The West Yorkshire Staff Mental Health and Wellbeing Hub offers a wide array of both therapy and preventative support accessible to staff and volunteers in health, care and VCSE across West Yorkshire.
We know that too much choice can be overwhelming. This page is your go-to place for all upcoming offers and services that the Hub provides.
Psychological interventions and support
Psychological therapies
Please note that access to psychological therapies such as CBT, counselling, and EMDR is subject to a suitability assessment. As this is a work-related service, referrrals must relate to difficulties impacting you at work or arising from your work. Completing a referral form does not guarantee access to a specific therapy; all referrals will be screened to ensure the most appropritate support is offered.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
CBT is a talking therapy which examines thoughts, behaviours and physical symptoms which lead to people being stuck in vicious cycles. It is most commonly used for people suffering from anxiety and depression and engagement is vital to meet the desired outcomes from this kind of therapy.
Counselling
Counselling aims to provide individuals with a safe and confidential space to explore personal issues, emotions, and behaviours. It is a collaborative process aimed at enhancing mental health and wellbeing, addressing specific problems, and fostering personal growth.
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)
EMDR is a type of therapy that helps people to recover from the effects of trauma. It is different to other more traditional talking therapies as it focuses less on discussing the details of the traumatic events.
Psycho-educational groups
Please note that access to groups such as sleep and ACT is subject to a suitability assessment. As this is a work-related service, referrrals must relate to difficulties impacting you at work or arising from your work. Completing a referral form does not guarantee access to a specific group; all referrals will be screened to ensure the most appropritate support is offered.
Towards Better Sleep
This group uses CBT principles to help improve sleep.
Managing Stress
This group uses CBT principles to support those struggling with work-related stress.
Compassion Fatigue
Compassion fatigue can occur when people have to show high levels of compassion or are exposed to trauma. This course uses principles of Compassion Focused Therapy to help understand compassion fatigue and provides some tools to prevent and manage it.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
This group supports clients who are struggling with stress, using principles of ACT therapy.
Support for individuals, teams and organisations
The Hub offers the following support:
Schwartz Rounds
Schwartz Rounds provide a unique forum for clinical and non-clinical staff to come together, share stories, and reflect on the emotional and social challenges of their work. These sessions focus on creating a safe, supportive environment - not solving problems or discussing clinical details.
Schwartz Rounds are held locally within each region (Place) and at a broader level for the whole West Yorkshire Integrated Care System.
Find our upcoming Schwartz Rounds (for West Yorkshire ICB, Bradford, Leeds and Wakefield).
Find our upcoming Schwartz Rounds (for Calderdale and Kirklees).
Reflective Practice Groups (RPGs)
Reflective Practice Groups (RPGs) are confidential and safe spaces, bringing groups of people together to reflect and think about the emotional and psychological impact of their role and work. We are currently offering RPGs for:
- Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Networks: Chairs and Co-Chairs
- Freedom To Speak Up Guardians
If you work in one of the above roles or would be interested in learning more about our 'Heads and Hearts, Train the Trainer' approach, please get in touch through our Hub enquiry form.
Critical Incident Staff Support Pathway (CrISSP)
The Critical Incident Staff Support Pathway (CrISSP) was developed by the Hub's clinicians. CrISSP is a comprehensive suite of training and support services designed to enhance understanding of the impact of traumatic events and provide effective support strategies.
CrISSP debrief, support and training opportunities vary in focus and target audience and includes:
- Team leader training
- Peer practitioner training
- CrISSP fundamentals training
- CrISSP debriefs
Get in touch to find out what support is available and appropriate for you and your teams. Fill out our enquiry form for more information.
Training courses
We offer the following training courses:
Looking After Ourselves: Navigating Stress, Anxiety and Burnout
This 90-minute course explores burnout, fatigue, trauma, and stress through evidence-based models. It also examines various coping strategies and envisions what good mental wellbeing can look like.
Get in touch to find out more about how these courses could benefit you and your teams.
Additional offers
Are you or your team struggling? Most of our Hub offers can be delivered for whole teams or networks as well as individuals.
In addition, the Hub can offer a range of different supportive and facilitated approaches to help manage stress and improve wellbeing. They include:
- Listening spaces
- Compassion circles
- Creative Health opportunities including guided journalling, expressive writing
- Coaching for Wellbeing (individuals and teams)
- Coaching for Conflict Resolution (for team leaders and managers)
Contact us to find out how these opportunities can be tailored to meet your needs.
Avoidable Employee Harm project
West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership is working to avoid harm in employee investigations through a new pilot programme. The initiative is delivered as a partnership between the West Yorkshire Staff Mental Health and Wellbeing Hub and NHS Wales. The pilot was inspired by the work developed in NHS Wales.
The focus on avoiding harm in employee investigations has subsequently been taken up by the Health Care People Management (HPMA) who published the 'When we do harm' paper. The programme draws on learning from the patient safety movement and the below animation video highlights the importance of the work by changing culture and approah to ensure formal processes are always the last resort.
Find out more about the avoidable harms project on the Partnership website. Contact us on our enquiry form if you would like support with implementing avoidable harm in your organisation.
