Our Mental Health Training for Managers course equips line managers with the skills and knowledge needed to support their team’s wellbeing.

To learn more and book our Mental Health Training for Managers course, please call 0121 271 0550, email info@altruistuk.com or contact us here.

Or try our free 3-minute Workplace Wellbeing Checklist to assess your current wellbeing provision.

Why is Mental Health Training for Managers important?

Mental health awareness is a vital part of building a positive and sustainable workplace culture. By fostering understanding and open dialogue, managers can create environments where wellbeing is prioritised and everyone is empowered to thrive, both personally and professionally.

• Manager mental health training is directly linked to improved business performance, including enhanced staff recruitment and retention, higher customer service quality and reduced long term sickness absence due to mental ill-health (University of Nottingham)
• Managers impact employees’ mental health (69%) more than doctors (51%) or therapists (41%) and even the same as a spouse or partner (69%) (The Workforce Institute at UKG)
• 91% of UK adults reported that they experienced high or extreme levels of pressure or stress in the past year (Mental Health UK)
• Happy workers are 13% more productive overall (University of Oxford)

Our Mental Health Awareness Training for Managers

Our Mental Health Training for Managers course equips leaders with the knowledge and confidence to support their own and their team's wellbeing.

We offer both face-to-face and online mental health in the workplace training in the UK, depending on your needs. Our face-to-face Mental Health Training for Managers is a full-day programme, while our online version is a concise, 3-hour equivalent course. We accommodate between 8 - 16 delegates per session.

Mental health training can form a significant part of a manager’s professional development, helping them become more self aware, and attentive to colleagues' behaviour and needs, improving their ability to delegate and make changes, and empowering them to build a happy and productive team.

Mental Health Training for Managers course feedback

• 100% of delegates would recommend our Mental Health Training for Managers to a colleague*
• 100% of delegates rated the trainer as Excellent or Good
• Delegates reported a significant improvement in the following five areas after completing the training:

1. Equipped with the tools needed to confidently and effectively support their team
2. Confidence in spotting the early signs of poor mental health
3. Confidence in starting mental health conversations with members of their team
4. Confidence in supporting team members through difficult times, whether work-related or otherwise
5. Confidence in managing their own mental health

*External evaluation: sample size of 32 delegates from 4 deliveries of the Mental Health Training for Managers

‘It was a brilliant course, bringing my own knowledge and understanding around this topic to a higher level but also now having the confidence to support others in a more detailed/structured way. I can only thank Rob for the way he delivered this course. It was very engaging and I took an awful lot from it. Thank you.’ Manager, Jemca Car Group

'Great course run by a very knowledgeable trainer. Comprehensive and well delivered, making it relatable and easy to follow. The training gives you the confidence to have 'difficult' conversations, without feeling you need to provide answers or solutions. Well-structured course content and delivery. Excellent. Thank you!' Ana Madan, Manager, Bruntwood SciTech

Course Objectives

By the end of the Mental Health Training for Managers course, participants will be able to:

• Complete Stress Risk Assessments for their teams using the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Management Standards - Organisations with 5 or more employees must have risk assessments in place. This also includes stress risk assessments. A stress risk assessment proactively identifies stress triggers within the workplace. The stress risk assessment is a helpful tool to aid early intervention and understanding the sources of stress for an individual.
• Recognise how managerial behaviours can impact team members, particularly during periods of stress such as organisational change. Every workplace is made up of diverse personality types. This diversity is a strength, but it can also create challenges, as people perceive and respond to situations differently. This session encourages delegates to explore how personality differences influence key areas such as time management, deadlines, communication styles, reactions to change, thinking and decision-making styles, leadership approaches and coping mechanisms under pressure.
• Define mental health and some common mental health issues, including anxiety and depression
• Understand factors that affect mental health
• Spot the signs and symptoms of a mental health problem
• Feel confident in starting mental health conversations
• Take steps to improve their own mental health and wellbeing
• Identify and implement practical approaches to support mental health in the workplace

Online Mental Health Training for Managers

As well as our face-to-face course, we also offer online Mental Health Training for Managers to meet the needs of the modern workforce. This training is 3-hours and is divided into two parts, as follows:

Part A: E-learning

Delivered through our Altruist Academy, this 30-minute self-guided Mental Health elearning course provides a clear and accessible introduction to mental health in the workplace. It defines key concepts and lays a strong foundation for further learning. Learning involves a mixture of video content, animations, worksheets and quizzes.

Part B: Live Webinar

Building on the e-learning, managers take part in a 2.5-hour interactive live webinar via Zoom. Facilitated by an expert Altruist trainer, the session provides a space for open discussion around common workplace challenges and equips managers with practical tools to support mental health within their teams.

What to expect from Mental Health Training for Managers

Learning takes place through a mixture of presentations, group discussions, case studies and workshop activities.

Everyone who completes the course will receive:

• A 'Mental Health at Work' training booklet to use for further reference
• A certificate of attendance

Mental Health Training for Managers cost

Face-to-face prices start from £167.50 + VAT per delegate (8 - 16 delegates).

Prices for the online training course start from £122.50 + VAT per delegate (8 - 16 delegates).

UK training course location

We are based in Birmingham but are experienced in providing face-to-face training throughout the UK, depending on your organisation’s requirements. We can also deliver the training online as live instructor-led webinars.

How to book

To learn more and book our Mental Health Training for Managers course, please call 0121 271 0550, email info@altruistuk.com or contact us here.