Mental Health First Aid

About this course

Demonstrate your commitment to your employees’ mental health and wellbeing, reducing sickness absences and promoting a healthy workplace by training an equal number of mental health first aiders as physical first aiders. Learning takes place through a mix of group activities, presentations and discussions.

You will receive a course manual, a quick reference card for the Mental Health First Aid action plan and a workbook.

What will you learn as a Mental Health First Aider?

• An in-depth understanding of mental health and the factors that can affect wellbeing
• Practical skills to spot the triggers and signs of a range of mental health issues including anxiety, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), suicide, self-harm, eating disorders and psychosis
• Confidence to step in, reassure and support a person in distress using the Mental Health First Aid action plan
• Enhanced interpersonal skills such as non-judgemental listening
• Knowledge to help someone recover by guiding them to further support such as employee assistance programme or external sources
• Understanding of how to keep themselves safe while performing their duties

Ideal for:

Any staff members interested in attending MHFA training

Length of course (online):

4 live 3.5 hour facilitated sessions held with our licensed Instructor over a two week period, with individual learning activities, that can be completed at the delegate’s own pace between sessions

Length of course (classroom):

2 days

Cost:

£265.00 (including course materials)

Course capacity:

14

About this course

This course is delivered through a mix of presentations, group discussion, workshop activities and raises awareness of mental health and covers:

• What mental health is and how to challenge stigma
• A basic knowledge of some common mental health issues
• An introduction to looking after your own mental health and maintaining wellbeing
• Confidence to support someone in distress or who may be experiencing a mental health issue

What will you learn on the Mental Health Aware course?

Those attending will receive:

• A certificate of attendance to say you are mental health aware
• Manual to refer too
• Workbook including a helpful toolkit to support your own mental health

Ideal for:

All employees including managers

Length of course (online):

4 hours

Cost:

£125.00 (including course materials)

Course capacity:

16

About this course

Would you like to support more of your team? Empower line managers or those with direct reports with the skills and confidence to spot when someone on their team is struggling, and to know how and when to offer support.

Delegates will receive a course manual, a quick reference card for the Mental Health First Aid action plan and a workbook.

What will you learn as a Mental Health Champion?

A Mental Health Champion will gain:

• The knowledge and confidence to provide Mental Health First Aid for the most common mental health illnesses
• Understand how to help build a mentally healthy workplace, challenge stigma and support positive wellbeing
  

Ideal for:

Line managers

Length of course (online):

One day course

Cost:

£200.00 (including course materials)

Course capacity:

16

About this course

Continue to invest in your Mental Health First Aiders and MHFA Champions by encouraging them to take the MHFA Refresher course at least every 3 years.

Just like physical first aid, regularly updating skills and knowledge empowers people to perform this vital role confidently and safely.

What will you learn on the Mental Health Refresher course?

The Refresher course will:

• Keep awareness of mental health supports current
• Update knowledge of mental health and what influences it
• Offer practice at applying the Mental Health First Aid action plan

Ideal for:

Those who have attended Mental Health First Aid or Mental Health Champions course

Length of course (online):

Half day course

Cost:

£125.00

Course capacity:

20