Falkirk District Association for Mental Health (FDAMH) is offering free “Essential Communications Skills” training, via Zoom, for anyone working or volunteering to support people during the current COVID-19 pandemic.

The one-day interactive course was originally designed for volunteers, but has been made available for a wider audience, with additional sessions. Participants will require access to a laptop or computer with a webcam and audio setup.

The course looks at the challenges being encountered through changes to roles and ways of working or starting in new supporting roles, and how best to deal with difficult or challenging situations and conversations.

During the course, and after, participants should be able to build on their own communication skills in order to keep boundaries in place while supporting people, and learn more about the importance of self-care.

Courses take place 9:30am – 4:30pm on the dates below:

Thursday 2^nd July
Friday 3^rd July
Nonday 6^th July
Tuesday 7^th July
Thursday 9^th July
Friday 10^th July
Monday 13^th July
Tuesday 14^th July
Wednesday 15^th July
Thursday 16^th July
Friday 17^th July
Monday 20^th July
Tuesday 21^st July
Wednesday 22^nd July
Thursday 23^rd July
Friday 24^th July
Monday 27^th July
Tuesday 28^th July
Wednesday 29^th July
Thursday 30^th July
Friday 31^st July

To book your place, or for further information, please visit the Eventbrite page; please note the following booking instructions:

enter password when prompted (make sure there are no additional spaces at the end): EcsEb17
click the orange “Select A Time” button on the right
click the orange “Tickets” button inside the new pop-up box for the full list of dates
select the preferred date and number of tickets; note the login instructions underneath each date

Note that the booking page may time out and the password have to be re-entered.

Alternatively, for further information, contact Morag Fullard by email: morag.fullard@fdamh.org.uk