Connect 5 is a practical and interactive mental wellbeing training programme.
The programme is designed to support non-specialist staff/volunteers to better understand and support mental wellbeing. The programme however is beneficial, and open, to anyone who is looking to increase their skills and confidence around mental wellbeing conversations.
What does Connect 5 aim to change? Connect 5 aims to improve the wellbeing of the population by changing the way people have conversations about mental wellbeing.
What does Connect 5 teach? Connect 5 content provides an evidenced based prevention toolkit that promotes psychological knowledge, understanding and awareness and the development of skills, which empower people to take proactive steps to build resilience and look after themselves and to have compassionate conversations with others.
Connect 5 is a tiered training programme. All attendees must attend day 1 in the first instance. Days 2 and 3 are optional depending on what you want to get out of the course.
Please note all course days are booked separately. Details of all sessions are included below. You are currently looking at dates for Session 3.
Session 1: The intended outcome of session 1 is to change the way you have mental wellbeing conversations so that you are confident and skilled to have brief conversations in which you help a person think about ways they can take action to improve their mental wellbeing.
Session 2: The intended outcome of session 2 is to change the way you have mental wellbeing conversations so that you have conversations in which you and the person you are talking with develop a shared understanding of their mental wellbeing needs.
Session 3: The intended outcome of session 3 is to change the way you have mental wellbeing conversations so that you have conversations that empower a person to make changes that address their mental wellbeing needs.
Date: 23 September 2024
Times: 10am to 3.30pm
Venue: Wigan Athletic Community Trust, Robin Park Indoor Sports Complex, Loire Drive, Wigan WN5 0UL
To complete your booking request: Once you have added a face-to-face course to your basket and placed your order, you still need to request a place. You can do this by selecting the ‘start’ button on the course tile in your ‘My Courses’ page. You will see your ‘My Courses’ page once logged in.
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