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First Aid for Youth Mental Health
This course is suitable for anyone who actively connects with children such as parents, carers, teachers, youth group leaders and young adults.
The qualification has been designed with children and young people in mind covering areas such as depression, self-harm, eating disorders and bullying and will provide the knowledge and skills to identify a potential mental health condition, start a conversation, and provide support and guidance to professional help.
Learners will not diagnose or treat mental health conditions as this can only be carried out by healthcare professionals but will gain the knowledge to identify when a person may have a condition and know where they can go to get help.
Certification
A Level 2 Award (Level 5 in Scotland) in First Aid for Youth Mental Health will be issued to the learner, subject to successful assessment. The qualification is valid for three years from the date of achievement.
Details
Whilst this course covers some of the same learning as the Adult First Aid for Mental Health course there is specific information to children and young people that makes it an excellent cpd option for people who wish to bolster & refresh existing skills.
The qualification has 6 assigned guided learning hours (GLH) and 7 hours total qualification time. Ideally, the course should be run in one day, but must be completed within 3 weeks of starting the course, with each training session a minimum of two hours.
A range of First Aid for Mental Health related subjects are covered including:
- What is first aid for youth mental health?
- Identifying mental health conditions
- Stress
- Mental health conditions
- Drugs and alcohol
- First aid action plan for mental health
A maximum of 16 students are allowed on the course and must be a minimum of 14 years of age. A certificate can be offered to all, subject to assessment.
The qualification is assessed through a written assessment paper and the practical demonstration of the first aid action plan for mental health. Learners must successfully pass both parts of the assessment to be awarded the qualification.
Booking
You can book a place on this course below – in the event the course is full there is a waiting list option or we may have availability on other sessions.
