Mental Health First Aid

This two day (face-to-face) course is designed by Mental Health First Aid England and qualifies attendees as Mental Health First Aiders. Offering:

• An in-depth understanding of mental health and the factors that can affect wellbeing.
• Practical skills to spot the triggers and signs of mental health issues.
• Confidence to step in, reassure and support a person in distress.
• Enhanced interpersonal skills such as non-judgemental listening.
• Knowledge to help someone recover their health by guiding them to further support - whether that’s self-help resources.
• Tools to look after your own mental wellbeing.
• Ad-hoc one-to-one sessions between training sessions to support attendees with any additional. questions and online.

Learning takes place across four manageable sessions, through a mix of presentations, group discussions and workshop activities. Each session is built around a Mental Health First Aid action plan.

Everyone who completes the course receives:

• A certificate of attendance to say you are a Mental Health First Aider.
• A Mental Health First Aid manual to refer to. whenever they need it.
• A workbook including some helpful tools to support their own mental health.
• Ad-hoc 1-2-1 support with our Instructor between sessions if requested.

This course helps your organisation to raise awareness of mental health. Learning takes place through both live training sessions and self-learning activities, covering:

• 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.
• This can be delivered face-to-face or online through the MHFA England Online Learning Hub.

This one day course is designed by our Mental Health First Aid Trainers and can be delivered in-house or remotely. The aim of the course is to offer an in-depth understanding of mental health in the workplace and give employees tools to have high quality Mental Health Orientated conversations at work. Topics can include:

• Understanding the spectrum of Good Mental Health and Mental ill Health.
• Have a better understanding of common mental health conditions.
• Understanding the impact of stigma and discrimination in society.
• Recognising the symptoms of Mental ill Health
• Understanding the mental health continuum and how quickly the position can change.
• Use of correct language in mental health conversations.
• Effective conversations with a person who may be struggling.
• Identifying common behaviours and the variety of causes.
• Responding appropriately to every situation – using the correct approach.
• Supporting someone in a crisis and keeping them safe.
• Tools and resources to support yourself and others.
• Confidently signposting a person who needs support.
• Being mindful of your own well-being and those close to you.

Depending on your unique requirements as a business we can create bespoke Mental Health Workshops and Webinars on a wide variety of topics. Workshops and Webinars can range from 1-3 hours and can be conducted face to face or online utilising interactive break-out rooms for increased engagement.

These can include but are not limited to:

• Managing Stress
• Building Resilience
• Mental Health Awareness
• Manager Mental Health Workshops
• Habits for Happiness
• Building confidence & silencing the inner imposter