It is no secret that the Mental Health and Wellbeing of Seafarers is often overlooked and ignored.
Freedom Training and Consultancy has been working closely with maritime charities to raise the awareness of just how difficult life at sea can be, both physical and emotionally for this sector of society and to convince shipping companies to really start thinking about the emotional wellbeing of all their staff across the UK and across the world.
We are now 8 years into delivering safeguarding and Mental Health Awareness, Wellbeing and suicide prevention Training for the Maritime Sector.
We have reached over 1700 seafarers in maritime services during that time in Safeguarding and Mental Health Awareness.
We have worked with a significant number of maritime companies to deliver the training and are very much looking forward to delivering these courses and supporting many more seafarers and support staff going forward.
Grounded in research from actual support given to seafarers and from delivering this training we can confidently say that for some seafarers this support
has been life changing. In addition to this we also offer training in coping with bereavement and loss, becoming an onboard mental health and wellbeing volunteer and we carry out one to one coaching support sessions with individuals who are struggling with life at sea.
Suitable for Seafarers of all ranks, ratings, civilians, and maritime support service staff, with over 500 seafaring people trained to date. These bespoke courses include face to face on-site training, both in the classroom, at seafarer centres and on ships across the UK and abroad depending on the needs of the client.
One, Two or Three-day courses are available depending on the needs of your service and the numbers of adults who need the training.
The courses are unique in the fact that we offer ongoing support and signposting to the delegates during and following training.
On these courses, delegates are able to book a free 30-minute support session with the facilitator or one of our life coaches to discuss any personal or professional issues impacting their mental health.
This one to one is both private and confidential and we are able to offer advice, coaching, mentoring, parenting support, or signposting to a relevant maritime or other support service.
Commissioners to our service who sign up for 12 months support receive a summary report following the training which monitors the impact the course has on their attendees.
Our Mental Health Awareness course meets the requirements of, ‘A Standard for Seafarers Mental Health Awareness and Wellbeing Training’.
The standard launched in the summer of 2020 sets a benchmark for training in Mental Health Awareness for Seafarers and for seafaring companies looking to raise awareness. Freedom Training and Consultancy were involved in the creation of this standard and are proud to deliver its outcomes to so many.
(The Standard is being published by MNTB and is available from maritime publishers Witherbys for a nominal £10 fee).
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