Building Mental Health Awareness & Literacy

A training course for managers and supervisors in the maritime industry to raise awareness around mental health issues and mental health literacy

Objectives

By the end of the workshop, participants will have a solid understanding of: 

  • How mental health manifests through our performance, relationships and actions
  • The main categories of mental health disorders and the symptoms associated with each of these
  • How to identify mental ill-health signs and how to communicate with people suffering from mental health issues
  • A well-researched mental first aid method 
  • Their own role in supporting the crew’s mental and physical well-being

 

Entrance requirements

None

Who should attend:
On shore and on board management personnel involved in caring for the welfare of their employees, including their mental welfare.

Duration: 1 day classroom or 2 half days virtual classroom

 

Indications that seafarers, like employees on shore, may be suffering from mental ill-health, have drawn special attention to the need, to raise mental health awareness in the maritime industry. Concerted efforts to improve welfare at sea include preventive measures that will enable organizations to detect and treat mental health problems as early as possible, so as to minimize chronicity, as well as the consequences and costs of mental ill health. 

One such measure is to raise mental health awareness as well as literacy with regards to the leaders, the supervisors and the managers onboard vessels. 

The aim of the course is to familiarize participants with the range of the most common mental health conditions, to facilitate reflection on their role and responsibility towards the welfare of the crew and, to provide them with a methodology which will help them respond effectively to signs of mental ill-health.


This course will be conducted by Mariangela Zanaki, Organisational Development Consultant and Psychologist. The training combines presentations and practical learning based on group activities and personal input from the participants’ own experiences.