Course description
Mental Health First Aid (MHFAider®) is an internationally recognised training course that teaches people how to spot the signs and symptoms of mental ill health and provide help on a first aid basis. We don’t teach people to be therapists, but we do teach people how to respond in a crisis, and how to reach out before a crisis happens. The training gives people tools to support themselves and each other, so everyone can talk about mental health and seek help when needed.
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Suitability - Who should attend?
Outcome / Qualification etc.
- 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 support
- Practise active listening and empathy
- Have a conversation with improved mental health literacy around language and stigma
- Discuss the role in depth, including boundaries and confidentiality
- Practise self-care
This course is ideal for those who would like to become an MHFAider® to:
- Gain the knowledge and skills to spot signs of people experiencing poor mental health
- Be confident starting a conversation and signpost a person to appropriate support
- Alongside the best evidence-based Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training, MHFAiders® are also provided with three-year access to ongoing learning and support through the MHFAider Support App®
Training Course Content
1 Introduction to MHFAider® (3 hours 30 mins)
- MHFA and the MHFAider® role
- Introduction to the MHFAider® Action Plan ‘ALGEE’
- What is Mental Health?
- Helpful and unhelpful language
- Undersign our Frame of Reference, understanding how we make sense of the world
- Understanding stress & the Stress Container
2 Understanding Mental Health (4 hours)
- What influences mental health?
- The Mental Health Continuum
- What is anxiety?
- What is a traumatic event?
- Active listening and empathy
- What are eating disorders?
- What is self-harm?
- What is substance misuse?
- MHFA conversation practice
3 MHFAider® in practice (4 hours)
- Applying ALGEE
- What is depression?
- What is suicide?
- What is psychosis?
- MHFA conversation practice
4 Next steps (3 hours)
- Recovery and lived experience
- Applying ALGEE
- Boundaries in the MHFAider® role
- MHFA conversation practice
- Moving forward in the MHFAider® role and your MHFA action plan
- Self-care
Course delivery details
A very practical, interactive programme for a maximum group size of 16:
- The course is structured as four sessions for both online and in-person delivery. These can either be delivered over two or four days
- For online delivery, we recommend that the four sessions are delivered across four days
- We encourage delivery of all four sessions within a two-week period
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