X-Calibre Training
Mental Health Courses
We provide expert professional consultancy based on your problems. At X-Calibre Mental Health (XCMH), we often say you can think of Mental Health (MH) as being similar to an iceberg because unlike an obvious physical illness the important issues are actually hidden beneath the surface. It’s what’s below the iceberg that matters.
Our Programmes
X-Calibre Mental Health (XCMH) is an international training provider, offering a variety of Ofqual and bespoke courses which aim to help educate people about mental health, and ultimately… save lives.
Regulated Courses
X-Calibre Mental Health’s (XCMH) Ofqual regulated courses will help participants recognise potential Mental Health (MH) conditions early. This is crucial in helping prevent them from getting worse and for directing those who are suffering to the professional support they need as quickly as possible. Not only this, but these courses provide a recognised qualification.
Bespoke Courses
At XCMH we can tailor sessions to meet the needs of your organisation, and include contributions from members of our diverse Voices of Experience Team to help put the message across in the right way. This training helps create a safer, more positive work culture that improves the overall organisation performance.
REGULATED QFQUAL COURSES
Our three Ofqual regulated courses offer progressive levels of training and involve both theoretical and practical sessions as well as the unique added value that our diverse ‘Voices of Experience’ team bring to the training by sharing their personal insights and experiences of dealing with their own Mental Health issues. All our courses are fully supported by a range of relevant resources and learning materials for participants to use during the training and afterwards.
Overview:
All of these courses can now be delivered digitally via our online courses-which has great advantages such as the flexibility of working from home.
This course is aimed at providing learners with the knowledge to identify suspected MH conditions and the skills to start a conversation and be able to signpost the person towards professional help.
Course Content
• What is First Aid for MH?
• Identifying MH conditions
• Providing advice and starting a conversation
• Stress
•MH conditions
Course Details
• Duration – minimum half-day, but ideally one full day to maximise benefit from the experience
• Maximum number of students – 16
• Minimum age – 14
Overview:
All of these courses can now be delivered digitally via our online courses-which has great advantages such as the flexibility of working from home.
This course covers the content of the Level 1 course but also expands on the effects of drugs and alcohol, incorporates the First Aid for Mental Health Action Plan, covers ways in which a positive Mental Health culture can be supported in the workplace and qualifies participants to be Mental Health First Aiders.
Course Content
• What is First Aid for MH?
• Identifying six Mental Health conditions (Depression, Anxiety, Psychosis, Eating Disorders, Suicide and Self Harm)
• Providing advice and starting a conversation
• Drugs and alcohol
• First Aid for MH action plan
• First Aid for MH in the workplace
Course Details
• Duration – one full day of intensive training
• Maximum number of students – 16
• Minimum age – 16
Overview:
All of these courses can now be delivered digitally via our online courses-which has great advantages such as the flexibility of working from home.
This two day course leads on from the Level 2 award and provides a greater insight into MH. It is ideally suited for Mental Health Champions in the workplace.
Course Content
• What is First Aid for MH?
• Identifying Ten MH Conditions (Depression, Anxiety, Psychosis, Eating Disorders, Suicide, Self Harm, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Personality Disorders, Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia)
• Providing advice and starting a conversation
• Stress
• Drugs and alcohol
• First Aid for MH action plan
• First Aid for MH in the workplace
Course Details
• Duration – minimum two full days, but ideally three full days to maximise benefit from the training
• Maximum number of students – 16
• Minimum age – 16
Our Bespoke Courses
At XCMH we can tailor sessions to meet the needs of your organisation, and include contributions from members of our diverse Voices of Experience Team to help put the message across in the right way. This training helps create a safer, more positive work culture that improves the overall organisation performance.
These powerful presentations are designed to ‘wake up’ employees to potential MH issues they may encounter in the workplace, as well as in their wider lives. They could be used to give a general introduction to Mental Health or be focused on specific areas such as dealing with stress or raising awareness about suicide.
Whatever the topic, we can tailor these sessions to meet your organisation’s needs and include contributions from members of our diverse Voices of Experience (VofE) Team to help put the message across in the right way.
Awareness sessions are particularly useful in encouraging people to talk about MH in general and a great start point for those interested in becoming a ‘Mental Health buddy’ by taking one of our Ofqual regulated courses.
Based on the latest stress management techniques and technologies, our stress management training includes practical coaching and coping techniques that will develop participants’ self-awareness about how to deal better with pressure at work or in their lives generally. This will assist them dealing with pressures, knowing what to do and where to go as well as improving their personal performance.
We utilise proven models, where this training will aid and equip your employees to hopefully identify and pick up on someone who is suffering with their suicidal emotions. It is a particularly relevant course if your organisation has suffered a tragic death or are in a sector where there is a high incidence of suicide among employees. Bearing in mind this could sadly affect any industry or workplace.
This half-day course can be extended to a day to include more practical activities and, if appropriate, can include a contribution from one of our VofEs, who will talk about their personal experience of dealing and coping with suicidal thoughts. By learning how to prevent a suicide, those who go on this course could ultimately save someone’s life!
A half-day course that provides a core understanding of alcohol and substance misuse, which is often strongly associated with MH issues. Drink and drugs are often hidden habits that overtake peoples’ lives and which at work lead to underperformance and a whole raft of negative consequences involving health and safety.
This scene-setting training raises awareness and creates discussion. Among other things, it includes information on the current range of street drugs and the signs and symptoms of misuse. As with all our courses, this is delivered by experts in their field.
A bespoke programme that provides the partners of your employees with an opportunity to learn more about MH and to become more involved with your organisation’s community.
During this full-day course, participants will look at the signs and symptoms of MH issues and how they can direct someone to help if they need it. As an added benefit, this training includes a contribution from one of our VofE team who is a partner themselves.
We now offer not only a range of short courses on MH issues such as stress, anxiety, depression, but also specialist resiliency courses that focus on ways to cope during times of crisis.
During the current COVID-19 emergency, these courses are particularly relevant for those working on the front line, such as healthcare workers, as well those who are isolated or having to look after children for extended periods at home.
