Mental Health First Aid Courses

RQF Level 3 Award:

FAA Level 3 Award in Supervising First Aid for Mental Health (RQF)

SCQF Level 6 Award:

Award in Leading First Aid for Mental Health at SCQF Level 6

Anyone can be affected by a mental health condition either themselves or a family member, friend or colleague.

This course builds on the Level 2/5 Award in First Aid for Mental Health and covers a wider range of mental health conditions and goes into detail on the range of therapy and professional support that a person may be given by professional bodies during treatment for a mental health condition.

The course is suitable for all persons within a workplace but is aimed at those who hold a supervisory/managerial level position and who have responsibility for implementing a positive mental health culture and responsibility for First Aid for Mental Health within an organisation.

Syllabus

A range of subjects are covered including:

What is First Aid for Mental Health?
Identifying mental health conditions
Providing advice and starting a conversation
Drugs and alcohol
First Aid for Mental Health action plan
First Aid for Mental Health in the workplace
A large range of Mental Health conditions covered in detail

RQF Level 2 Award:

FAA Level 2 Award in First Aid for Mental Health (RQF)

SCQF Level 5 Award:

Award in First Aid for Mental Health at SCQF Level 5

Anyone can be affected by a mental health condition either themselves or a family member, friend or colleague.

This course is suitable for everyone but has been designed to help employers to provide a positive mental health culture within the workplace and to provide learners with comprehensive knowledge on a range of the most common mental health conditions and the skills to be able to act should a condition be suspected.

Learners undertaking this course will be considered First Aiders for Mental Health and be a point of contact within the workplace to help and support those with a suspected mental health condition.

Building on the Level 1/4 Award in Awareness of First Aid for Mental Health this course introduces the First Aid for Mental Health Action Plan which allows learners to provide their peers with comprehensive guidance and support for a suspected mental health condition. Learners will be able to provide signposting to professional help and support that person whilst they are receiving professional assistance.

This course also covers the effects of drugs and alcohol and provides learners with the skills and knowledge to assist employers in implementing a positive mental health culture to support employees within a workplace.

Syllabus

A range of subjects are covered including:

What is First Aid for Mental Health?
Identifying mental health conditions
Providing advice and starting a conversation
Drugs and alcohol
First Aid for Mental Health action plan
First Aid for Mental Health in the workplace

FAA Level 2 Award in First Aid for Youth Mental Health (RQF)

Award in First Aid for Youth Mental Health at SCQF Level 5

This course is suitable for anyone who actively connects with children such as parents, carers, teachers, youth group leaders and young adults.

The qualification has been designed with children and young people in mind covering areas such as depression, self-harm, eating disorders and bullying and will provide the knowledge and skills to identify a potential mental health condition, start a conversation, and provide support and guidance to professional help.

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.

Syllabus

A range of First Aid for Mental Health related subjects are covered including:

What is first aid for youth mental health?
Identifying mental health conditions
Stress
Mental health conditions
Drugs and alcohol
First aid action plan for mental health

Areas we can hold Mental Health First Aid training at your location:

Mental Health First Aid Training Courses for Birmingham

Mental Health First Aid Training Courses for Cannock

Mental Health First Aid Training Courses for Dudley

Mental Health First Aid Training Courses for Kidderminster

Mental Health First Aid Training Courses for Stafford

Mental Health First Aid Training Coursesfor Telford

Mental Health First Aid Training Courses for Walsall

Mental Health First Aid Training Courses for West Bromwich

Mental Health First Aid Training Courses for Wolverhampton