Table 2.

READ-MH training modules

Module	Module title	Content/objectives	Teaching methods
	Introduction	Introduction of participants Introduction of expert by experience Learning objectives, module outline, course delivery methods	Presentation
1	What is stigma and how does it affect mental health care?	Description and explanation of experienced, anticipated, self-stigma and structural stigma How stigma reduces the effectiveness of mental health care	Interactive lecture Brainstorming Group discussion instigated by thought experiment and supported by evidence from the site Testimonial from an expert by experience and/or audiovisual clip
2	Experienced discrimination	How to identify and respond to experienced discrimination as a mental health professional How to help service users to respond to experienced discrimination How to develop stigma resistance in service users	Testimonial of expert by experience Role play and debriefing—group discussion
3	Anticipated discrimination and self-stigma	How to identify and respond to anticipated discrimination as a mental health professional How to help service users to overcome anticipated discrimination and self-stigma	Testimonial of expert by experience Case vignette Role play and debriefing—group discussion
4	Stigmatisation within mental health care	Structural stigma in mental health care Experienced stigma in mental health care (perpetrated by mental health professionals) Factors contributing to stigma perpetrated by mental health professionals	Interactive lecture Including quotes of stigmatising experiences from service users within the mental health system and clinical case illustrations Group discussion
5	What can we do to reduce stigma in mental health care?	Focus on stress and burnout as factors aggravating stigma; self-care for mental health professionals as a means to reduce stigma Communication skills Role of advocacy	Case study, followed by a group discussion supported by evidence from the sites Roleplay