Nursery World - My best course - Looking after your well-being

Jodie Shafi learned how to overcome anxiety after enrolling on one
of her employer's nursery staff training courses. Hannah Crown
reports.

Wellbeing and fitness incentives have long been popular with big city employers, and are now increasingly on the to-do-list for smaller businesses. One such employer is Bright Kids' Northfield nursery, in south Birmingham, which enrolled staff on a wellbeing course. The course, managed by Sam Mulhall, the wellbeing, coaching and development executive who is responsible for staff training and wellbeing, offers one-on-one coaching sessions to staff struggling with day-to-day issues.

The course, Moodmaster, was established in 2008 for members of the public and is provided by the Association of Psychological Therapies, which also provides courses for qualified mental health professionals.

It is based on cognitive behavioural therapy and incorporates elements of compassion-focused thinking and acceptance and commitment therapy.

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