Unlocking mental health conversations for managers

As part of the Your life at work strand, we're offering training aimed at sharing workplace best practice as well as how you and your teams can stay healthy, happy, and productive at work. 

This two-hour focused online course covers practical skills to enable Managers to confidently navigate challenging and supportive conversations.  The course will explore the barriers to initiating conversations, improve listening skills and enhance the contribution to a supportive workplace culture.

Supportive and empathic conversations with Line Managers are integral to supporting workplace wellbeing. 

Who it's for

This session is for Managers and Heads of Department in Unscripted TV to equip them with the necessary skills to recognise when team members need support and to confidently respond. 

If you work in unscripted TV and are interested in other training aimed at sharing workplace best practice as well as how you and your teams can stay healthy, happy, and productive at work, check out the ‘Your life at work’ strand.

The majority of our online short course offering is for those at early career stage and above. As a result, we generally require applicants to have at least 3 credits (unless working in a traditionally uncredited role or production studio role). If you strongly feel you would still benefit from the training, please email USF@screenskills.com so we can assess if an exception should be made.

We are committed to ensuring all our courses are accessible to everyone. This course is designed to be as interactive as possible. Please email the above address if you have any access requirements and we will be delighted to help, be that clarifying the form such interaction is likely to take or discussing reasonable adjustments.

What it covers

• The importance of early intervention and what to look out for
• The cause and impact of stress
• Exploring the barriers to conversations about mental health
• Practical listening skills exercises
• Guided conversation practice
• Tools for effective support and signposting
   

Learning Outcomes

• Increased mental health awareness
• Understanding the impact of stress and the importance of early intervention
• Confidence to initiate and have challenging conversations
• Enhanced listening skills and a framework for conversations
• Ability to confidently signpost to appropriate resources

Trainer:

Lucy Adams - Mental Health Trainer and Production Manager 

With over fifteen years’ experience of working in TV Production and six years working for Mind, the leading mental health charity, Lucy is a qualified Mental Health First Aid Instructor and offer a range of training courses and bespoke workshops specifically for the TV and media industry to help manage mental health issues in the workplace more effectively.

How to apply

This session will take place online via Zoom. Click ‘apply now’ at the top of the page and follow the instructions to apply for your place: you must login or register before you are able to complete your application.

If you need additional support to complete your application or require the application form in an alternative format please contact USF@screenskills.com

Places on these free online courses are limited and applications are often highly competitive. To stand the best chance of securing a place, please be sure to consider the following:

• When asked to list your three most recent credits, please include the programme title and your job role.
• When asked what you hope to gain from the course, please be concise but ensure you cover the specific elements of the topic you would like to gain knowledge of and what gaps in your skillset you believe the course may address. A rewording of the course title or a general comment on career progression does not tell us much about how this course would benefit you.

If you are no longer able to attend, we ask you to please use the “decline ticket” function on the right hand side of the page so that we can release your place. Our sessions are often oversubscribed, so we’d like to give other freelancers the opportunity to fill available spots. Thank you for your consideration.

This session is supported by the ScreenSkills Unscripted TV Skills Fund which invests in training for the unscripted workforce thanks to contributions from broadcasters, SVoDs and production companies.

This course would normally cost participants to attend, but thanks to this support, we are able to offer it to you for free. If you fail to attend, we reserve the right to request reimbursement of costs, unless your place can be taken by someone else.