This could be outing but I'm annoyed at this man who gave us training last night.
I'm training up atm as I've got a volunteer role in being an Appropriate Adult for young and vulnerable people. I've had training over the past few weeks and its been good and informative. People have used powerpoints, break out groups and its been interactive.
The guy giving training last night isn't employed by the charity and is separated from them but works in the same setting as us. He was "giving training" on mental health symptoms and things we might come across and to speak with him if we have concerns so he can do an assessment on the person. To make clear he isn't a professional but has done this job a long time. He then passes assessments onto the correct professionals after he's done a very quick assessment on someone.
Anyway that's the basics of his role.
So he starts the training saying he doesn't use slides or powerpoints, fair enough that's obviously his style. So he begins talking about depression, anxiety, schizophrenia and signs and symptoms to look out for.
One comment he makes about schizophrenia is that they can wear inappropriate clothing. This was followed up with " once i saw (while assessing) a 70 year old women in a bright green bikini, my libido suffered for 2 weeks after that" then he laughed but was met with an awkward silence from all of us. Not really professional mocking someone with a MH condition.
His comments on depression were "you just need to do the opposite of what depression is telling you. Depression tells you to stay in, you go out then. Depression tells you not to talk to people, you call people up" Yea ok mate it's that simple with chronic depression to do that!! Also kepting highlighting he didn't think antidepressants were the "be all and end all".
When a women asked a question he made her feel silly and was quite patronising, yet when i guy asked a question and said he had been in a professional position he didn't mock or patronise him.
He kept saying "does that make sense, of course it does because if it was difficult i wouldn't be doing it" Then not letting anyone answer if what he said actually made sense.
I just think someone like him has been put in a position to help these vulnerable people!! How on earth did he get this job when he is so unprofessional. It's people like him that make people with MH issues feel stupid.
AIBU to make a complaint about him. I won't be directly working with his as he will be at a different location to me. Also him not working directly for the charity i'm with, I wouldn't know who to say something to? Maybe mention to the charity so he doesn't do the training again?