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Mental Health First Aider Training

Mental Health First Aider Training

Course Overview

Having a qualified Mental Health First Aider provides a point of contact for employees who are experiencing a mental health issue or emotional distress as well as promoting a greater understanding of the importance of mental health and ending stigma and discrimination around mental health in the workplace.

This course is designed to raise awareness of mental health in the workplace and reduce the stigma surrounding mental health issues.

The two-day course qualifies employees as a Mental Health First Aider in the workplace by giving them the practical skills to spot the signs of mental health issues.

Topics/ Areas covered

Over this course you will cover:

  • Understanding mental health and the factors that can affect wellbeing
  • How to spot signs of mental health issues
  • Stepping in, reassuring and supporting a person in distress
  • Enhance personal skills such as non-judgemental listening
  • How to help someone recover their health by giving them further support

Course Outcomes

The course has been designed to improve the participant’s knowledge in the following areas:

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Recognition

Provides the ability to recognise the symptoms of mental ill-health

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Provide initial help

Being the first point of contact within an organisation to help colleagues to seek help.

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Guidance

Ability to guide the people towards appropriate professional help

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Who should take this course?

This course is suitable for those looking to understand and improve their knowledge of mental health and learn the skills to support positive wellbeing in the workplace.

Please be aware that this course focuses on employees in the workplace and covers subjects that some people may find distressing, including suicide and self-harm. If a delegate feels overwhelmed, they can leave the course at any time.

How is it delivered?

This 2-day course can be delivered by Seminar at your workplace or online.

What our clients say

“I would certainly recommend the Mental Health First Aid training course to other people and organisations. The instructors provided a safe environment where we all felt comfortable in opening up and exploring some difficult subjects.”

“Exceptional from start to finish, the most value able training course I have attended. The energy and knowledge of the deliverers was brilliant and kept us engaged and energised throughout. Thank you so much, life changing stuff and very insightful.”

“This was such a fantastic course, the trainers were so knowledgeable about the subject and answered any questions we had with confidence and good explanations. I feel a lot more confident with
regards to the role and feel like I’ve learnt so much. I would happily recommend the course to anybody else.”

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How do I purchase training credits?

You can book places for a number of our training courses online by viewing upcoming courses. For training packages, please call 0151 236 6608 to speak to a member of the team who can discuss your requirements and process your order. Alternatively, you may prefer to complete an Enquiry Form found on our Training page.  

How long do I have to use my training credits?

We understand that you may not know what training is needed right now, and that’s okay. This is why we give you 12 months from the date of purchase to use your credits. The benefits of this are: 

  • Perfect if you have an annual budget to spend on training and wish to receive great discounts.
  • Gives you time to assess what training is required, and share information with your employees and management teams. 
  • Purchase training in line with your wellbeing programme and wellbeing calendar for that year. 

Ask our sales team for further information on the different training sessions that are available.

How do I use my credits once I have purchased them?

All you have to do is contact our team and tell them what session you would like as well as the date and time you would like the training to take place. We will do the rest. When the session has been confirmed, you will receive a registration link. The link asks for the name and email address of the attendee. You can send this to individuals, or one person from your organisation can complete all of your attendee information. 

How do you deliver your training sessions?

We deliver training face-face and online. Currently, we have suspended our face-face training and are only providing virtual training. We use GoToWebinar and GoToTraining to deliver our courses. This software requires no download by users, and it means that we can provide the following: 

  • Interactive sessions that actively encourage participation using breakout areas, question & answer sessions and open discussions. The perfect virtual classroom experience.
  • Pre-recorded workforce training modules that are designed to deliver key messages consistently across your workforce.
  • Registration, attendee and feedback reports that can be shared with you at your request.

 

Are you interested in training that we don't have on our website?

Not a problem! We work with several affiliates and can accommodate a whole host of training. Get in touch and let us know your requirements, and we will do the rest. 

Can you deliver on-site training and health checks?

Yes, however, we have put a temporary hold on both. We will be continually reviewing this in line with government advice. If you have any requirements, let us know and we can see how we are able to assist. 

You can book places for a number of our training courses online by viewing upcoming courses. For training packages, please call 0151 236 6608 to speak to a member of the team who can discuss your requirements and process your order. Alternatively, you may prefer to complete an Enquiry Form found on our Training page.  

We understand that you may not know what training is needed right now, and that’s okay. This is why we give you 12 months from the date of purchase to use your credits. The benefits of this are: 

  • Perfect if you have an annual budget to spend on training and wish to receive great discounts.
  • Gives you time to assess what training is required, and share information with your employees and management teams. 
  • Purchase training in line with your wellbeing programme and wellbeing calendar for that year. 

Ask our sales team for further information on the different training sessions that are available.

All you have to do is contact our team and tell them what session you would like as well as the date and time you would like the training to take place. We will do the rest. When the session has been confirmed, you will receive a registration link. The link asks for the name and email address of the attendee. You can send this to individuals, or one person from your organisation can complete all of your attendee information. 

We deliver training face-face and online. Currently, we have suspended our face-face training and are only providing virtual training. We use GoToWebinar and GoToTraining to deliver our courses. This software requires no download by users, and it means that we can provide the following: 

  • Interactive sessions that actively encourage participation using breakout areas, question & answer sessions and open discussions. The perfect virtual classroom experience.
  • Pre-recorded workforce training modules that are designed to deliver key messages consistently across your workforce.
  • Registration, attendee and feedback reports that can be shared with you at your request.

 

Not a problem! We work with several affiliates and can accommodate a whole host of training. Get in touch and let us know your requirements, and we will do the rest. 

Yes, however, we have put a temporary hold on both. We will be continually reviewing this in line with government advice. If you have any requirements, let us know and we can see how we are able to assist. 

Our training, accreditation and employee benefit
packages can be tailored to your organisation

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0151 236 6608

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