Training
A wide variety of training courses are available in Lanarkshire.
Most of the courses are free. Courses are available for people who
have an interest in mental health to professionals working in this
field or to support employers to promote a mentally healthy
work place.
We offer the following training courses:
Multi agency training is available in both North & South
Lanarkshire
SIST aims to enable helpers (anyone in a position of trust) to
become more willing, ready and able to recognise and intervene
effectively to help persons at risk of suicide.
Local Act awareness raising and training has been established to
assist practitioners in their everyday practice
This 2-day Mentally Healthy Workplace training course is
free to attend and is aimed at managers. The
course has been developed by the Scottish Centre for Healthy
Working Lives in partnership with the Scottish Development Centre
for Mental Health
This online training was developed by SAMH, North Lanarkshire
Council and NHS Lanarkshire and covers the six core topics
surrounding mental health
safeTALK is intended as "suicide alertness"
training. safeTALK teaches community members to recognise
persons with thoughts of suicide and to connect them to suicide
intervention resources
This course is designed
to be complementary to ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills
Training) but it focuses on children and young people who are
self-harming. The one day course looks at raising awareness of the
current research, issues and support strategies for these young
people.
This two day training offers a range of methods for helping
people with low mood or anxiety self help approaches, based on the
CBT Principles which have shown to be high effective.
This one day training course is part of NHS Lanarkshire's
ongoing work to support services for long term conditions across
Lanarkshire. It is designed to introduce the topic of peer support
and build on current knowledge to planners, commissioners and
service leads