Mental Health First Aid Training

This course is for anyone who would like to become an MHFAider®

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is a two day course. Learners will be trained over four live sessions by an MHFA England  Instructor Member. The MHFA course covers 14 hours of content in total. Learning takes place through a mix of instructor led training, group discussions, individual and group activities.

Registered Charities can claim a 25% discount on our Mental Health First Aid public courses.
For more information please email or call 0330 333 9244

Mental Health First Aid training Face to Face

Mental Health First Aid Training for your organisation:

We can deliver all our Mental Health First Aid courses to your team in-house or online as a group. For all enquires about our in-house group training please email or call 0330 333 9244

Course outcomes:

This course is for those who would like to become an MHFAider®

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
You will receive access to MHFA England’s learning hub (Enabley) and digital manual
The course workbook, lanyard, and wallet-sized reference card with the MHFA action plan will be posted to you.
MHFAiders® are exclusively provided with three-year access to ongoing learning and support through the MHFAider Support App®.

Learning Modules:

Session 1

Mental Health First Aid and the action plan
The MHFAider® role and self-care
Helpful and unhelpful language 
Useful models to support the role

Session 2

What influences mental health? 
What is anxiety? 
Crisis first aid
Active listening and empathy 
What are eating disorders? 
What is self-harm? 
What is substance misuse?

Session 3

Applying the Mental Health First Aid action plan
What is depression? 
What is suicide? 
Crisis first aid continued
What is psychosis?

Session 4

Recovery and lived experience
Boundaries in the MHFAider® role
Moving forward in the MHFAider® role
My MHFA action plan

Course Takeaways :

Everyone who completes this course gets:

A of the workbook to support their learning throughout the course
A digital manual to refer to whenever they need it after completing the course
A wallet-sized reference card with the Mental Health First Aid action plan
A digital MHFAider certificate
The opportunity to join the Association of Mental Health First Aiders, England’s first and only membership body for Mental Health First Aiders. Members will receive exclusive access to a wide range of resources, from training and qualifications to events and research. This includes:
The MHFAider Support App®. Access to features such as a 24/7 text support service, signposting to a national database of health services, and insights that teach critical self-care skills
Access to the MHFA England Online Learning Hub. This includes resources such as course manuals and MHFAider® guides 
First-hand insights. Learn from real people sharing their honest and lived experiences of mental health conditions
Online networking. Invites to exclusive quarterly webinars to help your MHFAiders carry out their role with confidence, skill, and care
Monthly newsletters. MHFAiders will be kept up to date with all the latest news from our community

Why choose Edu-c8 for your Online Mental Health Training?

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