Looking After Your Mental Health at Work

University has a big role to play in preparing students to thrive in the future. This workshop aims to give students knowledge and confidence to help them manage their mental health and wellbeing when they move into work.

During the 2 hour session students will learn about how to look after their wellbeing and mental health at work, ways to manage their mental health as a new graduate, and their employers’ responsibilities. The course and accompanying resources will cover:

• What mental health and wellbeing are

• How work and mental health impact each other

• How to stay well at work and finding support

• How to look after yourself while looking for work

• Managing uncertainty

• Finding support

• Mental health at work and the law

Who is this course for?

This course is for any undergraduate student who would like to learn more about the importance of workplace wellbeing and how to look after their mental health when they start work. It may be particularly useful for students who are thinking about their career choices, moving into a placement year, or who currently have a job.

The course isn’t suitable for people who might be experiencing high levels of distress and is not designed to give specific support to individuals.

Delivery

Currently sessions are designed to be delivered online via Zoom. When the current COVID -19 situation allows we will be opening up options for delivery face to face as well. All online session are to be delivered by an experienced mental health trainer and a co-host.

Resources and information

After the session, attendees will be signposted to further information to support them and to Mind and Bath Mind's extensive resources on workplace wellbeing.

Privacy Statement for Student Sessions

Training sessions delivered as part of the Mentally Healthy Universities Programme from Mind and Bath Mind will not be recorded.

We will ask participants to provide a telephone number in advance of the training. This will only be used if the host believes that a participant requires a one-to-one conversation to check on their welfare and/or to signpost to external sources of support – for example if the participant is visibly distressed during the session or exits the session early without signalling that they are ok.

Your telephone number will be stored securely, and only Bath Mind will be responsible for delivering the training will have access to the data. They will delete this information two weeks after the training takes place. Your telephone number will not be used for any other purpose than outlined above.

Your email address will be stored securely, and only Bath Mind who are responsible for delivering the training and the University of Bath will have access to the data. Your email address will only be used to provide information relevant to the training you have signed up to. Bath Mind will delete this information two weeks after the training has taken place. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose.

How we process the information you provide

We take your privacy seriously and promise to never sell your data. You can find out more about your rights, how we use your personal information and how we keep your details safe and secure by reading our Privacy Policy. For more information, contact Jodie at jodiehoskin@bathmind.org.uk.