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Talk for Health Peer Counselling Skills Programme

Date: 27 May 2022 - 10:00 to 16:00

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Please note that this is aimed at mental health professionals & peer workers working in NELFT (North East London Foundation Trust), as well as residents living in Havering, Redbridge, Waltham Forest and Barking & Dagenham and that you must be able to attend all dates listed below to join this programme.

  • Day 1 - 10.00am - 4.00pm Friday, 27th May
  • Day 2 - 10.00am - 4.00pm Friday, 10th June (NB: 2 weeks between day 1 & 2)
  • Day 3 - 10.00am - 4.00pm Friday, 17th June
  • Day 4 - 10.00am - 4.00pm Friday, 24th June

We are a new service launching in North East London and we are super excited to start offering people the opportunity to join our Tasters and Programmes, which have been successfully refined over 10 years with over 1000 participants from Camden and Islington.

In today's society it is all too easy to feel lonely and disconnected from others and this can have a negative impact on our emotional health and the quality of our life.

At Talk for Health we know that true connection happens when we let go of our social masks and start being who we really are. This is why we run our Intros and Full Programmes: to help you feel more connected to yourself and other people.

Our Programme teaches the skills of authentic talking, empathic listening and managing a group. This enables all our graduates to go on and join or set up their own ongoing groups for connection and wellbeing. Without the need for professional therapists - which is why we call them peer-to-peer support groups. We believe that by learning these basic skills, people can support each other and make a real positive difference to their emotional health.

On the Full Talk for Health Peer Counselling Programme, you will deepen your knowledge and skills as well as have space to practice the four key learning areas of Talk for Health:

  • Open and truthful talking
  • Empathic listening
  • Basic counselling skills
  • How to set up an ongoing group

Come join us and learn how to talk to for a fit mind!

Taster sessions will be held on 6th May and 12th May.

Healthwatch Barking and Dagenham
Lifeline House
25 Neville Road
Dagenham, Essex RM8 3QS