mungo’s & Creativity Works ‘Group Toolkit’.

For;

• Volunteers and sessional staff involved in running support groups or supporting people one-to-one