Course Overview
Mental health first aid is as crucial as physical health first aid. Be the sunshine in darkness and extend your hand to help your friends, family and colleagues who are developing or suffering from a psychological disorder by being their first point of contact. Gain the necessary knowledge of mental illness first aid through the Certificate in Mental Health First Aid program. You can save so many people from suffering alone by being a mental health first aider. Learn how to notice and identify early symptoms of psychological dysfunctionality and provide help accordingly! Start your learning journey today and be the support in need to people with mental illnesses.Learning Outcomes:
- Understand the underlying cause of mental health first aid
- Become the first point of contact for your friends, family or colleagues
- Develop excellent verbal communication and connect with the sufferers
- Be able to listen actively and maintain confidentiality
- Know how to counsel and motivate
Curriculum
14 sections
- Module 1: Introduction to Mental Health 1 lecture
- Module 2: Overview of Mental Health First Aid 1 lecture
- Module 3: Childhood and Adolescent Psychiatric Disorders 1 lecture
- Module 4: Stress and Anxiety Disorders 1 lecture
- Module 5: Schizophrenia 1 lecture
- Module 6: Personality Disorders 1 lecture
- Module 7: Mood Disorders 1 lecture
- Module 8: Eating & Sleeping Disorders 1 lecture
- Module 9: Self-Harm and Suicide 1 lecture
- Module 10: Medication and Therapy in the Treatment of Mental Illness 1 lecture
- Module 11: Social Attitudes to Mental Illness 1 lecture
- Module 12: Mental Health Legislation and Services 1 lecture
- Module 13: Mental Health in the Workplace 1 lecture
- Module 14: Approach and React To People in Mental Health Crisis 1 lecture
FAQ's
Mental Health First Aid is a training course designed to give members of the public the skills to help someone who is developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis. The evidence behind the program demonstrates that it builds mental health literacy, decreases stigmatizing attitudes, and helps individuals identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illness.
Just as CPR training helps a person with no clinical training assist an individual following a heart attack, Mental Health First Aid training helps a person assist someone experiencing a mental health crisis such as contemplating suicide. In both situations, the goal is to help support an individual until appropriate professional help arrives.
No. Anyone can benefit from Mental Health First Aid (MHFA). It is open to members of the general public. Families affected by mental health problems, teachers, health service providers, emergency workers, frontline workers who deal with the public, volunteers, human resources professionals, employers, and community groups are just a few of the groups who have benefited from MHFA.
We hope you will use your training to help those around you who may be struggling with a mental health or substance use issue. You can also become a certified Mental Health First Aid instructor and help spread Mental Health First Aid across the country
Yes. Mental Health First Aid began in Australia and, to date, it has been adapted and provided in 21 countries. MHFA is in Bermuda, Cambodia, Canada, China, England, Finland, Hong Kong, Ireland, Japan, Nepal, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sweden, United States, and Wales.
The main differences between MHFA and Psychological First Aid (PFA) are as follows:
MHFA has a broader focus. We have defined it as: “Mental health first aid is the help provided to a person developing a mental health problem or in a mental health crisis. The first aid is given until appropriate professional treatment is received or until the crisis resolves “. Thus, it includes the full range of developing mental disorders and associated crises. PFA is usually focused on response to disasters.
MHFA does give some training on how to respond to a person who has experienced a traumatic event. This training is more detailed in Psychological First Aid.
Psychological First Aid is often delivered to people with some specialist mental health training. MHFA training is designed to also be appropriate for non-health professionals.