Learn how to provide immediate support to those experiencing mental health crises in our onsite certified training session!

Part 1 of this training is on Wednesday 27th January and part 2 is on Thursday 28th January both from 9.30am to 5pm. Both sessions must be attended to both to obtain the certificate.

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is First Aid for people experiencing emotional or mental distress, including support for people experiencing suicidal feelings. It is aimed at saving lives, improving responses to those in distress and to making our society more compassionate. MHFA is an Internationally acclaimed training course and is accredited in the UK by the Royal Society for Public Health.

This is a two-day practical skills and awareness course designed to give you:

A deeper understanding of mental health and the factors that can affect people’s 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 appropriate support

Great for those working with vulnerable people, managers in all industries and anyone who would like to learn the skills to support someone in distress. On completion, you will receive a very comprehensive MHFA manual, a workbook and a certificate of attendance.

Session 1: (27th January AM)

MHFA and the MHFAider role

Self-care

Introduction to ALGEE – the MHFA Action Plan

What is mental health?

The MHFAider Role

Helpful and unhelpful language

Our Frame of Reference

The Stress Container

Session 2: (27th January PM)

What influences mental health?

The Mental Health Continuum

Applying ALGEE to case studies

What is anxiety?

What is a traumatic event?

Active listening and empathy

What are eating disorders?

What is self-harm?

What is substance misuse?

MHFA conversation practice

Session 3: (28th January AM)

Applying ALGEE to case studies

What is depression?

What is suicide?

Crisis First Aid for suicide

What is psychosis?

MHFA conversation practice

Session 4: (28th January PM)

Recovery and lived experience

Applying ALGEE

Boundaries in the MHFAider role

Moving forward in the MHFAider role

Your MHFA action plan

Returning to self-care

Disclaimer

Please note, we aim to keep our courses at affordable prices in order to provide training opportunities for those working and volunteering within the local not-for-profit sector of Bracknell Forest and Wokingham Borough.

This is thanks to ongoing funding from our Local Authorities, which means specific criteria must be applied to our attendees. If you are unsure whether you will be eligible to attend, please contact us (https://mailto:claire.page@involve.community) before purchasing a ticket.

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