Our two-day mental health first aid course will train you to become a certified Mental Health First Aider. By completing the course, you'll earn the FutureQuals Level 3 Award in Mental Health: Workplace First Aider. This qualification will give you the skills to recognise when someone needs mental health support and the confidence to provide the help they need.
Every business and organisation should be committed to supporting the wellbeing of its workforce. This includes having a qualified mental health first aider. This mental health first aid training is suitable for all levels. That's why there are no specific requirements on who should take this course. Every person should be able to provide mental health support to those who need it.
There are two multiple choice tests at the end of this MHFA course. Delegates must pass both of these in order to pass the course successfully, Alongside this, our instructors will make sure that delegates are comfortable with the knowledge they have acquired through Q&A sessions during the training course.
Delegates that complete the training course successfully will be awarded a mental health first aid certificate valid for three years
What is mental health?
The difference between a mental health episode, crisis and condition
What factors can affect mental health
The mental health continuum
Roles and responsibilities of the Mental Health First Aider
Mental health action plan protocol (DR EFG)
How to support an individual returning to work after an absence due to mental health
Physical first aid skills useful when responding to mental illness
Risk assessment
Spotting the difference between a medical emergency and an imminent threat
Recognising stress and how to support someone who is stress
Recognising when someone is experiencing a mental health crisis.
Suicide risk factors, signs and symptoms
Recognising signs and symptoms of eating disorders, PTSD & OCD, and self-harm
Psychosis, delusions, and hallucinations
Bipolar disorder
Showing empathy and being empathetic in a mental health first aid crisis
Key skills to support an individual with poor mental health
Relevant legislation
Exploring and understanding perceptions relating to mental health
