Mindful Employer is for both employers and employees. This training would be for Trading Standard member organisations and have a wider reach to others who are potential members of the scheme. The training will aim to help in increasing awareness of mental health in the workplace, introducing companies to local support networks and information, and making it healthier to talk about mental health a
nd promote, “Good Practices not Great Promises.”
The training will encourage employers to sign up to the Mindful Employer Charter by focussing on the three key themes. By Employers for Employers - Led by employers increasing awareness of mental health
Adapted and Adopted - adapting its principles within your own policies, structure and culture, adopting them for the longer-term benefit of your staff. Safe People not Scary Places - willing to enable disclosure of mental ill health to take place without fear of rejection or prejudice. It has been proposed that this training will start around 6.30pm and finish at 8.30pm on a week night. The venues to have the widest reach would be:
Minehead
Bridgwater
Glastonbury
Yeovil
Frome
Taunton
Session 1 - Being aware of mental health at work
Session 2 - How to stay well at work
Session 3 - Developing Emotional Resilience in yourself and your workplace
Session 4 - How to create a safe not scary workplace around mental health
Session 5 - How to be a Mindful Employer
Session 6 - How to mange change and uncertainty dealing with life transitions
