Mental Health First Aid Certification
MENTAL HEALTH CERTIFICATION FOR YOU AND YOUR TEAMS
The Results Centre Mental Health Instructor, Julia Hepworth is licensed to deliver Certificated Mental Health Courses on behalf of Mental Health England
We are offering a Half Day Mental Health Awareness Course (Mental Health England)
Format
This 3 hour course can be delivered in two ways:-
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Online (through the MHFA England Online Learning Hub)
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Face to face
- What mental health is and how to challenge stigma
- A basic knowledge of some common mental health issues
- An introduction to looking after your own mental health and maintaining wellbeing
- Confidence to support someone in distress or who may be experiencing a mental health issue
Takeaways
Everyone who completes the course will receive:
- A certificate of attendance to say you are Mental Health Aware
- A manual to refer to whenever you need it
- A workbook including a helpful toolkit to support your own mental health
Delegates:
- Online up to 12 delegates
- Face to face 8 delegates (to allow social distancing at this present time)
Mental Health First Aid Course (Mental Health England)
Format
This course can be delivered two ways:-
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Online (through the Mental Health England Learning Hub) Online Learning takes place through live training sessions and self-learning activities.
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Face to Face
It typically takes 15hrs for a learner to complete the course. The online delivery is structured for the learner in the following way:
- Individual learning – 1hr − Live session one – 1hr 45min
- Individual learning – 2hrs – Live session two – 2hrs 20min
- Individual learning – 2hrs − Live session three – 2hrs
- Individual learning – 2hrs − Live session four – 1hr 55min
Every live session includes a 10min break.
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There is flexibility for you to run the course over a length of time that suits you and your learners. For the best learner experience, we recommend that the online course is delivered over a two-week period, covering at least four days. This allows the learners to complete their individual learning ahead of each session.
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Course manuals and Online Mental Health First Aid course workbook will be issued to learners as well as access to the MHFA England Online Learning Hub to complete their individual learning.
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Instructors are responsible for the end-to-end learner experience of the course. Their responsibilities for delivering this course now also include: − Course management – including course registrations, communications with learners and ordering their course materials − Managing courses on the MHFA England Online Learning Hub − Supporting learners with individual learning activities and monitoring their progress − Facilitating learning during the live sessions
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The MHFA England Online Learning Hub is an integrated learning platform that provides a one-stop “hub” for learners. From one login, learners can access, interact with, and complete their learning modules for both their individual learning and instructor-led live sessions.
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There are lots of interactive learning features with the hub including: − Live chat / classroom Q&A − Private QA / chat between Instructor Member and learner − Moderator function − Up to 30 webcam views per live session − Breakout rooms − Share multi-video content − Voting ability (raise a hand) − Interactive whiteboard − Quizzes and polls − Share desktop view − Presenter mode – instructors can ask a learner to present/share content − Password protected rooms − YouTube integration.
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The Online Mental Health First Aid course has the same learning outcomes and content as the Adult MHFA Two Day course. We have piloted the online course to test key changes to activities and content and listened to the feedback from our National Trainers and the pilot learners. Course sections that require higher levels of instructor support have been retained for delivery by the Instructor Member. We have taken the time to tailor the learner experience to suit the online environment and are confident that the Online Mental Health First Aid course delivers the same learning outcomes as the face-to-face Adult MHFA Two Day course.
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Face to Face delivery is a 2 full day course – 15 hours of interactive learning
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The content of online or face to face courses includes the following:-
- A deeper understanding of mental health and the factors that can affect wellbeing
- An understanding of the mental health continuum as well as mental health illnesses and behaviours in detail
- The ability to spot the signs, symptoms and triggers of mental health issues and mental ill health
- Knowledge of the risk factors and treatment options for mental illness
- An understanding of stress, anxiety and depression
- The confidence to approach, reassure and support a person in distress
- Enhancing interpersonal skills such as non-judgmental and empathetic listening
- Knowledge so that employees can be supported and guided to receive appropriate help
- Creating a workplace culture which encourages good mental health practices
- Using preventative methods to maintain mental health inside and outside the workplace
Other topics covered within the mental health programme include suicide, personality disorders, eating disorders, self-harm and psychosis. Training includes explaining the steps for applying Mental Health First Aid in each situation to promote recovery
Takeaways
Everyone who completes the course will receive:
- A certificate of attendance to say you are 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
Delegates:
- Online up to 12 delegates
- Face to face 8 delegates (to allow social distancing at this present time)
