CPD Muslim Mental Health & Wellbeing First Aid - Imams & Community Leaders

By attending this CPD accredited Muslim Mental Health and Wellbeing Training for Imams and Community Leaders you will:

• Receive a CPD accredited certificate
• Obtain 12 CPD hours equivalent to 12 CPD credits (including pre training learning, training and post-training steps)
• Recieve hot lunch and refreshments during the session

TICKETS END 27TH SEPTEMBER

An Imam or Community Leader can include the following roles or similiar:

• Imam/part time Imam
• Mosque teacher
• Mosque committee member
• A practicing Aalim or Aalima
• Halakah/Islamic Study group leader
• Head ISOC Brother/Sister or Wellbeing Leads
• Youth Group Leaders
• Chaplains
• Community Centre/Group Managers/Leads
• Leadership roles within an Islamic organisation, group or incentive

Our recent research has demonstrated that both Imams and Community Leaders within the UK feel unequipped and unqualified to effectively manage the general mental health difficulties of their community. Many have also stated that they feel unable to provide comfort and actionable advice which provide a sense of direction and support.

Unsurprisingly, this also aligns with the recent feedback from community members, stating that they have been left without positive acknowledgement, and with no guidance on what is best for them and their situation when they have approached their Imams and Community Leaders for support in the past.

Hearing this can be harrowing for someone who is experiencing mental health struggles, and can lead to them turning away from potential support avenues, isolating them even further. This issue of lack of support is further compounded as many Muslims feel discouraged to approach non-faith based support services due to a number of barriers, perpetuating the problem of unaddressed community mental health issues. This is known to typically have a detrimental knock-on effect on the individual’s personal circles, wider network and ultimately, the rest of the community.

As an Imam or Community Leader, you have a key responsibility to uplift and safeguard the wellbeing of your community members, particularly when they approach and seek your support. This involves a duty for early intervention, prevention alongside a moral and ethical duty to ensure your community spaces are safe, judgement-free and meaningful for people to attend.

It is through you that community members will be empowered with the courage to seek professional support for their mental health and wellbeing via appropriate and safe avenues, and it is through you that these people will build a better connection to Allah (SWT), themselves and the ummah, In Shaa Allah.

Please remember, your community requires you to be the beacon in moments of darkness and a guide to what they need.

• The definition of mental health and wellbeing from a secular and a faith-based perspective
• Misconceptions, language and stigma around mental health and wellbeing
• What good and bad mental health and wellbeing looks like
• Common mental health problems and how they present in the Muslim community, focussing on issues such as Depression, Anxiety, Religious OCD, Self-Harm, Suicide and Stress
• Common triggers of some mental health problems and and how they transpire in the Muslim community, i.e. trauma, abuse, relationship breakdowns, difficult family dynamics and unhealthy individual addictions
• How Islam can be used to navigate mental health issues- this will be building on your assumed and existing knowledge of Islamic principles, and will be more focused on making this knowledge more accessible to your community members
• Basic counselling skills to provide support at the first point of contact to ensure a safe environment
• How to effectively support your community using a 5 step planning tool (SMART goal) and how to practically implement this
• Understanding boundaries in providing support, where to signpost and what resources you can offer to those struggling

• You will be sent a workbook 1 week prior to the training session which you will need to study (please note this can be sent digitally or physically). You will need to work through the handbook thoroughly as the learning is required for the training itself where knowledge will be applied. This should take approximately 3 hours.
• You will need to attend the entire duration of the in-person training session. Please make sure you are available for the date and time of the training and can travel to the location beforehand, ensuring you arrive on time for a prompt start.
• You will need to prove that you are an Imam or Community Leader when signing up - by this we mean someone who is in a position that their community may or already seek help/support/advice from for their emotional and mental health, lifestyle concerns, distressing events/circumstances or wellbeing.
• £30+£5 VAT/Admin Fees (£25 early bird) covers all costs. We welcome and appreciate any additional donations above the cost of a ticket.

• You will receive a digital and physical certificate which you can add to your professional portfolio following the completion of the training session or display in your Masjid/Community Centre.
• You will be given 3 months to implement one of your SMART goals, and then Inspirited Minds will check in and offer support.
• Inspirited Minds will create a referral pathway to our counselling service where you can refer your community members to if they need support.
• You will receive our support for up to 1 year after the training whereby:
• You will be sent resources to distribute to your community
• You will have our support to create and implement further SMART goals arranged via virtual meetings that are suitable for both parties.
• You will receive our support for up to 1 year after the training whereby, you will get priority access to our workshop facilitators and speakers should you want to host a future event in collaboration with Inspirited Minds, or a workshop for your community which we can also help plan.

• Please ensure you thoroughly read and familiarise yourself with the contents of the handbook as this learning will supplement your facilitator-driven training session.
• Please ensure you inform us about any accessibility or additional needs well in advance of the training session, so we can try our utmost best to accommodate these.
• Please arrive at least 10 minutes prior to the start of the training session, as we aim to have a prompt start at 10am (GMT +1).
• This training ticket is for 1 session and for 1 individual, and requests for refunds will not be possible 7 days prior to the event, unless given exceptional circumstances. This will be assessed on a case-by-case basis, and will be up to the discretion of Inspirited Minds.
• We highly encourage participants to attend and participate in as many discussions as possible in order to reap the full benefits of the workshop.
• Some interactions will be required via Slido.com, (please have a smart phone or smart device handy to facilitate participation).
• The training may be recorded for internal training purposes only and will not be made available to attendees and to anyone outside of Inspirited Minds.
• We require the feedback form to be completed by all participants in order to receive the slides and your respective certificate acknowledging your attendance and participation.
• In order to reap the full benefits of the 1 year support post-session, you will be responsible for making contact with Inspirited Minds to arrange for check-ins or bespoke support in your mental health and wellbeing-related community goals and plans.
• For any further questions or information, please email us at: outreach@inspiritedminds.org.uk