Mental Health Awareness & First Aid Training Availability, Pricing and Course Dates
If you have any questions, please phone us (020 3856 3037) or send us a message.
Open Course (Face-to-Face)
(Early Bird Offers Available)
- Delivered at venues around the UK
- Open Course Timings are: 9am - 4.30pm
- If you arrive earlier than 9am, there is coffee / tea waiting for you.
Bespoke Training (In-House or Live Online)
(International Price Varies)
In-House training has been designed to provide a similar experience to our open courses, however we can tailor the content to fit your specific needs.
Plus, travel and hotel accommodation for trainer if needed (Premier Inn type: not the Hilton!)
We are able to train in your timezone.
All our training includes:
- A full day of quality training, delivered by an experienced trainer
- Total of 6 CPD training hours (9am - 4.30pm), plus an additional 2-3 via post-course online independent learning.
- Full digital interactive course notes
- Training certificate
- Access to additional free training material after the course via our post-course portal
- 3 months free telephone coaching: Whilst you are implementing what you have learned, if you need to, you can contact us for support and guidance
What is Mental Health Awareness Training?
Mental health first aid training is designed to help people who have the responsibility of giving immediate assistance to colleagues suffering from a temporary or chronic mental health disorder. Mental health first aid training teaches the necessary knowledge, skills and understandings to people who render first aid. Mental health disorders may be anxiety, stress, anger, upset, panic attack etc.
The course teaches Mental health first aiders how to take the appropriate action based upon the application of correct knowledge, relating to the nature and causes of mental health disorders.
Contact Us Today
If you want to know more about this course, or any other Management Training Courses, or their suitability for you or a colleague, call us on 020 3856 3037 or make an enquiry online.
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Mental Health Awareness & First Aid Training Course Overview
We have divided this course content into three phases:
- A description of what constitutes “Good Mental Health” and then by contrast, we describe the signs, symptoms, causes and triggers that are associated with common mental health disorders.
- What Mental Health First Aiders can do to provide practical, effective and immediate care for colleagues with Mental health difficulties. We teach “Therapeutic Communication Skills”, which is the study of how to use words to positively affect others.
- The longer-range support that M.H. First Aiders can provide to colleagues, by means of affecting the work environment in order to minimise the probabilities of further instances of mental health issues. Finally, we look at how to refer colleagues to the relevant mental health services.
Learning Outcomes:
- To gain a full understanding of theory and practice of Mental Health First Aid
- What is good mental health
- What are common mental health disorders: signs symptoms and triggers
- What Mental health first aiders can do to render immediate assistance
- How to use therapeutic communication skills
- How to render long range assistance by affecting the work environments
- How to refer to the mental health agencies
Mental Health Awareness & First Aid Training Course Details
Morning Session
What is 'good mental health'?
What are “Mental health disorders”
Signs and symptoms to watch out for
Triggers that may cause mental health issues
What is the immediate first aid you can give?
Afternoon Session
Therapeutic communication skills: Healing words
What longer-term support you can offer?
What is the limit of your intervention?
What agencies should you access?
Personal action planning
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