Overview

Accredited by Mental Health First Aid England this course will provide you with the knowledge and skills to confidently support mental health in the workplace and effectively guide a person towards the right mental health support.

Audience

This course is intended for those who have been assigned particular responsibility for supporting mental health within their workplace.

You don’t need any previous knowledge or experience of mental health issues or workplace wellbeing in order to participate.

Objectives

By the end of this course you will be able to:

• Recognise how to keep themselves safe while performing their duties
• Describe the factors that can affect mental health and wellbeing
• Spot the triggers and signs of a range of mental health issues
• Confidently step in, reassure and support a person in distress using the Mental Health First Aid action plan
• Use listening and questioning skills to fully understand the person’s position
• Help signpost someone to further support

Content

This course covers:

• Understanding how to keep yourself safe while performing your duties
• Understanding mental health and the factors that can affect people’s wellbeing, including your own
• 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-judgement listening
• Helping someone recover their health by guiding them to appropriate support

Resources

You will be provided with the latest MHFA Manual which will be your comprehensive guide post course along with a handy pocket-sized reference guide.