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Mental Health First Aid
With 1 in 4 people in the UK likely to experience mental health issues each year, it is of the upmost importance that everyone within a workplace can discuss and share the problems they are experiencing.
Level 3 Mental Health First Aid in the Workplace
Objectives
To equip the Mental Health First Aider with a wide range of skills and knowledge so that he/she can competently recognise when someone is suffering. Upon successful completion of this course, a Qualsafe approved Mental Health First Aid at Work certificate will be awarded (valid for 3 years).
Contents
This course is broken down in to 4 parts, with each part taking half a day to complete. All 4 parts are essential in gaining a useful and coherent understanding of mental health in the workplace.
Part 1:
- What is mental health?
- Turning abstract into concrete
- The fluidity of mental health
- The action plan
- Stress and managing it
- Listening
- Prejudice and discrimination
Part 2:
- Mental illness
- Depression
- Suicide
- Self-care
Part 3:
- Anxiety disorders
- Eating disorders
- Bipolar disorders
- Self-harm
- Psychosis
Part 4:
- Legislation
- Role of a mental health first aider
- Implementing a good mental health practice in the workplace
- Recovery
- Practical skills learned
- Assessment
This course contains a number of activities, tasks, exercises (option to opt-out) and assessments to be completed by the delegates enabling them to be an effective mental health first aider in the workplace.
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Can you answer Yes or No to any of these questions?
| Â | Â Yes | Â No |
| 1. What Is Mental Health? | Â | Â |
| 2. Roles and Responsibilities in the Workplace? | Â | Â |
| 3. Do you know how to do Risk Assessments? | Â | Â |
| 4. Do you understand the Mental Health Legislation? | Â | Â |
| 5. How to Support Good Mental Health at Work? | Â | Â |
| 6. Can you List Common Mental Health Problems? | Â | Â |
| 6. Understand the Mental Health First Aid at Work Action Plan? | Â | Â |
| 7. Understand Communication and Listening Techniques? | Â | Â |
Call us on (0114) 253 7222 to discuss how we can help, or email enquiries@safecaretraining.com for more details.
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Objectives
Our mental health training courses are designed to help you develop better mental health awareness across your organisation and offer more comprehensive mental health support at work. They will equip you with the knowledge, confidence and tools to implement practical, preventative strategies that will increase workplace wellbeing and reduce the impact of mental ill health on your business.
In addition, we equip your staff to support others in a crisis and help them learn how to recognize and respond to the signs and symptoms of various mental health conditions. The course covers depression, suicidal crisis, anxiety, psychosis, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, self-harm and other relevant conditions and issues. Treatment, recovery and relevant resources are discussed for each condition, along with action planning.
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Benefits of Mental Health First Aid Course
The benefits of mental health first aid course are:
1. For Individuals:
- Better self-awareness: Learn to spot signs of mental health struggles in yourself, so you can seek help sooner.
- Coping skills: Get tools and strategies to manage your own mental well-being and build strength.
- More confidence: Feel more able to support colleagues and loved ones facing mental health challenges.
- Less stigma: Gain a clearer understanding of mental health, making it easier to talk about and support each other.
2. For Workplaces:
- Early help: Help employees identify and deal with mental health issues sooner, stopping problems from getting worse.
- More productivity: Support a healthier, happier workforce, which might mean more work gets done and fewer days off sick.
- Better morale: Create a friendlier, more supportive work atmosphere, which can boost how employees feel about their jobs.
- Lower costs: Understanding mental health issues early can save the business money on things like healthcare and lost work time.
3. For Communities:
- More awareness: Help people understand and accept mental health challenges better.
- Stronger support: Teach people how to look out for each other and build stronger networks of care.
- Less stigma: Make it normal to talk about mental health, so people feel okay asking for help.
- Better overall health: Create a friendlier, more supportive community for everyone’s well-being.
- Reduce Mental Illness: Work with others to reduce the effect of mental ill health is the society. This would help create a mentally healthy environment for everyone.
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