Adult MHFA 2 day - November 19th and 26th 2024

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is an internationally recognised two day training course, designed to teach people how to spot the signs and symptoms of mental ill health and provide help on a first aid basis. Adult MHFA courses can be attended by people aged 16 upwards and are relevant for the general population. Everyone on an Adult MHFA course is taught a set of skills which enables them to support someone experiencing mental health issues.

As an MHFAider you will be able to:

• Recognise those that may be experiencing poor mental health and provide them with first-level support and early intervention

• Encourage a person to identify and access sources of professional help and other supports

• Practise active listening and empathy

• Have a conversation with improved mental health literacy around language and stigma

• Discuss the MHFAider® role in depth, including boundaries and confidentiality

• Practise self-care

• Know how to use the MHFAider Support App®

• Know how to access a dedicated text service provided by Shout and ongoing learning opportunities with MHFA England

Everyone who completes the course gets:

• A hard copy workbook to support their learning throughout the course

• A digital manual to refer to whenever they need it after completing the course

• A wallet-sized reference card with the Mental Health First Aid action plan

• A digital MHFAider® certificate

• Access to the MHFAider Support App® for three years

• Access to ongoing learning opportunities, resources and exclusive events

• The opportunity to be part of the largest MHFAider® community in England

https://mhfaengland.org/individuals/adult/mental-health-first-aid/

Dates:

Tuesday 19th and 26th November 2024

9am-5pm

Venue:

Focus

Heritage House

Fisherman's Wharf,

Grimsby

DN31 1SY

Course cost:

£45 per person (lunch not provided)

Need to know:

• Lunch is not included but refreshments are provided.

• Maximum of 2 bookings per organisation per course. The Wellbeing Service is able to run a number of programmes each year at a discounted rate of £45 per person on the allocated course dates only, Due to a high interest in this course at this discounted price, we can only allocate a max of 2 places per company/organisation on each of the courses.

• Invoicing will take place after the booking has been made - purchase order required on booking.

• If you are an organisation/business that is looking to train a group of people together, please contact us.

To find out more information, please contact:

[email protected]

01472 325500

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