Mental health and wellbeing CPD opportunities
In support of World Mental Health Awareness Week 2024 we have signposted some of the great opportunities to develop your knowledge and skill set in this area.
Focusing on UK Coaching and SkillGate, below is a selection of courses related to mental health and wellbeing.
Don’t forget, all courses, training and learning opportunities through CIMSPA come with the quality assurance promise that comes with providers who are accredited by the Chartered Institute for our sector.
Mental Health and Wellbeing: ‘Having a Conversation’
Learn why talking about mental health and well-being can have a significant positive impact, and about the practical actions that you can take to encourage and facilitate open conversations.
Provided in conjunction with Mind.
CIMSPA CPD Points – ¼ point
Mental Health Awareness for Sport and Physical Activity+
Gain the confidence to support people experiencing mental health problems effectively and learn how to empower positive change and development.
This course has been updated in 2023 and is now even more accessible for people from all backgrounds and walks of life and contains new content on key topics.
Provided in conjunction with Mind.
CIMSPA CPD Points – 3
Duty to Care Digital Badge
Embedding the six pillars of Duty to Care firmly into your coaching will give you a rock-solid springboard to not only provide great opportunities for the people you coach to participate and succeed in sport and physical activity, but also to offer them crucial support on their journeys.
The six pillars of Duty to Care are diversity, inclusion, mental health and well-being, physical wellbeing, safeguarding and safe to practice.
CIMSPA CPD Points – 3
Your CIMSPA membership* gives you free access to a vast number of useful resources such as qualifications, webinars, eLearning courses, online classrooms and face-to-face workshops as part of a Premium UK Coaching Club membership.
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SkillGate
Helping People GROW - A Coaching Model
One of the most widely used methods of coaching is the GROW model. It is simple, fast, effective and gives coaching sessions a structure.
This tutorial will teach you how to use GROW and be able help the person you are coaching to turn obstacles into opportunities.
Relax - How to Switch Off After Work
Smartphones, tablets and laptops enable us to work at any time and from anywhere and are resulting in the line between work and home becoming increasingly blurred.
Although this flexibility has its benefits, being unable to switch off can create many problems.
This course will help you discover some techniques you can use to switch off after work.
The Power of Positive Reframing
Is someone being stubborn or are they just afraid of change?
Is someone blocking your ideas or are they worried about the tight deadlines?
Are you having the day from hell or are you being pushed out of your comfort zone?
Which of these views will help you to develop new skills?
As part of this tutorial you will learn how positive reframing will help turn a negative into a positive.
Motivate for a Happy Workforce
During this tutorial you will be introduced to three key motivational theories.
Understanding these motivational theories will help you to understand:
- Why people behave in certain ways
- The actions you can take to increase the motivation of others
- Different management styles for motivation
That’s just a taster of the tutorial programmes you can find on the CIMSPA Academy.
As part of your membership, you receive access to SkillGate – a huge range of free CPD to enhance your skill set and develop, maintain, and elevate your professional status.
With hundreds of courses around numerous subject areas, there is sure to be something of interest to all members.
*Only eligible membership categories have free access to the UK Coaching Club. These are Practitioner Membership categories: Personal Trainer, Gym Instructor, Group Exercise, Exercise Referral, Swimming Teach, Yoga Instructor Associate, Pilates Instructor Associate, Coach, Coaching Assistant and Senior Health & Activity Practitioners.