Bronwen Williams Development, Training & Consultancy
Bronwen Williams Development, Training & Consultancy
RMN, PGCHE, NMC Teacher, BSc (hons), MSc
Practical Human Behaviour Change for the Health and Welfare of Animals (2024) published by Wiley buy here
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I am a Mental Health Nurse with over 42 years experience of clinical practice, service management, training and education. I am experienced in training needs analysis, designing bespoke training packages and delivering sessions, days and longer courses. I am also an independent researcher and write about mental health issues, animals and their impact on humans, and training and education. I have also volunteered in Equine Welfare for over 30 years.
I regularly deliver longer behaviour change, including Motivational Interviewing courses for animal health, care and welfare workers to support the owners and clients they work with to make behaviour changes to improve the welfare of their animals. I also deliver a similar course for health and social care workers.
Other courses include bespoke Mental Health Awareness courses for a variety of workers. These can be tailored to particular needs for professional groups or organisations.
Courses can be delivered online or face to face.
Clinical supervision and reflective practice course design and delivery for both human health and animal health and welfare workers.
Writing coaching and supporting others to write for publication.
Reflective Practice Sessions
Online Reflective practice groups offer time and a safe space to discuss and consider the work you do, facilitated with listening and support but also gentle challenge.
This will be offered regularly and facilitated by Bronwen via Zoom for small groups of up to 6 animal health and welfare workers who are MI trained or have good knowledge.
Participants have the opportunity to bring work based issues and cases and to reflect on them with support from the group. These include complex cases involving animal owners and others. A structured framework would be used by the group to ensure that all participants were using MI skills, the approach and knowledge as well as facilitated reflection throughout the 2 hours to support each other. This structure is one that
Bronwen has designed and used in practice in, and after other MI courses, both in the NHS and in animal welfare for many years.
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Cost £22 per attendee per 2 hour session.
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Please email for more information about the groups, how to book and
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Courses
Supporting Behaviour Change in Animal Owners
Using Motivational Interviewing to support animal owners with behaviour change over 5 1/2 days
Delivered by trainers who are experienced in Mental Health, Education and Animal Welfare
Over 35 hours taught time
£600 per person to include all training materials and also the textbook Practical Human Behaviour Change for the Health and Welfare of Animals (RPP £49.99)
Places will be limited to allow for individual support and live coaching from trainers for participants.
DATES 2025
May / June
Wednesday 14th May afternoon intro 12.30 – 4.30
Thursday 15th May 9 – 4.30
Thursday 22nd May 9 – 4.30
Thursday 29th May 9 – 4.30
Thursday 5th June 9 – 4.30
Thursday12th June 9 – 4.30
September / October
To be confirmed
Participants need to be able to fully attend all the dates
Mental Health Awareness for Animal Health and Welfare Professionals
Mental health awareness courses specifically designed and delivered for animal health, care and welfare professionals
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Email for more information, dates and price
Currently delivered over two consecutive mornings on line.
Small class size of 10 maximum.
CPD that will support your understanding and help for yourself, your colleagues and your clients and owners.
Covers:
What is mental health/ mental ill health? What influences mental disorders?
Common mental health problems including anxiety, depression and dementia. More complex disorders; bipolar disorder, personality disorders, PTSD, psychosis and Autistic Spectrum Conditions
Other issues including the impact of trauma, burnout and compassion fatigue, human mental health and attachment to animals and risks, bereavement and grief in animal owners and those who have suicidal thoughts and behaviours
Tips and guidance on how to support others with mental health problems and illnesses and how to look after our own wellbeing
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Bespoke Courses
For animal health and welfare workers
For human health, care, and other workers
Sessions, half days and full days
Courses that can cover a range of subjects including
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Mental Health Awareness for those working in animal health, care and welfare
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Mental Health Awareness for human agencies including Police, Ambulance, Fire & Rescue, Housing and others
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Animal Hoarding
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Bereavement in Animal Owners
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Introduction to supporting Behaviour Change
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Listening and Communication Skills
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Suicide Awareness
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Suicide - helping those who have thoughts and feelings
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Building resilience in ourselves
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Clinical Supervision / Reflective Practice
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Mental Wellbeing in Retirement
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Supporting our own mental wellbeing
Writing for Publication
Half day and whole day workshops
Practical workshops which will give you knowledge of what to write and where and how to submit for publication.
With a mix of information about the whole of the writing for publication process and practical exercises to start you on your writing project you will come away with a plan of how to progress with your writing.
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It is recognised that three main issues get in the way of successfully writing for publication; confidence, time and how to actually write. These workshops look at all of these areas and how you can overcome them with ideas, tips and methods that can be individualised to meet you needs.
