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Mental Health Courses for Nurses

Mental Health and Communication Skills for Nurses.

Short, practical courses to build confidence in mental health, communication, and patient wellbeing.

Nurses play a vital role in supporting not just the physical but also the mental and emotional well-being of the people they care for. These accessible courses are designed to equip nurses with the skills, understanding, and confidence to:

  • Respond well to psychological needs.
  • Communicate clearly and compassionately.
  • Look after their own well-being as well as that of patients and colleagues.

Whether you’re interested in improving workplace culture, responding to distress or anger, or preventing burnout, each course is practical, evidence-based, and ready to use in day-to-day practice.

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Every course is APT-accredited, backed by over 40 years’ experience, and trusted by over 150,000 healthcare professionals worldwide.

Workplace Mental Health Training

Enjoying Good Mental Health in the Workplace: a course for everyone.


 A half-day, specially recorded course


How can we create a working environment that actively supports our own mental health? This course explores practical ways to do that for ourselves (and therefore for others). And to promote wellbeing — so the workplace becomes a source of strength, not stress.

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Mental Health Awareness for Managers

Mental Health Awareness for Frontline Workers.


 A half-day, specially recorded course


Frontline staff often encounter people in distress before anyone else. This course provides an accessible overview of common mental health difficulties, how to respond effectively, and when to seek additional support.

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Autism Awareness Training

Autism and Neurodiversity Awareness Training: An Introduction for All Professionals.


 A 6-hour, specially recorded course


Autistic people often encounter healthcare systems not designed with their needs in mind. This course introduces key concepts, practical adjustments, and communication strategies to make healthcare more accessible, respectful, and effective.

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Psychologically Informed Environments Course

Psychologically Informed Environments (PIE): An Introduction.


 A half-day, specially recorded course


PIEs emphasise the role of the environment in shaping behaviour and experience. This course introduces the principles of PIEs and shows how they can be applied in everyday practice to create settings that feel safer, more predictable, and more supportive.

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Motivational Interviewing

Key Concepts from Motivational Interviewing.


 A live 1-day course


Motivational Interviewing (MI) helps people resolve ambivalence and move toward positive change. This course introduces MI’s core principles and techniques, giving you practical skills you can apply straight away.

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Burnout Course

Preventing and Responding to Burnout.


 A 2-hour, specially recorded course


Burnout affects individuals, teams, and whole organisations. This course shows how to spot early warning signs, what protective strategies make a difference, and how to respond constructively when burnout does occur.

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The ABC Course

Aggressive Behaviour Control: The ABC Course™


 A live 1-day or 2-day course


Anger and agitation are common in healthcare settings but can be safely managed. This course provides clear strategies to defuse tension, maintain safety, and preserve dignity — for staff and for those they support.

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Empathy and Validation

Showing Empathy and Validation.


 A half-day, specially recorded course


Empathy and validation are simple in concept but powerful in effect. This course shows how to communicate in ways that reduce distress, strengthen relationships, and help patients and colleagues feel genuinely heard and understood.


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Trauma-Informed Practice

Trauma-Informed Practice (TIP).


 A half-day, specially recorded course


TIP aims to ensure services are delivered in ways that avoid retraumatisation for people who have experienced adversity or trauma. This course covers the key TIP principles — Safety, Trust, Choice, Collaboration, and Empowerment — and uses case examples to show how they can be applied in practice.

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