Objectives:

By the end of the programme, participants will: 

• Have a clear understanding of the purpose and scope of being mental health support person

• Be confident to connect well, build rapport and foster trust

• Have tools to engage in a structured but meaningful coaching-style conversation

• Be skilled in helping individuals to identify and draw on their own resource base

• Know how to empower individuals to access appropriate external resources

Participants Will:

• Better understand specific types of mental distress and mental illnesses

• Be able to support others through:

  • Mental and emotional distress

  • Mental illness

  • Traumatic life events

  • Grief and loss

  • Communication and conflict challenges

  • Workplace and church matters

  • Suicide ideation

• Have the skill and knowledge to access specific or more specialised help

• Know how to look after their own well-being