2 Day Mental Health First Aid Course
This course is suitable for anyone wishing to take care of their own (or someone else’s) mental wellbeing, or for companies looking to train their staff to recognise signs and symptoms of mental ill health.
OVERVIEW
This two day course qualifies you as a Mental Health First Aider, giving you:
- An in-depth understanding of mental health and the factors that can affect wellbeing
- 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-judgemental listening
- Knowledge to help someone recover their health by guiding them to further support – whether that’s self-help resources, through their employer, the NHS, or a mix
WHAT IS THE FORMAT?
This is an online course delivered through the MHFA England Online Learning HubLearning takes place through four live training sessions, with self-learning activities in between.
The course structure is flexible and can be tailored for individual organisations – please contact me for further details
Each session is built around a Mental Health First Aid action plan
Numbers to limited to 16 people per course so that the instructor can keep people safe and supported while they learn.
ON COMPLETING THIS COURSE, YOU WILL RECEIVE:
- A certificate to say that you are a fully qualified Mental Health First Aider
- A manual to refer to whenever you need it
- A workbook including a helpful toolkit to support your own mental health
- A quick reference card for the Mental Health First Aid action plan
- A MHFA lanyard
WHAT IS THE COST?
We value this course at £300 per person.
The business model of Mindful Butterfly allows for one place per course to be subsidised. Please contact me direct if you are a student, volunteer or on limited means.
Session 1 - What Is Mental Health?
Pre-Lesson (30 mins)
- Introduction to the Online Mental Health First Aid course and the Online Learning Hub (course overview, safety procedure, attending live sessions, and completing individual learning activities)
- Activity 1: Why Mental Health First Aid?
- Activity 2: The Mental Health First Aid action plan
- Activity 3: What is mental health?
- Activity 4: Quiz: Impact of mental health
Live Session (2 hours):
- Introduction to course functions
- Introduction to the course
- ALGEE and mental health introduction recap
- Stigma
- Risk and protective factors
- 10 minute break
- Frame of Reference
- The Mental Health Continuum
- Introduction to the Stress Container
After session (30 mins):
- Activity 5: Stress Container (completed after live session)
- Activity 6: Frame of Reference (completed after live session)
3 hours to complete session
Session 2 - Depression And Suicide
Pre-Lesson (2 hours)
- Activity 7: What is depression?
- Activity 8: Risk factors for depression
- Activity 9: Mental Health First Aid for depression
- Activity 10: Introduction to suicide
Live Session (2.5 hours):
- Recap of individual learning on depression
- Prevalence of suicide
- Suicide, substance misuse and dual diagnosis
- Analyse the impact of suicidal feelings
- Recap of ALGEE and risk factors for suicide
- Explain Mental Health First Aid action plan 1 for suicide
- 10 minute break
- Explain non-judgemental listening, Empathy video
- Practice using ALGEE in case study scenarios
- Review of ALGEE for suicide and depression
- Self-care
4.5 hours to complete session
Session 3 - Anxiety & Disorders
Pre-Lesson (2 hours)
- Activity 18: What are psychosis, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder?
- Activity 19: Risk factors for psychosis
- Activity 20: Mental Health First Aid for psychosis
- Activity 21: Helpful and unhelpful responses
Live Session (2 hours):
- Review of individual learning on psychosis
- Explain the development of symptoms of psychosis
- Review the five steps of ALGEE for psychosis
- Group discussion about MHFA Australia psychosis video
- Case study activity using Mental Health First Aid action plan for psychosis
- 10 minute break
- Recovery
- Explore how to build a mentally healthy workplace
- Start action plan to use Mental Health First Aid
- Feedback
After session (30 mins):
- Workbook Activity 10: My action plan for using Mental Health First Aid (completed after live session)
4.5 hours to complete session
Session 4 - Psychosis And Bringing MHFA Into The Workplace
Pre-Lesson (2 hours)
- Activity 18: What are psychosis, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder?
- Activity 19: Risk factors for psychosis
- Activity 20: Mental Health First Aid for psychosis
- Activity 21: Helpful and unhelpful responses
Live Session (2 hours):
- Review of individual learning on psychosis
- Explain the development of symptoms of psychosis
- Review the five steps of ALGEE for psychosis
- Group discussion about MHFA Australia psychosis video
- Case study activity using Mental Health First Aid action plan for psychosis
- 10 minute break
- Recovery
- Explore how to build a mentally healthy workplace
- Start action plan to use Mental Health First Aid
- Feedback
After session (30 mins):
- Workbook Activity 10: My action plan for using Mental Health First Aid (completed after live session)
4.5 hours to complete session
COURSE Dates
Visit my page on Mental Health for England to check dates and book a course
What People Are Saying
“First of all a massive thank you for extremely purposeful and learning experience – have been feeling light and happy and giggly all day long – perhaps just the reflection of how much the course meant to me now and in shaping my future. You have been so calm, so much in control of the situation sharing your personal experiences, so thorough with your understanding of this profession and above all so passionate, convincing and inspiring about what you do.”
Bella Jain
“Being a teacher myself, I understand how important it is to enrich our delivery with anecdotes. Listening to your case studies allowed me to better understand the process and how I might experience MF in the work place. I was a little bit apprehensive about starting the course as it was outside of my comfort zone, however, with your support & guidance I have made it to the end & am looking forward to helping my colleagues. Inasmuch as I don’t wish to see anyone struggling with MF issues, I am looking forward to putting into practice what I have been taught. A huge thank you to you for an enjoyable and worthwhile experience.”
Tom Campbell
Nationwide
“Thanks again for steering us through the last few days !! The course was well structured and your tutoring skills made the course really interesting and helped to make us feel comfortable in asking questions about what were at times difficult questions. It was also a great group of people who took part in the learning.”
Peter Howarth
New Build Director