Courses and training
The Staff Development Team commission and run a range of wellbeing and mental health courses, training, and events at St George’s. You can book onto these through MyWorkplace, the Staff Development Event schedule has the dates when these courses run.
We also signpost key diversity and inclusion networks that also offer support, guidance and run events. The Staff Development Team can help you if you have any queries of questions about the courses listed below.
These include the following:
- Mental First Aid Awareness (0.5 day course)
- Mental Health First Aiders (2 day course)
- 5 Ways to Wellbeing (1 hour session)
- Emotional Intelligence and Communication (0.5 day course)
- Managing Workloads (0.5 days course)
Networks
- St George's, University of London has three staff equality networks
- The Disability Network run Time To Talk, fortnightly online drop-in sessions. Time To Talk is a campaign that was started by Time To Change to get people talking and break the silence around mental health problems. The Time To Talk drop-in sessions which are open to all staff provide a safe space, and give attendees an informal opportunity to discuss any issues, share experiences, coping strategies, stay connected with colleagues and support each other. Contact disabilitynetwork@sgul.ac.uk to find out more and to join.
Resources
St George’s Library
At St George’s Library, we have a range of books to support you and your mental wellbeing.
We don’t just have medical and healthcare related textbooks, we also have fiction, non-fiction and poetry. You can find highlights from our collection on our Wakelet, organised into different categories. There is an LGBTQ+ collection, a list of mood-boosting books, women and leadership and popular science bestsellers. There are a range of titles in our Black History Month collection and around the topics of health and wellbeing. As proponents of bibliotherapy highlight, books can be an invaluable source of support in times of emotional turmoil and provide guidance with life’s common challenges. We are also open to suggestions. If you feel something is missing from our reading for pleasure collection, let us know by emailing library@sgul.ac.uk.
Trade Unions
St George’s, University of London recognises three trade unions for its employees:
Offer advice and guidance to support mental health and wellbeing on their websites.