This is a certified MHFA England course
Spot the signs, approach conversations, provide support
Mental Health First Aid is a training course that provides learning for all delegates to identify, understand and help a person who may be experiencing mental health challenges. Mental Health First Aid teaches you how to recognise those crucial warning signs of mental ill health.
The training will teach you the following:
- Recognise those that may be experiencing poor mental health and provide them with first-level support and early intervention
- Encourage a person to identify and access sources of professional help and other supports
- Practise active listening and empathy
- Have a conversation with improved mental health literacy around language and stigma
- Discuss the MHFAider® role in depth, including boundaries and confidentiality
- Practise self-care
- Know how to use the MHFAider Support App®
- Know how to access a dedicated text service provided by Shout
Everyone who completes this course will have...
- A hard copy workbook to support their learning throughout the course
- A digital manual to refer to whenever they need it after completing the course
- A wallet-sized reference card with the Mental Health First Aid action plan
- A digital MHFAider® certificate
- Access to the MHFAider Support App® for three years
- Access to resources and events
- The opportunity to be part of the largest MHFAider® community in England
Online Delivery
Structure
- 4 live sessions over 2 days with your dedicated instructor
- Learning takes place through a mix of instructor led training, group discussions, individual and group activities
- Each session builds on the previous, enabling the learner to gain confidence in supporting others with a Mental Health First Aid action plan
- We limit numbers to 16 people per course so that instructors can keep people safe and supported while they learn
- We strive for all of our learning content to be as accessible and inclusive as possible
£325 per delegate
In Person Delivery
Structure
- 2 Full 8 Hour days, back-to-back with your dedicated instructor
- Learning takes place through a mix of instructor led training, group discussions, individual and group activities.
- Each session builds on the previous, enabling the learner to gain confidence in supporting others with a Mental Health First Aid action plan
- We limit numbers to 16 people per course so that instructors can keep people safe and supported while they learn
- We strive for all of our learning content to be as accessible and inclusive as possible
We provide a very safe learning environment and are trained to support you throughout the whole course. If you don’t feel comfortable joining in, then you don’t have to, we won’t make you do something you aren’t comfortable with.
