Mental health coaching is neither counselling nor therapy.  It is all about maintaining mental health and wellness and usually starts by becoming and being aware of and proactively looking after your mental health.   

Implementing preventative measures that buffer against stress and distress is often easier than to have to treat a mental health decline or disorder.

Coaching can happen individually, in groups or within a work environment. 

The skills learned from being coached are transferable across all areas of life.

It is short term and focuses on where you are now and achieving set goals, rather than addressing past issues.

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Mentorship can be a valuable asset, especially for young, aspiring mental health occupational therapists and those new to private practice. 

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Knowledge and therapeutic skill are paramount to ensuring good clinical practice. However, effectiveness as a therapist is equally dependent on non-clinical skills that underpin relationships with clients, patients and colleagues, good standing in the profession, and the ability to cope when things go wrong.

Therapists and their non-clinical staff serve patients on the front lines of care. Their service interactions have a powerful influence on how clients and patients perceive their therapy experience.

The aim of this structured training programme is to learn and develop skills for

• Making strong first impressions and keeping it up
• Handling difficult or conflict situations with clients, patients and colleagues
• Effective verbal and written communication
• Managing time to limit unnecessary delays on services that patients consider to be most important.
• Supporting and grounding a distressed client, patient or family member.
• Emotion regulation strategies to use in a stressful moment

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Dialectical behavioural therapy (DBT) works around developing four major skills: mindfulness, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and emotional regulation.

DBT is a therapeutic approach that’s been found effective for managing various mental health conditions, however, can benefit anyone cope better with life’s challenges in general.

Occupational therapists in mental health is encouraged to do formal DBT training.  This training serves as an introduction to DBT:

• The philosophy and theoretical underpinnings that guide the therapist’s attitude and the therapeutic relationship
• Introduction to the 4 major skills: mindfulness, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and emotional regulation.
• Experiencing the skills and exploring how these can be used for your client populations.

All businesses (including healthcare practices) need to comply with various legislation, no matter how small.

We offer basic training and documents to small business owners to help them avoid legal pitfalls as they navigate through their business journey.

Our trainings not only provide insight but also tools which can be used to improve existing business methods or address areas which might pose undue risk.

Our training covers the following topics:

• POPIA & PAIA compliance 
• Occupational Health and Safety
• Conflict management and communication with colleagues, clients, suppliers etc.
• Professional behaviour