Health and Wellbeing
Mental Health: Practical Strategies for Supporting a Colleague Who is Struggling
Know what to say, and what not to, when a colleague is clearly struggling and you're worried about making it worse.
- 45 minutes
- Recorded webinar
- 1 CPD hour
- Certificate
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What you'll learn
- Spot the signs that stress is becoming burnout, especially withdrawal
- Use the plate exercise to check in with yourself, then a colleague
- Use open questions, affirmations and reflection instead of advice
- Swap 'why' questions for ones that feel less like judgement
- Know when to signpost a colleague to specialist support, and where
About this course
You've noticed a colleague has gone quiet, stopped coming to the staff room, or snaps at things they'd normally laugh off. You want to help, but you're not a counsellor and you're scared of saying the wrong thing.
Listening well is most of it, and this session shows you how. Swap "why?" for "what's important about that?", keep asking "what else?", and resist the urge to cheer someone up or hand out advice. You'll also learn the signs that stress is tipping into burnout, and when it's time to point someone towards specialist help.
It's taught by a former secondary teacher of 20 years who now works as a counsellor in schools. As well as one-to-one conversations, it covers the everyday things a school can put in place, from wellbeing as the first item in every line management meeting to a clear signposting document.
- For early career teachers, governors and 6 other roles. All phases.
Recording
- 45 min
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