Overview
One in four people in the UK will experience a mental health problem each year. Enrol on this online course to gain the knowledge, skills and confidence to better understand and support people living with mental health problems, and create a positive environment that ensures they enjoy the benefits of being active and keep coming back for more.
The four modules will increase your knowledge and understanding of mental health, providing you with the practical skills and strategies to be able to:
– build people’s resilience, self-esteem and confidence
– adapt your sessions to make them more inclusive
– enable and support mental health recovery, and
– tackle stigma and discrimination.
– After completing the course you will be able to download your certificate of completion.
In this course you will:
Enjoy a variety of learning activities, quizzes, case studies and videos that will help you:
– better understand mental health, the misconceptions and how to recognise the red flags
– appreciate the impact and importance of sport and physical activity on mental health
– recognise the barriers to participating in physical activity, and put in place practical ways you can adapt your sessions to overcome them
understand and connect with people helping to provide an inclusive, person-centred experience
– communicate effectively and offer appropriate guidance
– be confident about opening and holding a conversation about mental health with someone you coach
– make your club or organisation more inclusive, and better prepared to be able to support people experiencing mental health problems
