2-day Youth Mental Health First Aid
About this course
This is a 2 day online course delivered through the MHFA England Online Learning Hub.
Learning takes place through four live training sessions, spread across two weeks, with self-learning activities in between.Two day course qualifies you as a Youth 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
- A mix of individual learning and live supported sessions over 2 days.
- Each session is built around a Mental Health First Aid action plan
Who should attend?
This course is suitable for teachers, parents and carers supporting young people who want to gain the necessary skills to have a non-judgmental conversation, recognise the signs and symptoms of mental health issues and resources for help and support.
This is not a counselling or therapeutic session, purely around awareness so you can feel more empowered to help someone else.
We look forward to welcoming you.
Format
- Suitable for all adults, (parents, teachers and carers) interacting with young people age 8-18
- 2 days of learning takes place through a mix of presentations, group discussions and workshop activities.
- Limit the numbers to 12 to create an inclusive safe learning experience
Everyone who completes the course gets:
- A certificate of attendance to say you are a Youth Mental Health First Aider
- A manual to refer to whenever you need it
- A quick reference card for the Mental Health First Aid action plan
- A workbook including a helpful toolkit to support your own mental health
Cost
We value this online course at £300.
"My confidence in mental health has grown drastically!! And now I feel so much more comfortable talking to people about this. Thank you for this opportunity" Youth Worker September 2020
"Excellent course and enjoyed the online setting. Very informative and I would recommend this course to all those in a setting whereby they work with young people". Independent School, Drama Teacher. September 2020
