Mindsense Training

MHFA training courses in Manchester, Cheshire, Liverpool, Lancashire

Mindsense Training was established by mental health professionals Susan Holden and Kate Jauffur. Registered with Mental Health First Aid England as instructors, we offer training to businesses and public sector and voluntary organizations looking to improve efficiency and help their employees.

We offer training and consultancy across the North West.

Mindful Employer

Over 1 Million people work for organizations who subscribe to the Mindful Employer scheme.

This is a voluntary agreement seeking to support employers in working within the spirit of its positive approach. The Charter is not an accreditation or a set of quality standards nor a policy or target.

Mindsense can provide advice and information to members who want to support individual employees with mental health issues.

Find out more about the Mindful Employer Scheme.

Workplace scenarios

A typical scenario where we can help:

Jo sent in a sick note for 8 weeks citing workplace stress, anxiety and depression. You have no idea when Jo is returning to work – or whether she will. Attendance and performance had dropped off and you suspected something was wrong, but what could you do? There might even be a claim against you.

Now your team is understaffed for at least two months and you've got targets to meet.. Stress and anxiety? Tell me about it.

How we can help

If you could recognise the changes in Jo as potential signs of a mental health problem, you would feel confident to talk to her about your concerns, and confident that you could tell her about the help available.

If she had got help earlier Jo might have stayed in work. She would almost certainly have made a quicker recovery.

The team would not be missing a key member and you would be the responsible employer you want to be.

Staff Welfare - informed managers provide better staff care
Responsible employers – tackling the stigma of mental health problems
Health & Safety - Reduce residual risks to staff working with the public.
Savings and efficiency – minimise absence due to mental health problems

MHFA England

MHFA England is the national licensed organisation for MHFA training and MHFAE have allowed Susan Holden and Kate Jauffur to deliver the MHFA course.

2 day MHFA course:

Preserve life where a person may be a danger to themselves
Provide help to prevent the mental health problems developing into a more serious state
Promote recovery of good mental health
Provide comfort to a person experiencing mental ill health
Raise awareness of mental health issues in the community
Reduce stigma and discrimination

More details on this MHFA Course.