Providing online courses for people with lived experience of mental health difficulties, their family and friends, and the professionals who support them.
Their courses are for the benefit of people who wish to learn and to live well. You do not have to be using mental health services to access their courses.
The Virtual College provides a range of training for anyone who wants to enrol. Some courses are FREE to enrol and some you will pay for.
For both free and paid for courses you will need to register to make an account.
For anyone with an interest in assessing and improving their general mental health and well-being. You will learn: how to track and assess indicators of mental health; such as sleep, stress and work-life balance. How to assess and improve your mental health, and how to engage in self-reflection.
A free online resource to support the vital care that unpaid carers provide. The e-learning will help you take care of yourself and carry out your day to day caring role.
Their online courses are for anyone who provides care and support to a family member or friend due to their disability, health condition, frailty, mental health problem or other health and care needs.
Bespoke bite-sized e-learning sessions for carers, developed with expert advice from Carers UK, with links to organisations offering more advice on topics relevant to that session.
Do you want to enhance your resilience through these difficult times, rediscover strengths and increase your ability to cope?
Managing a long term illness (whether it be your physical or mental health) can be stressful, tiring and incredibly lonely at the best of times. If you’re currently self-isolating in Torbay and South Devon and trying to cope, let us introduce you to the 16 week Virtual Digital HOPE Programme (uses MS Teams).
This course provides free mental health resources & support by showing you how to keep on top of your stress, anxiety or depression.
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