DCPC – Mental Health and Wellbeing in Logistics

Course Content

Looking after our own and our colleagues Mental Health is becoming increasingly important.  This course explores the importance of Mental Health and Wellbeing within the Logistics Industry and delegates will learn how to improve their own Mental Health along with how to provide support to colleagues.  Delegates will also gain an understanding of the impact that stigma and  prejudice can have on mental health and wellbeing.

Course Aim

This module aims to explore and consider key aspects of mental health and wellbeing within the logistics industry.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this module, you will:

• Be able to explain what the term “Mental Health” and “Wellbeing” mean
• Have considered and explored the importance of mental health
• Have explored some key statistics on Mental Health in the Logistics Industry
• Have explored stigma and prejudice in relation to Mental Health
• Understand 10 of the most common Mental Health conditions
• Understand what a mental health crisis is and how to respond
• Identified the potential signs of mental ill health in yourself and colleagues
• Understand the 5 ways of wellbeing
• Have considered the impacts that the role of LGV driver can have on the ways of wellbeing
• Have considered you own wellbeing and created a personal action plan