Insights in Mental Illness

The human mind and brain are truly magnificent. But just like in the body, sometimes things can go wrong or someone can be affected by a disease. In these situations, extra help or guidance may be necessary, especially at school or at the workplace.
These training programs are designed for everyone who gets to work with people suffering from mental illness, but doesn’t have a medical degree or thorough knowledge of psychiatry.

Did you know…
That currently in every 100 people one is suffering from schizophrenia, one from bipolar disorder, and another from autism.
Which means that every time you pass by 33 people, you will have met at least one person suffering from these diseases – and these aren’t even the ones that are most common.

Special skills to give better support to special people.
At the request of several of our client organizations, we created these training programs to provide people working with the mentally ill with the information they really need – and to do so in as short a time as possible. These programs are therefore designed to present you with useful and very practical knowledge and insights, in a very accessible, comprehensible and playful way.

These are some of the professions that have already made use of our training programs:
– Teachers (as many of these illnesses manifest themselves for the first time during puberty)
– Youth workers
– Police officers (as the number of incidents caused by psychosis increases rapidly)
– Teams working with asylum seekers (as there is a higher than average number suffering from schizophrenia among them, which is often mistaken for PTSD)
– Supervisors in sheltered workplaces
– Municipal officials and job coaches (as the percentages of these diseases are far higher among those who have trouble finding jobs)
– Company doctors
– Community workers
– And many more

A surprising tour through the hidden parts of the mind.
In these courses you will learn about the most important psychiatrical diseases and mental problems – and chances are that you will discover many things about these subjects that you never knew before.

Even though the theory of our courses is based upon advanced medical knowledge and many years of experience, the presentation will focus on the practical aspects.

Like: what kind of diseases are there, and what do they do to people? Why do they make them behave the way they do? What are the potential risks, either for the diseased or for their surroundings? How to talk about a disease or handicap with someone suffering from it? And what kind of circumstances (at school or work) help people to remain stable, or increase the risk of a relapse instead?

You can also expect a lot of (often surprising) insights, like for example:

• That some of these diseases follow a fluctuating pattern. Which means that they can hide without a trace within someone for years, then to resurface again unexpectedly
• The three specific steps to take when talking to someone suffering from psychosis, helping you to avoid any risk
• The specific conditions that enable someone with autism to function above average
• The two factors that determine over 80% of the success in employing someone with mental illness
• The signs are that professional help is required now
• The three specific risks of schizophrenia, that you should always be aware of
• That ADHD is not always the same disease, and sometimes not a disease at all
• That mental problems among refugees often have other causes than PTSD
  These are of course but a few examples, of everything that will be easily understood by the time you finish this course.
• Learning what you really need to know

In every training there will be plenty of opportunity to ask questions, or to discuss situations relevant to your team or company. Our in-company training programs can also be tailor-made to suit your needs and desires best.

Feel free to contact us if you have any questions about our presentations or training programs, or if you want to know in what way they can benefit you or your organization