Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) in Wimborne, Dorset (Classroom)
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Workplace Mental Health First Aid Training in Wimborne
Course Overview
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is a training course designed to provide individuals with the skills and knowledge needed to offer initial assistance to someone experiencing a mental health crisis or struggling with mental health issues. MHFA won’t teach you to be a therapist, but it will teach you to listen, reassure and respond, even in a crisis – and even potentially stop a crisis from happening.
In the same way we would provide first aid to someone with a physical injury, a mental health first aider can offer the same initial support using the tools gained within the course.
The training is delivered by an experienced and qualified MHFA England instructor, using a combination of presentations, group discussions and workshop activities.
Who needs the Mental Health First Aid qualification?
The Mental Health First Aid course is suitable for anyone who would like to learn more about mental health, some of the common mental health issues people may experience and support co-workers.
Why is Mental Health First Aid training important?
Mental health education empowers people to care for themselves and others by reducing stigma through understanding. Ouch hope to break down barriers to the support that people may need to stay well, recover, or manage their symptoms – to thrive in learning, work and life.
Employers have a ‘duty of care’. This means they must do all they reasonably can to support the mental health, safety, and well-being of their employees.
Course Content
As an MHFAider® you will be able to:
Session 1:
- Mental Health First Aid and the action plan
- The MHFAider® role
- Self-care
- What is mental health?
- 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 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
Learning Outcomes
As an MHFAider® you will be able to:
- 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 supports
- Practice active listening and empathy
- Have a conversation with improved mental health literacy around language and stigma
- Discuss the MHFAider® role in depth, including boundaries and confidentiality
- Practice self-care
- Know how to use the MHFAider Support App®
- Know how to access a dedicated text service provided by Shout and ongoing learning opportunities with MHFA England
Course Duration
2-days
Certification
MHFA England
Validity of Award
This certificate does not expire; however, refresher training is recommended every 3 years
Delivery Method
This course is delivered in a classroom in Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 1QU
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For short courses a completion certificate is available at the end of the course. You can screenshot this or print it out to confirm completion of the training.
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Short online courses also help employers to demonstrate that they have fulfilled their legal duties to ensure their personnel have been adequately trained.
Once the courses have been completed, a confirmation of results can be saved or printed as evidence. This can then be kept on record as evidence of suitable training.
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