Compassionate Conversations with AMH – 18th November 2025

Join Action Mental Health for this face-to-face training course which will enable attendees to have compassionate and supportive conversations about mental health with colleagues, clients and others. The course builds attendees’ understanding of common mental health problems and uses interactive activities to develop skills that will support both themselves and others.

Small group activities and role-plays provide a unique opportunity to learn and practice skills such as active listening, affirmation and reflective phrasing. The course also builds an understanding of how to compassionately and safely signpost those in need to available internal and external support services.

The course will include:-

• Understanding Mental Health and Common Mental Health Issues
• Compassionate conversation skills
• Introduction to the LASS Model (Listen, Ask, Support, Signpost)
• Duty of care – staying mentally healthy
• Signposting and Support

This course will not:-

• Enable you to diagnose people
• Make you a counsellor or enable you to counsel people

Date: Tuesday 18th November 2025

Time: 10.00am – 1.30pm

Location – EA Antrim Board Centre

To register for this event please complete the registration to the right of this page

“We’ve noticed a huge difference in employees’ attitudes to mental health since Action Mental Health’s Compassionate Conversations training. Staff feel more confident discussing their own mental health needs and extending empathy and support to colleagues.”