MECC Training
MECC Training Materials in Southend
MECC Healthy Conversations is an approach that is used in millions of day to day interactions that organisations and individuals have with people, to support them in making positive changes, to both their physical and mental health and wellbeing. Rather than telling people what to do, Making Every Contact Count is about recognising opportunities to talk to people about their wellbeing using the skills of asking and listening.
We offer two training courses:
MECC lite – one 3 hour session – Having a Healthy Conversation
RSPH MECC – Two three hour sessions (on separate days)
If you would like to find out where your local course is taking place or register a place at the next available course, please email us, eh.southend@nhs.net.
The MECC Community of Improvement have collated together an extensive range of training materials which are available to all MECC CoI members to access via the MECC Knowledge Hub group.
MECC Tutor-led Training and Blended Learning
Training on MECCÂ usually involves a package of blended learning that includes underpinning knowledge via e-learning and tutor-led led learning for the skills based motivational behaviour change conversations.Â
MECC e-learning
E-learning for Health have two different MECC e-learning courses (One developed by Wessex, Thames Valley and KSS and another developed by West Midlands) these are available on their e-learning platform. If you work in the NHS, Social Care or a Local Authority you should be able to register for a for a free account. If you don't work within these organisations you can still play the courses but it will not be tracked by the Learning Management System.
Wessex, Thames Valley, Kent, Surrey and Sussex e-learning
This resource, composed of four e-learning sessions, is intended for anyone who has contact with people to Make Every Contact Count and develop public health knowledge.
The package is part of a two-phase learning approach. The e-learning has been developed to ensure learners gain the underpinning knowledge and understanding of the importance of supporting people to improve their health and wellbeing and introduction to the practical skills to do so.
West Midlands
This resource is composed of two e-learning sessions with additional resources around “MECC Plus for Integrated Care”. The focus is to give users the confidence to start a very brief conversation which will help the person involved to consider change, feel encouraged and supported to change, and know where to go for further support if they feel ready to change.
The additional resources around MECC Plus for Integrated Care complete the toolkit and support the workforce to implement MECC based on Integrated Care principles and practice. They comprise case studies, PowerPoint and exemplar MECC pathways. The resources illustrate how brief person-centred conversations can support the holistic assessment of a person’s needs as well as enable the person to make changes necessary to improve their self-care management. A MECC PLUS Manual suggests bite-sized learning opportunities for managers and trainers to use with their teams. A MECC PLUS Pocketbook provides an aide memoire for all frontline staff.
For further information on what is available in your area please contact Chris Sharp, Public Health Workforce Development Manager for the Y&H Public Health England Centre on email: chris.sharp@phe.uk.uk.Â
Making Every Contact Count - Role Modelling Videos
The people delivering the MECC conversations are not actors but are employees of the organisation they represent. We didn’t wanted to highlight that these are real members of staff and not actors but simple enough to highlight ASK, ASSIST and ACT. The videos have been developed to support MECC Training.
Click here to access the video's on You Tube