Thrive at Work West of England
West of England Growth Hub LMS

Managing Mental Health at Work eLearning

This eLearning is for anyone who manages staff or who find themselves informally doing so. Learn how to recognise when a staff member is struggling and how you can support them professionally.

The course covers how to support staff who are experiencing a mental health problem and mental health in practice, and includes:

  • The different models of mental health
  • How mental illnesses are diagnosed
  • The causes, signs and symptoms and treatment and support options that relate to stress, anxiety and depression
  • What organisations are expected to do for employees who are stressed, anxious or depressed
  • What individuals are expected to do for themselves
  • What to do when this doesn't work and the problem worsens
  • Appropriate language and topics for 1:1 meetings with staff who are struggling