Understanding bipolar for better conversations about money

What is the event about?

The event is an introduction to bipolar so that money guiders can understand what it is and its impact on people with the diagnosis and their families and friends. We hope participants will feel empowered to have more confident conversations around money with people affected by bipolar.

Who should attend?

Money guiders who want to better understand challenges that people affected by bipolar might face around money and want to consider guidance issues.

What will the session cover?

We will

• break down some common myths about bipolar
• learn what bipolar is
• learn what Bipolar UK does, how you can refer people and resources available to you
• learn what common management of bipolar looks like
• learn about financial issues that might be specific to people impacted by bipolar and how they might present
• prepare for more confident conversations around finances with people impacted by bipolar

Speakers

Molly Shindler & Peter McLoughlin, Bipolar UK

About Bipolar UK

Bipolar UK provide peer support services to empower people affected by bipolar to live well. If you or anyone you know would like to access support, please follow this link to find out more about how they can help: Bipolar UK provides a range of services to help people to take control of their lives

Bipolar UK is a registered charity and relies on donations to keep delivering its important work. Anyone wanting to support this work can make a personal here: https://www.bipolaruk.org/donate/donate.

Bipolar UK works in partnership with organisations to improve understanding of bipolar in the workplace and reduce stigma and misconceptions around mental health. If you would like to organise training for your workplace and learn more about supporting your colleagues or vulnerable customer groups please reach out to Peter at [email protected]’

What areas of the Competency framework apply?

Knowing Your Customer – Including but not restricted to 1.1.3 understanding of particularities of people affected by bipolar may play out.

https://maps.org.uk/en/our-work/money-guiders/competency-framework/technical-domains/1-knowing-your-customer

Debt – Including but not restricted to 2.1.3 Awareness of the likely triggers for debt
https://maps.org.uk/en/our-work/money-guiders/competency-framework/technical-domains/2-debt

This session will also likely touch on elements of Borrowing, Budgeting & Cashflow and Welfare and Benefits domains.

This session will be delivered in English. If you require any accessibility adjustments to access this session, please contact the session organiser on [email protected]

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Money Guiders is provided by the Money and Pensions Service. It is a programme which seeks to help money guidance practitioners improve their knowledge, skills and confidence. Everything that the Money Guiders programme offers centres around the Money Guidance Competency Framework - it's there to help you better understand the full breadth and depth of money related issues that fall outside of the regulated financial advice service sector - the things you talk to your customers about.

Before attending the session, you could:

• Try out our money guidance confidence checker, to find out how you feel about the conversations you have with customers about money
• Spend some time considering the challenges you face in your work, specifically when you provide help and guidance to your clients or service users around money issues.
• Consider how you spot potential problems, how you can start conversations about money in a sensitive way and at an appropriate time?
• Think about how you can maintain good boundaries in your role as a money guidance practitioner within your main area of work?

Event Venue

Online