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Look After Your Mate Train the Trainer programme
Our innovative and engaging online training programme enables university staff to deliver our Look After Your Mate workshop. The workshop empowers students to support friends experiencing mental health difficulties, whilst looking after their own wellbeing.
For students, navigating university life can be tricky at times and we know how important it is for an individual to reach out to their friends in times of need. We want students to have the knowledge, confidence and skills to support their friends and feel comfortable confiding in each other.
For students, navigating university life can be tricky at times and we know how important it is for an individual to reach out to their friends in times of need. We want students to have the knowledge, confidence and skills to support their friends and feel comfortable confiding in each other.
What does the programme cover?
Our interactive online training includes a blended learning approach, with some prerecorded modules and a live workshop. The content covers:
How does the programme work?
Our online Train the Trainer course takes place online over 3 modules. Modules 1&2 are pre-recorded material which can be accessed on our website and module 3 is a live interactive workshop via Zoom. Once you have registered for the course and received access to the online content you can register onto one of the available module 3 workshop dates.
Please note, you must attend the full online training programme to become an accredited Look After Your Mate trainer. Following the training, you will be supported by a member of Student Minds’ staff to help you get up and running. You will be expected to run at least one workshop at your institution per year, and you will receive a number of resources (available on our Trainer Hub) to help you run the programme successfully.
We also offer Continuing Professional Development events to ensure you remain secure in the knowledge, confidence and skills to deliver successful Look After Your Mate workshops and enable our trainers to share good practice with other trainers. Please see our FAQs at the bottom of this page for more information.
Recommendation
We recommend training several staff from your institution; our trainers often run the student workshop with 2 or more trainers and find this method of facilitation useful. Once trained there are examples of good practice available on the Trainer Hub to guide you with this.
Our interactive online training includes a blended learning approach, with some prerecorded modules and a live workshop. The content covers:
- An overview of student mental health and the challenges that students face.
- A run through of the Look After Your Mate workshop. Based on the Look After Your Mate guide for friends, the workshop covers an introduction to student mental health and the student experience, understanding when a friend may be struggling, communication techniques, signposting and boundaries, self-care and looking after yourself whilst supporting a friend.
- Boundaries for staff and managing conversations with students.
- Developing trainer skills.
- Advertising the Look After Your Mate workshop on campus.
- Trainer requirements, including impact measurement and publicity tips.
How does the programme work?
Our online Train the Trainer course takes place online over 3 modules. Modules 1&2 are pre-recorded material which can be accessed on our website and module 3 is a live interactive workshop via Zoom. Once you have registered for the course and received access to the online content you can register onto one of the available module 3 workshop dates.
Please note, you must attend the full online training programme to become an accredited Look After Your Mate trainer. Following the training, you will be supported by a member of Student Minds’ staff to help you get up and running. You will be expected to run at least one workshop at your institution per year, and you will receive a number of resources (available on our Trainer Hub) to help you run the programme successfully.
We also offer Continuing Professional Development events to ensure you remain secure in the knowledge, confidence and skills to deliver successful Look After Your Mate workshops and enable our trainers to share good practice with other trainers. Please see our FAQs at the bottom of this page for more information.
Recommendation
We recommend training several staff from your institution; our trainers often run the student workshop with 2 or more trainers and find this method of facilitation useful. Once trained there are examples of good practice available on the Trainer Hub to guide you with this.
How to book Register here for our online Look After Your Mate Train the Trainer course! Once registered you will receive an email detailing the next steps. If you have any questions, please email training@studentminds.org.uk. Are you a sports staff member? Check out our dedicated Mental Health In Sport course and train to deliver tailored sessions to student sports teams. Please note: you will receive access to training content once full payment for the course has been received. |
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Cost
Our Look After Your Mate Train the Trainer programme costs £320 per person - plus £50 +VAT (total £60) for your annual licensing fee for the academic year - please see FAQs at the bottom of this page for more information.
In-house option: We are also able to deliver our training programme to a group of up to 10 people at your organisation; the first 2 modules are completed by all staff online and then the module 3 workshop can be done either in-person or online. In this instance the cost is:
If you’re interested in requesting in-house training please email training@studentminds.org.uk.
In-house option: We are also able to deliver our training programme to a group of up to 10 people at your organisation; the first 2 modules are completed by all staff online and then the module 3 workshop can be done either in-person or online. In this instance the cost is:
- From £3200 per group - group of up to 10 staff members
- Annual licensing fee per person of £50+ (+VAT)
If you’re interested in requesting in-house training please email training@studentminds.org.uk.
