Paul F, 12 Mar 2019
The trainer had a good range of materials and props and we did get to work with these. He also had a really good range of real life videos demonstrating the various conditions which I found particularly helpful so you could see exactly how casualties will react. He had a bit of a habit of repeating himself though and I think we could have spent a bit more time on practice, however to be fair we were a very experienced group.
Keri-Ann R, 04 Mar 2019
Course content is really good. Paul Frederick is very good to work with. Filling out the booklet to send back to GreenCross feels like a waste of time, energy and paper. There is a risk of loss of data protection from the sheet of paper that goes around to collect the attendees' address, birthday, email, etc. Please look into a better way to collect this data. I felt quite uncomfortable in wirting this on a sheet of paper that circulated to nine strangers who also attended the course.Response : Thank you for your reply. At GCT we take GPDR seriously and are continually looking at ways to improve. All paperwork is shredded by a licenced company and we are investing in technology to enable delegates to sign in via a mobile device.
Linda K, 31 Jan 2019
The materials felt a bit dated, the trainer often interjected with up to date stats and practices. The videos we watched were quite obviously rather old. It might be worth considering updating these. The trainer himself was very knowledgeable, and talked abut his own experiences which made the material feel relevant. My only criticism is that he emphasised the different in suicide stats between males and females many times, which is obviously an important point. But he explained it in terms of stereotypes and women just finding it easier to talk. As a woman who might be struggling to talk about my own mental health, that felt quite dismissive.Response : Linda, Thank you for your feedback. All materials, Powerpoint and videos are set by SMHFA and the trainer has to follow these to ensure standardisation. Mental Health research is developing day by day and therefore might make the statistics in the printed literature seem outdated.
Teri A, 19 Dec 2018
Milton Keynes
What a great CPD day, thank you Greencross Training for setting this up, I would like to attend more and build my portfolio more. thank you.
CLAIRE P, 12 Dec 2018
Trainer sent to wrong store(pengam Green extra and not Cardiff extra). No communication about start time. Email received on 9 DECEMBER 2018, WHICH WAS A SUNDAY, OFFICE CLOSED SUNDAY PLEASE CHANGE DAVID MADGWICK TO CLAIRE PICKETT
Kerry B, 03 Dec 2018
When using the dummies maybe the use of antibacterial gel inside of floor wipes would be a good thing