Empowering Commissionaires: Mental Health
Training
Transforms Lives and Communities
Mental Health Roadmap
Contents Guide
This is your roadmap to navigating all you need to know about Mental Health Training. Discover the benefits of Mental Health Training and learn how to book a course.
Enhancing Safety and Support through Mental Health Training
What exactly is
Mental Health Training?
Mental Health Training is designed to teach individuals how to recognize the signs and symptoms of mental health problems, provide initial help, and guide someone toward appropriate professional support if needed. Just like physical first aid, which teaches individuals how to provide initial assistance for physical injuries or illnesses, courses like mental health first aid focuses on offering initial support to someone experiencing a mental health crisis or struggling with mental health challenges.
Whether you choose a virtual or in-person format, mental health training offers the flexibility of a one-day session or two half-day sessions. Discover the skills to make a real difference!
Recognition
Mental Health Training teaches recognition of common issues like depression, anxiety, and substance abuse through behavioral cues, mood changes, and verbal expressions. This fosters empathy, communication, and mutual support among colleagues, enhancing team cohesion and productivity.
Response
After identifying potential mental health concerns, Mental Health Training guides individuals in responding effectively. This includes providing initial support, non-judgmental listening, and offering reassurance. It also teaches how to promote seeking professional help and connecting individuals with suitable resources like mental health professionals or support groups.
Self-care
Mental Health Training underscores self-care for both the helper and the distressed individual, teaching strategies to manage emotions and boundaries. This empowers employees to prevent burnout, enhancing performance, productivity, and work-life balance. It emphasizes that self-care is vital, not selfish.
Why is Mental Health Training needed in the security industry?
High-Stress Environment
Security guards often face high-stress situations, leading to potential mental health issues. Mental Health training helps them recognize and manage these challenges in themselves and others.
Mental Health
Crises
Security personnel frequently encounter individuals in mental health crises. Mental Health training equips them to de-escalate such situations effectively, ensuring safety and providing appropriate support.
Prevention and Early Intervention
By recognizing early signs of mental health issues, security personnel can intervene early, potentially preventing more serious problems and contributing to the overall well-being of the community.
Navigating
Conflicts
Mental Health training improves communication and conflict resolution skills, crucial for handling conflicts without physical force and maintaining a safe environment.
What are the benefits of Mental Health Training?
Mental Health training provides participants with critical skills to handle mental health issues effectively, benefiting both their professional environment and the communities they serve. This training not only enhances the ability to manage crises but also fosters a more understanding and supportive workplace culture.
Enhanced Awareness and Understanding |
Mental Health training increases awareness of mental health issues and boosts the confidence of Commissionaires in handling mental health situations. It helps them recognize the signs and symptoms of common mental health problems, such as anxiety, depression, and substance use disorders. This, in turn, helps them become more competent in offering support, knowing how to approach and assist individuals effectively. |
Improved Crisis Management |
Commissionaires often work in high-stress environments where they may encounter individuals experiencing mental health crises. Mental Health training teaches how to identify early warning signs and provide support before issues get worse. It equips participants with the skills to de-escalate situations, provide initial support, and direct individuals to appropriate professional help. |
Community Impact |
By applying Mental Health support skills in public interactions, Commissionaires positively impact the broader community. They are better prepared to assist individuals in crisis, contributing to safer, more supportive environments. Mental Health training fosters understanding and acceptance of mental health issues, promoting a more supportive and inclusive societal culture. |
Mental Health Training
We provide a range of mental health training sessions tailored to address your organization’s specific needs. These sessions can transform the workplace environment and boost productivity.
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) |
MHFA training is a course designed to help individuals recognize, understand, and respond to signs of mental health issues and crises. The training covers a range of topics, including how to support someone experiencing a mental health problem, how to provide initial help, and how to guide them towards professional support.
The Working Mind |
The Working Mind training is designed to help individuals and organizations build a more supportive and resilient workplace environment. It focuses on enhancing
awareness around mental health, improving communication, and creating strategies to manage stress and support each other.
1 Hour Mental Health Sessions |
Our one-hour sessions offer impactful learning in stress management, emotional intelligence, and more. These
workshops equip you with practical tools to enhance support skills, improve relationships, and achieve work-life balance, boosting both personal and professional well-being.
Why choose Broadmind?
After years of supporting veterans and their families, I realized how powerful psychological training can be in transforming lives. I wanted to create a space where these invaluable skills could be brought to workplaces, where we spend a significant portion of our lives. A healthy and safe workplace is crucial, and we're here to help you achieve that.
Sherry Lachine,
Lead Facilitator and
Owner of Broadmind
Our mission & vision |
Broadmind is dedicated to delivering mental health education to workplaces and community members. Now, more than ever, we need engaging and inspiring connections.
Broadmind's vision is to enhance mental well-being skills, empowering organizations and individuals to be more engaged, empathetic, and connected both at work and at home.
Why work with us? |
At Broadmind, our work with clients is grounded in five core values: connection, safety, diversity, respect, and fun. We prioritize evidence-based practices and enjoy incorporating a touch of quirkiness and humor into our approach.
We are committed to creating a safe and supportive environment, where building connections and attending to our clients' needs is of utmost importance.
Veteran Experience |
We have successfully trained over 2,000 veterans in Mental Health First Aid across Canada through the MHFA Veterans Community training course.
Our deep-rooted experience in the military and extensive work with thousands of veterans have uniquely equipped us to understand the specific mental health needs of those who have served. This invaluable experience allows us to foster a more relatable and effective partnership with the commissionaires, ensuring that our training is both relevant and impactful.
Still have some questions or concerns?
Let’s Chat!
Book a meeting with Sherry Lachine, the lead facilitator and owner of Broadmind Inc.
1 (613) 484-2977
Secure Safety through Mental Health Training
