Workful Health

25/10/2021

Really interesting research opportunity for parents with anxiety:

The Parenting with Anxiety project is testing a new online course to help parents who experience anxiety and their children so they can become more confident together.

09/09/2020

I have taken the decision that for the moment, due to uncertainty around the situation with COVID-19, I won't be running open MHFA courses.

I am still available for private bookings within workplaces, either in-person (if appropriate safety measures can be taken) or online.

23/07/2020

I am looking into resuming face-to-face MHFA courses in the next couple of months.

This will involve a thorough risk assessment and modifications where necessary to ensure we are meeting COVID-19 guidance and keeping everyone as safe as we possibly can in these difficult times.

Sadly, in some cases, this will require a change of venue, where our lovely original venues won’t allow space for people to be adequately distanced from one another.

I hope to announce dates and venues for the Stratford area, Leamington and Moseley in the next week or so.

29/05/2020

I hope everybody is keeping well at this difficult time.

I have some good news for those who have been waiting to become a Mental Health First Aider: MHFA instructors have today been given access to the online learning portal for the newly created online Mental Health First Aid course.

I need to complete my own CPD in order to be able to deliver this, so I anticipate being able to run a course in the last week of June/ first week of July.

I will know more about the logistics of the course after I have had some time to go through the materials this weekend and I’ll keep you updated with a post early next week.

23/04/2020

This is lovely for those who live our work with younger kids.

20/04/2020

I've started creating some Wakelet boards - where you can create lists of useful resources on any topic you choose. This first one is UK resources for mental health...please let me know if you know of others you think should be included.

A list of mental health resources that are available nationally in the UK or online

16/04/2020

I thought this was lovely! By Emma at Imagistic

10/04/2020

Enough of the 'shoulds'! This is a difficult enough time as it is, without heaping all these expectations, goals and demands on top of ourselves too. It's okay if you aren't doing a virtual workout class every day, or if you're struggling with your motivation, or learning a new language, or painting - or whatever else it is that other people say that they're doing. It's okay to just be - to focus on getting through this, however you can.
​📷 Decade2Doodles
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​Image description: Illustration featuring a person squashed by lots of thought bubbles. The thought bubbles say things like:
​'I should do a workout video. Everyone else is...'
​'I should log on to work'
​'I shouldn't be snacking so much'
​I should be more productive now'
​I should stretch'
​'What's going to happen to local business?'
​The artist of this image is Decade2Doodles

09/04/2020

Health workers in England can call or text the free number to get support and advice during the coronavirus pandemic.

08/04/2020

Show compassion and reinforce stability - advice for leaders during from Dr Jen Frahm and , as always, by us.