These interactive courses run continuously, so you can sign up at any time. They offer 20 hours of self-directed online learning which you can undertake at a time, pace and location that suits you.

You will have access to four mini courses and their materials for one year. Access begins the day after you’ve booked, when you will receive your account details by email.

Please note that these courses were created during the COVID-19 pandemic, and in some areas focus on those events. However, the theory and guidance are still relevant and applicable, providing examples of ways in which individuals can be creative when dealing with experiences of adversity and uncertainty.

This course bundle is comprised of four mini courses.

‘The resilient workplace’ mini course covers the following areas:

• resilience – definitions, levels and capacities
• resilience for individuals, teams and organisations
• way to develop resilience
• understanding organisations – a ‘whole-system’ approach
• obstructions to developing organisational resilience
• understanding groups in relation to psychoanalytic concepts
• understanding groups through a systems psychodynamic lens
• observing yourself and your impact
• resilience and reflection

The ‘Trauma, self-care and caring for others’ mini course covers the following areas:

• what is trauma?
• types of trauma
• risk factors or predisposition to trauma
• PTSD – prevalence and symptoms
• the science of trauma – the brain and body
• the long-term impact of trauma
• when is a coping strategy a symptom?
• dealing with loss
• trauma and relationships
• trauma in the workplace
• trauma-informed workplace, including racial trauma
• negative social factors
• restorative and reparative social factors

The ‘Leadership, followership and mental health’ mini course covers the following areas:

• what is leadership?
• what is followership?
• the relationship between leader and follower
• leadership and management – a psychoanalytic approach
• leadership, followership and diversity
• followership and culture
• what is mental health?
• types of mental illness, including depression and anxiety
• mental wellbeing – a developmental approach
• mental wellbeing and relationships
• mental health and stigma
• promoting leader-follower relationships
• approaching the organisation as a whole
• systems-psychodynamics and leadership/followership

The ‘Maintaining hope in uncertain times’ mini course covers the following areas:

• uncertainty – what is it?
• change and loss
• uncertainty and resilience
• anxiety, trauma and PTSD
• compassion-focused therapy
• developing self-compassion
• compassion mindfulness practices
• learning to sense-check
• hope – a symbolic, narrative approach to life
• narrative approaches to uncertainty
• co-creating hope in the workplace

There are no specific requirements for the course; it is open to all and assumes no prior knowledge of the area.

There’s a multiple choice question assessment at the end of each course, which provides access to your Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust CPD certificate upon completion (four certificates available in total).

How does it work?

• Save with this course bundle: bundle price = £249 / cost of four individual mini courses = £276
• The course bundle contains four online mini courses – each one containing five hours’ worth of interactive content, giving you a total of 20 hours of learning
• You can also purchase access to each of the mini courses individually – visit their course pages to find out more