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4 Nights in Barnsley
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Nov. 11th, 2008 | 07:24 pm
Last week I presented 2 courses in Barnsley on behalf of Community Links. Most of the trainees were Healthcare Trainers working in their local conmmunities. They teach people about how to eat a healthy diet, about stopping smoking etc. They work for a charity but the whole thing is funded by the NHS. They are ideal people to study MHFA as their role will really help reduce the stigma that surrounds mental health and mental health issues.
The first course was attended by 12 trainees and went really well. It's great when there is a lot of feedback and people feel able to share from personal experiences and from stories they have about other people. It creates a lot of energy and people make a lot of connections around the subject matter of the course.
We expected 12 more trainees for the second course. However there had been communication problems about dates and in the end we went ahead with only 4. I have to say that when I first started presenting MHFA courses I would have been really daunted by the idea of spending 2 days with such a small group, but I found it a really rewarding couple of days as we were able to get to know each other a lot better. Two of the Healthcare Trainers were from the Travelling community and it was really interesting to hear their perspective on mental health.
I should be back in Barnsley in the early New Year.
If you would like to know more about Mental Health First Aid and MHFA courses the please visit my website at www.mentalhealthfirstaidnortheast.co.uk
The first course was attended by 12 trainees and went really well. It's great when there is a lot of feedback and people feel able to share from personal experiences and from stories they have about other people. It creates a lot of energy and people make a lot of connections around the subject matter of the course.
We expected 12 more trainees for the second course. However there had been communication problems about dates and in the end we went ahead with only 4. I have to say that when I first started presenting MHFA courses I would have been really daunted by the idea of spending 2 days with such a small group, but I found it a really rewarding couple of days as we were able to get to know each other a lot better. Two of the Healthcare Trainers were from the Travelling community and it was really interesting to hear their perspective on mental health.
I should be back in Barnsley in the early New Year.
If you would like to know more about Mental Health First Aid and MHFA courses the please visit my website at www.mentalhealthfirstaidnortheast.co.uk