- $420
- 2 days in class
- Workplace
Description
Sensitivity warning: The Standard Mental Health First Aid course contains detailed information about depression, anxiety, mental health disorders and suicidal ideations, including examples, scenarios and skills practice. This content may be distressing or upsetting for people with lived experience, people with a severe and persistent mental illness, or people who are currently experiencing symptoms.
Course Overview:
The Standard Mental Health First Aid course teaches participants how to provide initial support to another adult who may be experiencing mental health concerns or a mental health crisis, until professional help is received or the crisis resolves.
Participants learn how to recognise the signs and symptoms of common mental health concerns in adults, respond to an emerging or worsening mental health crisis, and understand the treatments and supports available.
Using a practical, evidence-based action plan, participants learn how to approach someone they are concerned about, initiate a conversation, offer initial support and information, and encourage the person to seek professional help or other appropriate supports.
Participants who complete the course become Mental Health First Aiders (MHFAiders), equipped with the knowledge, confidence and skills to provide mental health information and support when it matters most.
This course is suitable for individuals, workplaces of all sizes, and volunteer and community-based groups.
Course Content
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
Participants can choose to complete an online assessment at the end of the course to become an Accredited Mental Health First Aider (MHFAider).
Accreditation is valid for 3 years.
Course Duration
2 days in class
Delivery Method
Face-to-Face
All sessions are led by an MHFA trained and Licensed Instructor.
Course Requirements
There is no pre-course work required to attend this course.
Pre-requisite: None
Terms and Conditions
To view our course booking terms and conditions, including our transfer and cancellation policy, as well as our student support services and general information, please click here. For information related to the accessibility of our training centres, please contact the customer care team on 9334 1233.
Minimum Age
Course Overview:
The Standard Mental Health First Aid course teaches participants how to provide initial support to another adult who may be experiencing mental health concerns or a mental health crisis, until professional help is received or the crisis resolves.
Participants learn how to recognise the signs and symptoms of common mental health concerns in adults, respond to an emerging or worsening mental health crisis, and understand the treatments and supports available.
Using a practical, evidence-based action plan, participants learn how to approach someone they are concerned about, initiate a conversation, offer initial support and information, and encourage the person to seek professional help or other appropriate supports.
Participants who complete the course become Mental Health First Aiders (MHFAiders), equipped with the knowledge, confidence and skills to provide mental health information and support when it matters most.
This course is suitable for individuals, workplaces of all sizes, and volunteer and community-based groups.
Course Content
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Recognise the signs and symptoms of mental health concerns in adults
- Use an evidence-based action plan to initiate a mental health first aid conversation
- Understand barriers to help-seeking and how these may be overcome
- Assess a range of crisis situations and provide initial support
- Understand the prevalence and impact of mental illnesses, including risk factors, treatments and available supports
- Apply self-care practices as a Mental Health First Aider
- Understanding mental health and mental illness
- Risk factors and help-seeking
- Impact of mental illness
- Introduction to mental health first aid
- Mental health first aid action planning
- Depression and bipolar disorder
- Suicide crisis
- Anxiety disorders
- Panic attack first aid
- Traumatic event first aid
- Psychosis and schizophrenia
- Psychosis and crisis first aid
- Substance use disorders
Participants can choose to complete an online assessment at the end of the course to become an Accredited Mental Health First Aider (MHFAider).
Accreditation is valid for 3 years.
Course Duration
2 days in class
Delivery Method
Face-to-Face
All sessions are led by an MHFA trained and Licensed Instructor.
Course Requirements
There is no pre-course work required to attend this course.
Pre-requisite: None
Terms and Conditions
To view our course booking terms and conditions, including our transfer and cancellation policy, as well as our student support services and general information, please click here. For information related to the accessibility of our training centres, please contact the customer care team on 9334 1233.
Minimum Age
- Participants must be aged 18 years or over
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Unit(s) of Competency
There are no formal qualifications associated with this course.
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