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Participants will:

- Know how to recognise a range of mental health conditions such as depression, eating disorders, anxiety, self-harm, and psychosis.

- How to start a supportive conversation, practice, and consolidation.

- When and how to signpost a person to seek appropriate professional help.

- Know how to recognise and manage stress and understand the impact of substance abuse.

- Learn about the first aid action plan for mental health, be able to put it in place.

- Know how to implement a positive mental health culture in the workplace.

Why Mental Health First Aid?

In our changing world, resilience is key to being able to achieve our potential and deal with the unexpected. According to the CIPD mental ill health is now the top cause of long-term absence in the UK in 2022. Stress, depression, and anxiety are behind 44% of all cases of work-related ill-health, and 140 million days are lost each year to sickness absence.

There is so much evidence that mental health is a good indicator of how people and organisations can function and thrive, and our Mental Health First Aid Training programmes support this by:

- Encouraging positive workplace mental health.

- Enabling all employees to have a greater awareness of mental health and how to help themselves and others.

- Giving the knowledge of what the signs and symptoms of mental health issues are and the organisations that support mental health.

- Encouraging a culture that supports the breakdown of the stigma around mental health issues.

- Providing support for volunteers helping others with mental health issues.

The Mental Health Foundation highlights that mental health conditions are often hidden due to stigma and fear of discrimination. Developing a culture of communication and openness around mental health issues is key to developing the skills needed to tackle this epidemic.

Positives of completing this qualification

Good Practice: Greentree wellbeing consultancy state that “Depending on your organisation structure and size we recommend a minimum of 1 trained MHFA per ten employees or one MHFA volunteer per team or floor.”

Future opportunities: In order to advance into further qualifications such as ‘SCQV Level 6 Supervisor for Mental Health First Aiders’, this Level 5 must be completed first.

Confidence: Completing this course may support you to feel confident in tackling complex scenarios, confidence in carrying out safeguarding tasks, and clarity in reviewing complex referrals.

Time Commitment

To accommodate staff capacity, this event is divided into four sessions to accommodate part-time staff and to allow time to process the information. Each session occurs at routine times. Please check your availability before committing to these dates as all sessions are mandatory to qualify.

Tuesday 12th November, 09:00 – 12:30

Wednesday 13th November, 09:00 – 12:30

Tuesday 19th November, 09:00 – 12:30

Wednesday 20th November, 09:00 – 12:30

Date

09:00, 12 November to 20 November 2024

Contact

Victoria Galloway
07834 554 212

Theme

Health & social care

Cost

£180.00 - £210.00

Attendance type

Online only

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