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Supervising First Aid for Mental Health
his 14 hour qualification provides learners with the knowledge to recognise a wide range of mental health
conditions and learn about the support/therapy provided by professional healthcare providers. They will know how to start a supportive conversation and when and how to signpost a person to seek appropriate professional help. Learners will recognise and manage stress and understand the impact of substance abuse.
Learners will learn about the first aid action plan for mental health, be able to put it in place and understand how to implement a positive mental health culture in the workplace.
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.
This is an in depth course giving a deeper level of understanding of various Mental Health issues and can benefit any organisation.
This course is aimed at managers and policy makers responsible for directing the culture of an organisation.
Certification
A Level 3 Award in Supervising First Aid for Mental Health will be issued to the learner, subject to successful assessment. There is no expiry of the qualification, but annual refresher training is recommended.
Details
This 2-Day course goes into detail on a wide range of mental health conditions and the support and help provided by healthcare professionals.
It covers the content of both the Level 1 and Level 2 qualifications but is aimed at Trainer/Assessors and/or supervisor level within the workplace.
minimum of 12 hours spread over at least two days. Ideally, the course should be run over two consecutive days, but must be completed within 6 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 Mental Health?
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
- Identifying mental health conditions
- Self-harm
- Providing advice and starting a conversation
- Suicide
- Stress
- Eating disorders
- Mental health conditions
- Personality disorders
- Drugs and alcohol
- Bipolar disorder
- First Aid for Mental Health action plan
- Psychosis
- First Aid for Mental Health in the workplace
- Schizophrenia
- Depression
- Anxiety
A maximum of 16 students are allowed on the course and must be a minimum of 16 years of age. A certificate can be offered to all, subject to assessment.
The qualification is assessed through a multiple-choice question paper. A Level 1 Award in Awareness of First Aid for Mental Health will be issued to the learner, subject to successful assessment. No external assessors are required.A range of methods are used, including practical and questioning (open and multiple-choice).
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.
