About our programmes
About
GoodYarn
GoodYarn is an evidence-based, peer-delivered, mental health literacy programme for workplaces, both rural and urban, that enables people to talk about mental health.
GoodYarn has three key aims and evaluation indicators:
- Increase awareness of signs and symptoms of common mental illnesses;
- Build confidence in starting a conversation where you are concerned; and
- Improve knowledge of where and how to get help.
GoodYarn also helps people learn about the practical things they can do in their day-to-day life to protect and improve their mental health and the mental health of those around them.
GoodYarn is a foundational mental health programme for people at all levels and in all roles.
We train facilitators within businesses and communities who then deliver 3-hour GoodYarn workshops to their peers.
The GoodYarn programme was launched in July 2014.
Read more about the GoodYarn Programme
About GoodWork
and GoodManagement
Together, GoodWork and GoodManagement help organisations protect themselves and their people. They are designed to provide participants with the clarity, skills and knowledge required to design and implement an evidence-based, holistic, and effective, workplace wellbeing strategy that fulfils your legal obligations and empowers your team.
GoodWork presents a robust, international framework that helps you manage the ever-growing components and legal obligations of people management.
GoodWork involves three, 2.5-hour online modules for up to 15 participants.
Module One: Foundations and obligations
- Introducing the new workplace wellbeing landscape
- Understanding legal obligations around mental health in the workplace
- Introduction to psychosocial risks as the answer to mitigating organisational risk
Module Two: Psychosocial risk theory
- Understanding work stress
- Identifying risks
- Unpacking risks
- Mitigating risks
- Monitoring risks
Module three: Psychosocial risk management - practical application
- Creating a risk register
- Unpacking the issues
- Choosing reasonably practicable mitigations
- Communicating the process
The objective of GoodManagement is to provide the awareness, knowledge, and resilience required to be a socially responsible manager, contributing to a safe and mentally healthy workplace.
GoodManagement is designed for face-to-face, in-house training for up to 25 participants. Organisations can customise the course to meet their needs by choosing a minimum, medium and maximum content level for each module.
Modules include:
- Managing without harm
- Management vs. Leadership: looking at how each style contributes to or erodes mental health
- Managing psychosocial risks: the role of mangers in identifying, unpacking and mitigating
- Communication and active listening
- Diversity and inclusion for managers
- Self awareness as a means to socially responsible management
- Adopting a community mentality
- Resilience for managers / managing burnout
GoodManagement can be 1-2 days, depending on the breadth and depth of information you want.
While GoodWork and Good Management are for anyone interested in workplace wellbeing, GoodWork is specifically designed for Human Resource, Health and Safety and Executives or Senior Leaders responsible for managing psychosocial risks in an organisation. GoodManagement is for anyone in management or leadership roles, or aspiring to be in one. This training is also suitable for GoodYarn facilitators.
Both workshops are delivered by our team of mental health experts.
The GoodWork and GoodManagement courses were launched in February 2025.
Read more about both.
GoodYarn, GoodWork and GoodManagement are overseen by the Good Programmes Trust, which is a registered charity.