How to pay
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You can pay via the PayPal link at the side or we can issue you with an invoice, which is payable in advance of the training course via BACS. If you are paying by Paypal remember to include the name of the individual who is signing up for the training course and their institution/university. If you require an invoice for your training course please email training@studentminds.org.uk.
Unfortunately we are unable to accept any payments over the phone. |
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What feedback have we received?
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Staff who attended the Train the Trainer programme:
Students who attended these workshops reported:
"Great workshop, I learnt a lot about my own mental health, and I feel more equipped to help others who might be needing help”
- LAYM student workshop attendee |
"Comprehensive training which is accessible to people from a range of backgrounds. Clearly well thought through and I appreciated the emphasis on feedback and the responsiveness to this." |
FAQs
Who can attend?
The training is open to all staff who interact with students on a daily basis. This can include:
Unfortunately we are unable to train students who are currently studying, and this includes students with part-time welfare related roles.
- University Counsellors
- University Mental Health Advisers
- Students’ Union staff/ Welfare Officers
- Student Advice Centre staff
- Volunteering Centre staff
- Hall Wardens/ Residential Assistants
- Student Pastors/ Chaplains
Unfortunately we are unable to train students who are currently studying, and this includes students with part-time welfare related roles.
How do I pay?
The price of the online training course is £370 - this is inclusive of a years’ annual licence fee for the academic year (+VAT). For example if you pay for the course in January 2023 you are licensed to run this for the 2022/23 academic year.
You can pay via the PayPal link above or we can issue you with an invoice, which is payable in advance of the training course via BACS. Unfortunately we are unable to accept payment over the phone.
You can pay via the PayPal link above or we can issue you with an invoice, which is payable in advance of the training course via BACS. Unfortunately we are unable to accept payment over the phone.
How do I get access to the training content?
Once we have received confirmation of your payment you will be sent a link to the training content via email. If you have any questions or queries please email training@studentminds.org.uk
What do you mean by Train the Trainer?
The online Train the Trainer course is designed to upskill you as a staff member to become a Student Minds trainer; this means you will be able to run the student workshop on campus.
This does not allow you to train other staff to run the workshop; all staff must complete the Train the Trainer course individually to become accredited trainers.
This does not allow you to train other staff to run the workshop; all staff must complete the Train the Trainer course individually to become accredited trainers.
What are the terms and conditions?
By attending the training course you will be licensed to run the Look After Your Mate workshop on campus and will be obligated to fulfil the terms and requirements outlined in the Licence Agreement. The full agreement you will be required to sign will be sent to you on completion of the course, and a summary of the agreement is as follows:
Student Minds agrees to:
- Trainers must have attended the full Student Minds training prior to running Look After Your Mate workshops.
- Trainers must deliver a minimum of one Look After Your Mate workshop at their institution within one year of being trained. The course cannot be run for profit. Trainers are also required to renew their membership annually by completing any required LAYM refresher training online, CPD and paying the annual membership and licensing fee where applicable.
- Trainers agree to register all Look After Your Mate workshops with Student Minds and use the registration form provided for attendee sign ups. After each workshop, trainers must provide attendance data, trainer feedback and attendee feedback to Student Minds, following the Impact Measurement Guidelines outlined by Student Minds.
- Workshops should be run according to the structure outlined in the training programme and the content should not be amended or added to without prior consent from Student Minds. Trainers agree to implement updates to the workshop content as and when these are disseminated.
Student Minds agrees to:
- Provide trainers with the resources, support and content outlined in the membership and licensing fee terms.
- Circulate information about any content changes or updates to all accredited trainers.
- Maintain systems for registration and feedback of attendees and reporting of data.
What are the terms of the membership and licensing fee?
An annual membership fee of £50 (+VAT) is required from all individuals who wish to remain as Student Minds trainers. This gets renewed annually on the basis of the academic year.
Membership includes:
Membership includes:
- Updates and workshop amendments based on feedback from staff and students.
- Access to ongoing support from a dedicated and experienced member of staff.
- Webinars, video conferencing and other CPD opportunities to improve your confidence in running workshops and to learn from others’ experiences across the network.
- Exclusive use of a Trainer Hub which includes: all the resources required to deliver workshops; advertising and publicity materials; templates for workshop promotion; CPD; along with previews of Student Minds’ resources, research and publications; and latest news from Student Minds and the sector.
- Maintaining systems for registration and feedback for your institution, showing data and student feedback from workshops that have been run.