MMI releases new mental health and wellbeing training opportunities for 2023

The RCVS Mind Matters Initiative (MMI) has developed a range of new mental health and wellbeing training opportunities for the veterinary professions for 2023.

Expanding on the training available in autumn 2022, which was launched based on the results of an extensive training pilot, MMI is offering a total of 14 sessions taking place both online and in person over the next few months. Sessions will be running from January to April 2023. The courses will cover areas that have been identified as priority topics from previous MMI surveys, feedback from the professions, and evaluation of the training pilots.

Mind Matters Initiative Manager, Lisa Quigley, said: “Last year was a busy year for MMI and saw the successful launch of our brand new training programme. Ensuring that our new training offering was comprehensive and matched the needs of the professions was a top priority for 2022 and will continue to be so for 2023.

“Mental health and wellbeing are impacted by a whole host of structural and societal factors and maintaining a healthy workforce goes far beyond supporting people on an individual level. Whilst it is undoubtedly important to provide people with the skills they need to look after themselves, we are aiming to expand on this by providing individuals with the skills and knowledge needed to recognise and address wider collective issues. For example, the importance of creating and maintaining a positive workplace culture.

“We hope those attending our sessions find them useful and we will, of course, continue to take on feedback to ensure our training remains as relevant and impactful as possible.”

Session dates and specific topics are as follows and are available to book via the MMI training page:

Mental Health First Aid (£30 in-person)

9am – 5pm

• Wednesday 15 February – Exeter
• Friday 24 February – Swansea
• Monday 13 March – Liverpool
• Wednesday 22 March – Norwich
   

Psychological Safety and Civility (£20 in-person, £15 online)

In-person – 9am – 4pm

• Wednesday 8 February – Oxford
• Wednesday 22 March – Peterborough
• Thursday 27 April – Edinburgh

Online – 9am – 1pm

• Tuesday 24 January
• Tuesday 21 February
• Tuesday 7 March
• Tuesday 4 April
   

Sustaining Your Emotional Health (£15 in-person)

2pm – 5pm

• Monday 13 March – Glasgow
• Wednesday 15 March – Newcastle
• Friday 17 March – Manchester
   

For more information on the training courses, visit the Mind Matters training page.