Supporting Your Mental Health (WHI26T077)

Curriculum area: Health and Wellbeing

• Start date: Tuesday, 2 March 2027
• End date: Tuesday, 23 March 2027
• Number of weeks: 4
• Time: 13:00 - 16:00
• Delivery type: In-person
• Venue: Archive Building Whitehaven and Local Studies Centre, Scotch Street, Whitehaven, Cumbria. CA28 7NL
• Tutor: Di McGhee
• Free Course

This offering is not yet available for enrolment, please return within three months of the start date to enrol. Contact your local centre using the details below for more information.

About the course

This course will introduce to some of the ways you can support your own mental health using the NHS 5 Steps to Wellness. You will learn how what you eat and do in your work and leisure time can impact on how you feel, and find out about the difference between dealing with the normal ups and downs of life and becoming mentally unwell. You will learn the practical steps you can put in place to support your own mental health and wellbeing so that you build resilience for life's challenges.

How the course will be delivered

Whether your course is taught in one of our local learning spaces or online via Zoom you will work directly with your tutor as part of a small group. The sessions will include discussion and sharing ideas, you will have short tasks to complete and will receive materials to keep and to stimulate your own further learning in the future.

What you'll need to bring

You should bring a pen and a notebook to each session. If you are joining an online class you will need a laptop, tablet or smartphone and a stable internet connection

Entry requirements

There are no entry requirements, just a desire to learn more about mental health. You may want to complete an Introduction to Mental Health workshop first.

Next steps

On completion of this course you can progress to a range of other courses and workshops including courses on personal development, confidence and communication. You may like to enrol on a accredited mental health course or progress to an English, maths or IT course.

Additional transferable skills:

Self Confidence, Working with others, Resilience, Communication Skills

Contact us

Centre: Whitehaven Adult Learning
Contact number: 01946 506416
Email address: whitehavenadultlearning@cumberland.gov.uk