Lots of people have strong opinions about men’s mental health, but how much of what they say is evidence-based? Martin and John have been working since 2010 to improve men’s mental health. Faced with ongoing rates of male suicide, crime, substance abuse and other issues, they realised that far too little of therapeutic value was being done. Over time they found some of the existing theories and practices designed to help men might even backfire.
Attendees of this webinar will be being taught by experts who have led in this field for over a decade. Martin’s vast experience as a consultant clinical psychologist in the NHS and John’s experience as a researcher at UCL provided a unique combination of skills and insights that has resulted in some significant developments in the field, such as the creation of the Male Psychology Section of the British Psychological Society (BPS) in 2018, the hugely successful Palgrave Handbook of Male Psychology and Mental Health in 2019, and the BPS guidance on therapy for men in 2022.
This webinar is ideal for anyone interested in helping men, whether those on the front line such as practitioners, therapists, charity workers, helplines as well as those responsible for designing materials and services for male help-seeking such as HR managers and team leaders. The only requirement for attendance is a genuine interest in helping men.
This webinar is brought to you by Martin Seager and John Barry, founding members of the Male Psychology Section of the British Psychological Society (BPS).
Whether you are new to this subject or a seasoned professional, you might be surprised at how many key insights you gain. This webinar provides participants the opportunity to:
Develop critical and analytical skills regarding male help-seeking and male friendly support
Develop skills in identifying the factors that impact help-seeking and male friendly support
Develop skills in problem-solving in relation to issues concerning male help-seeking and male friendly support
Got a question? You might find the answer here:
The webinar is open to anyone with a genuine interest in helping men. Depending on how familiar you are with male psychology is it recommended to gain some foundational knowledge if possible. Recommendations include our article for those new to male psychology - https://www.centreformalepsychology.com/what-is-male-psychology; our magazine which hosts a range of articles by a range of experts on different male psychology topics - https://www.centreformalepsychology.com/male-psychology-the-magazine; our textbook on male psychology - https://www.centreformalepsychology.com/wiley-textbook-new-perspectives-in-male-psychology and our e-learning course, https://thecentreformalepsychology.thinkific.com/courses/IntroductiontoMalePsychologyandMentalHealth.
Booked a ticket and now unable to join us? A recording of the webinar will also be made available to registrants for 1 week. Please make sure you register ahead of the webinar to access the recording.
Continuing, or continuous, professional development (CPD), can be broadly defined as any type of learning you undertake which increases your knowledge, understanding and experiences of a subject area or role. After attending the webinar you will receive a CPD certificate from The Centre for Male Psychology which will state the CPD in hours (rather than points). Attending this webinar does not qualify the learner to practice psychology, teach psychology, or imply to others that they are qualified to do so by virtue of having taken this webinar. As with all CPD, you will need to discuss specific eligibly criteria with your supervisor/HR manager regarding your specific profession.
Yes, you can. Please note this webinar will be delivered in English and you may be charged a transaction fee by your card provider if paying in a different currency to GBP. *Pricing at the checkout is inclusive of any applicable taxes.
Anyone 18 years or older can take this webinar. You don’t need any formal qualifications as it is open to anyone with a genuine interest in helping men. We think it will however be of most benefit to those providing practitioner services. Please note however that this webinar is not intended to be used as a form of therapy. You will need to be able to take responsibility for your own learning and you will need to have access to, and be able to use either a phone, tablet, laptop, or desktop computer to access the webinar which is hosted on Thinkific and delivered by Zoom (see technical requirements in FAQ below).
• Whilst males and females are very similar in many ways. there are differences, and these differences can make all the difference. In recent decades, gender studies and women’s studies have focused mainly on women, or male issues from a feminist perspective. In recent years there has been significant increase in webinars and trainings focusing on transgender men and women. This webinar focuses specifically on the topic of men’s mental health from a male-friendly perspective.
If you are having technical problems with the Thinkific platform e.g., signing up, logging in, getting the page to load etc., or using zoom then in the first instance please look at the next FAQ (below) for details relating to technical questions. If after this you are still experiencing an issue, please contact us by emailing us at [email protected] providing as much information as possible on the issue.
You will need to have access to, and be able to use either a phone, tablet, laptop, or desktop computer to run the course, which is hosted by Thinkific. You will also be required to use zoom to be able to access the live webinar. In general, you should have no problems if you have a modern device to run the webinar on. Please check that your desktop computer, laptop, tablet, smartphone, or smart device has the necessary technical requirements. You can view these here: for Thinkific see, https://tinyurl.com/39bkbh4x (Please note that having a PDF plugin is not necessary for this webinar). For Zoom see, http://tinyurl.com/4j4jjmuk.
You will be setup with an account on registration. You will have 1 week's access to your account after the webinar has finished. You will need to log in and download your certificate within this time as well as access any other materials available. Within this period, you are welcome to revisit any associated materials as many times as you want.
