Wellbeing in the Workplace online learning

Bringing Samaritans expertise into the workplace the Wellbeing in the Workplace toolkit focussed on developing active listening skills and identifying the signs someone may be struggling, to help staff to look after their own mental wellbeing and that of their friends and colleagues.

The toolkit was available for free via our website or for organisations to purchase and embed on their own learning systems. Now award-winning, it has been adopted by organisations across sectors including PwC, Bank of England, Leeds Building Society, Aon, Hachette, SSE and the Civil Service.

Over 52,000 individuals have accessed the toolkit through our website since its launch and thousands more through organisations’ own learning systems.

We surveyed participants who had completed training and found that:

• 93% say it has helped them to recognise emotional distress in others
• 93% now recognise the importance of looking after their own wellbeing
• 90% now feel more confident approaching someone in emotional distress

We are incredibly proud of the impact that Wellbeing in the Workplace has had on those individuals and organisations using it, as well as its contribution to the shift in the culture around workplace mental wellbeing over these years.

Following the success of Wellbeing in the Workplace, we are now focussing on developing a new eLearning offering, including our recently launched Supportive Listening course. Our eLearning courses have been designed so participants can learn flexibly at a time that suits them.

If you would like more information on how we can tailor this course to your organisation, please contact our training team on [email protected].