Mental health first aid online training

Online Mental Health First Aid

£250.00

Online Mental Health First Aid

This online Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) course is a two day course (9am-5pm). Learners will be trained over four live sessions by an MHFA England Instructor Member, covering 14 hours of content in total. Learning takes place through a mix of instructor led training, group discussions, individual and group activities.

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Description

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

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

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