2-Day Mental Health First Aid Certification Training - Nov 2 & 3, 2026
About this Event
Please note this training is a 2-day (12-hour) course, taking place on November 2 AND 3, 2026, from 9:45am-4:45pm ET. Lunch will be from 12-12:30pm and will be provided both days.
Description:
Whether it’s a coworker, employee, customer, client, family member, friend, or a neighbour experiencing a mental health challenge or crisis, Mental Health First Aiders use their skills to provide practical help. The sooner a problem is identified, and appropriate supports are provided, the sooner and more likely they are to recover, preventing their mental health from worsening.
Join us for the 2-Day Mental Health First Aid Certification through Opening Minds and the Mental Health Commission of Canada. Lunch and refreshments are provided both days. Please note tickets can't be refunded but can be transferred to someone else.
This is a formal certification training. To receive certification, participants must be fully present both days of the training (absent no longer than 30 minutes outside of scheduled break time either day). Participants will have the option to complete a 10-15 minute quiz online within 7 days after the training to receive their formal certificate.
The training is in support of Our Kids Count and will be facilitated by Krystina Hunter of K. Hunter Workplace Consulting.
If you have any questions, please contact Krystina Hunter at [email protected] or text or call 807-629-6387.
You can learn more about the course here: Mental Health First Aid - Certification - Opening Minds
Full Course Objectives:
MHFA Certification helps participants:
- Increase awareness of mental health
o Distinguish between mental health, mental illness, and mental health
conditions.
o Recognize indicators of mental health across the continuum (optimal,
declining, poor).
o Understand key information about mental health disorders in Canada.
o Identify factors influencing mental health positively and negatively.
o Explain the Two Continua Model of mental health.
- Improve confidence to provide help
o Apply the ALGES framework to scenarios about declining mental
health and crisis situations.
o Identify barriers to providing mental health first aid and how to
overcome them.
o Ask effective questions to initiate supportive conversations.
o Demonstrate empathy and effective listening skills in supportive
interactions.
o Communicate non-judgmentally using verbal and non-verbal skills.
o Provide reassurance and appropriate information in supportive
conversations.
o Develop a list of professional, personal, and community resources and
supports.
o Explain recovery-oriented approaches to providing support.
- Decrease mental health-related stigma
o Explain mental health stigma, including self-stigma, public stigma, and
structural stigma.
o Recognize stigmatizing language and practice respectful alternatives.
o Reflect on personal attitudes and biases that contribute to stigma.
o Understand risks and limitations associated with diagnostic labeling.
o Identify practical strategies to challenge and reduce stigma.
- Enhance mental health
o Identify personal self-care strategies using the Three Pillars of Self
Care: reflective, purposeful, and boundaries.
o Recognize when self-care is needed as a Mental Health First Aider and
how to integrate it into daily life.
o Commit to intentional self-care actions to maintain personal well
being as a Mental Health First Aider.
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
CAD 423.75
