It’s 2020 everyone. Not only a new year but a new decade and the comments on social media are waxing lyrical about New Year’s Resolutions. I’m not sure how you feel about them, but in our household we’ve stopped using this terminology. It feels too cliched for the way we live today - the constant change and rapid development that is taking place around us - and our need to be actively present in our lives.
Åse and I are planning for our year ahead and one of the things we’re talking about is the ‘tick box’ exercise that a lot of Companies do with wellbeing in the workplace. For example, they go all out to provide input for their employees for ‘mental health awareness week’ (this year on 18 - 24 May) but then provide limited resources or continuing education for the remainder of the year.
Focusing on these types of awareness days/weeks is fantastic - and the more companies that get on board and support their employees the better - but we’d like to challenge you that ‘like’ New Year’s Resolutions, this is not a ‘one day, or one-week’ event but something that is revisited time and again and rolled out, changed and adapted throughout the year. Make your resolution to be continually present and responsive this year.
A great starting place is to train Mental Health First Aiders (fully qualified) or Mental Health First Aid Champions who work alongside employees every day and are essential as a listening ear and to signpost where needed.
Maybe you’ve training your staff already, but are in need of a refresher for them? Or have you considered continuing supervision or updates to support them in their MHFAider roles?
If this is on your radar or if you’re making plans for your L & D for 2020, give us a call. We have some very topical workshops/webinars that would be a great value-add for your organisation for this year.
Our next Mental Health First Aid Training Course is running locally in Reigate in February - why not come along and start your new year with a host of new learning and information?
jenni@familyfocusuk.com 07733-434143
Let’s travel the 2020 road together….
