Awareness of First Aid for Mental Health
This 4-hour qualification provides learners with the knowledge to recognise a range of mental health conditions, start a supportive conversation, and know when and how to signpost a person to seek appropriate professional help.
Following this course, learners will know how to recognise and manage stress as well as a range of other mental health conditions.
Learners will not diagnose or treat mental health conditions, as this can only be carried out by healthcare professionals, but will gain the knowledge to identify when a person may have a condition and know where they can go to get help.
The course covers the following:
- Define mental health
- Understanding stigma
- Identify factors that affect mental health
- Roles and responsibilities of a First Aider
- Outline of advice to provide a person suffering a suspected mental health condition
- Know when to contact the emergency services
- Identify the signs of stress
- How stress can be managed
- Identify signs & symptoms for the following Mental Health conditions:
- Depression
- Suicide
- Psychosis
- Anxiety
- Self-harm
- Eating disorders
Assessment and Qualifications:
Delegates must actively participate and attend the whole course to achieve their certificate.
You will receive a level 1 certificate in Awareness of First Aid for Mental Health (England) or level 4 Awareness of First Aid for Mental Health (Scotland)
Cost: £100 Per Person
Costs are per person for four hours of training. All mental health courses require a minimum of six delegates.
Additional information
Delegate Numbers:
There is a maximum of 16 delegates per course to meet the requirements for the qualification.
Minimum age of attendance is 14 years.
Duration:
The course is held over 4 hours minimum.
Infection control:
We have put in place extensive measures to ensure that our clients will be safe during our training and that together we stop the spread.
Refresher:
A refresher session is recommended annually.
Requalification:
Requalification is not currently a requirement
Breaks:
There are two 15-minute breaks.
The Need for Mental Health First Aid
Each year approximately 1 in 4 people in the UK will experience a mental health condition and at least 1 in 6 employees experience common mental health problems in the workplace. Research has shown that work is the biggest cause of stress which can stop people performing at their best. Mental health conditions are often hidden due to stigma and fear of discrimination and research has shown that a culture of fear and silence around mental health is costly to employers. The HSE guidance ‘First aid needs assessment’ refers to mental health in the workplace.
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