First Aid for Mental Health Awareness Course

First Aid for Mental Health Awareness Course

Each year approximately 1 in 4 people in the UK will experience a mental health condition and at least 1 in 6 employees experience common mental health problems in the workplace. Research has shown that work is the biggest cause of stress which can stop people performing at their best.

Mental health conditions are often hidden due to stigma and fear of discrimination and research has shown that a culture of fear and silence around mental health is costly to employers. The Health & Safety Executive guidance ‘First aid needs assessment’ refers to mental health in the workplace.

This 4-hour course provides delegates with the knowledge to recognise a range of mental health conditions, how to start a supportive conversation and when and how to signpost a person to seek appropriate professional help. Delegates will know how to recognise and manage stress.

Delegates 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.

Who should attend

  • As this is an awareness course, it is suitable for everyone to attend as a stepping stone in to mental health first aid

Course syllabus

  • What is First Aid for Mental Health?
  • Identifying mental health conditions
  • Providing advice and starting a conversation

Course duration

  • Four hours excluding breaks
  • Courses are normally run over a four and a half hour session to allow for breaks and delegate registration, but can be split in to two two and a half hour sessions

Course dates

  • Closed courses can be held at your site for your group of up to 12 students at times and date to suit you.
  • Individual places available on courses at our various Training Centres.  Please visit our Book Here page for courses close to your location.

Assessment

  • This awareness course is assessed by a ten question multiple choice question paper in which delegates will be required to achieve 80% correct to pass 
  • Delegates will require sufficient fluency in written and spoken English at national literacy level 2 to cope with the course
  • Due to the content of this course, delegates must be over fourteen years of age

Certificate

  • On successful completion, students will be awarded a Stuart Spencer Training  certificate

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