Minding Your Business

Free mental health training and support for Tasmanian Small Businesses*

Struggling to keep your head above water? Feeling overwhelmed? Not sure how to look after your own mental health, or that of your team?

Lifeline Tasmania’s Minding Your Business program provides FREE mental health training and support for Small Businesses* in Tasmania.

The program has been designed to be flexible to meet the varying needs of Tasmanian Small Businesses and is currently offering the following training courses:

Accidental Counsellor	Crisis Communication Skills	Mental Health First Aid
You will be provided an opportunity to practice responding to someone experiencing an emotional crisis. You will learn how to apply the principles of recognise, respond and refer. These skills can be used by you to support your staff; by employees to support their colleagues; and, where appropriate, by owners and employees to support their customers. Please note: this course does not qualify you to be a counsellor.	This course is suited to public-facing businesses and those who work with clients in distress. You will learn how to respond to people in distress; de-escalate a crisis; and identify the risk of burnout and vicarious trauma. You will also increase your understanding and awareness of mental health and the importance of self-care.	Learn how to assist an adult who may be experiencing a mental health problem, or mental health crisis, until appropriate professional help is received or the crisis resolves; using a practical, evidence-based action plan.
Face to face: 4 hours (with optional 2 hours eLearning)	Face to face: x 1 full day	Face to face: x 2 full days or x 4 half days
Online: 4 hour interactive workshop (with optional 2 hours eLearning)	Online: 3 x 2hr interactive workshops

For more information please refer to our course information flyer HERE.

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Please note: To access the free training for the Mental Health First Aid course

you will need to enter the promotion code: MYB2021

In House Training

Training can be delivered within your business to groups of six or more participants. If you would like to speak with us to arrange for an in-house course please complete our enquiry form.

One on One Support

Minding Your Business can provide outreach support services to small businesses, such as mental health mentoring, coaching and/or counselling, by request, using the enquiry form.

Enquiry Form

Please use this form to request in-house training; to arrange one-on-one support for you or your staff; or if you have any further questions.

Enquiry Form

For more information please email us now or phone 1800 98 44 34 (between 8am and 8pm, 7 days)

Minding Your Business - Information Flyer

* A business that employees the equivalent of up to 19 full time staff.

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