Active Bystander Training (FD2DEC25)

AvailabilityPlaces available (course only available for users whose main occupation is dental trainer/faculty or gp trainer/faculty or medical trainer/faculty or public health trainer/faculty)  Add to basket
SubjectFaculty Development
DescriptionThis is an innovative and award-winning programme designed to empower you to challenge poor behaviours and help bring about cultural change. To equip you with skills to respond to inappropriate behaviours, including those which may have been normalised over time.
Additional information

Booking Courses

Please ensure that you check your availability before booking a place and add the booking to your diary / calendar. Please ensure that you also book the relevant study leave in advance with your employer.

Please refrain from booking multiple instances of the same course or course type to ensure that places are available to your colleagues. If a course is full, please add yourself to the waiting list and you will receive a notification if a place becomes available.

Joining Instructions

This is a virtual course, the joining instructions for the virtual meeting will be added to the documents section (above) before the course. Please ensure that you are able to access this before the course so that you are ready to join on the day.

Booking cancellation

Participants must make every effort to attend courses they have booked. If your availability changes after booking, please cancel your place through Maxcourse as soon as possible. This will release the place for colleagues on the waiting list.

If you need to cancel within 1 week of the course or the course has started and you are not able to attend, please email england.lsfdcourses.yh@nhs.net to give your apologies

VenueVirtual (Platform TBC), - Virtual  View details
Date & timeTuesday 2 December 2025, 10:30 to 12:00
LecturerThe Active Bystander Training Company  View details
Target audience

This course is only available to Educational Supervisors, Education Leads, Training Programme Directors and Senior Faculty within Yorkshire and the Humber.

Mandatory: Dentist, or Doctor, or Public Health Professional

Course styleWorkshop
CateringNo catering
CPD points0.000
CostNo charge
Objectives

• Gain an understanding of what bystander apathy is and the importance of being an Active Bystander

• Learn skills and techniques to challenge bullying, harassment, microaggressions and other inappropriate behaviours

• Learn decision-making techniques to help overcome fear and self-doubt when faced with a challenging situation

• Gain language skills to be able to speak out confidently and assertively – whether dealing with the challenge directly or calling for help from others.