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Mental Health First Aid Course Staffordshire – FAA Level Three (RQF)

Mental Health Awareness and First Aid

 

About this course

Our Mental Health First Aid course aims to help delegates to understand what Mental and emotional Health is, and the factors which can affect someone’s wellbeing. This course is suitable for everyone from all professions. Safe Hands will provide delegates with the knowledge to recognise the signs and symptoms of mental and emotional health within the workplace, and confidently start a conversation with an individual who they feel may be in need of support, whilst giving the them the skills needed to actively listen in a non- judgmental way,  and guide the individual towards the correct support and help needed.

Safe Hands Training regularly run in house courses throughout schools, collages, children’s homes and corporate businesses across Staffordshire and the wider area. Alternatively, you can book yourself or employees on to one of our many open courses anywhere in the country.https://safehandstrainingservicesltd.co.uk/mental-health-awareness-week-18th-24th-may-2020-2/

Aims and Course content

  • What is first aid for mental health
  • Identifying mental health conditions
  • Providing advice and starting a conversation
  • Stress
  • Signs and symptoms of mental health conditions
  • Drugs and Alcohol misuse
  • First aid action plan for mental health
  • First aid for mental health in the workplace
  • Depression
  • Post-traumatic stress disorder
  • Self-Harm
  • Suicide
  • Eating Disorders
  • Personality Disorders
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Psychosis
  • Schizophrenia
  • Anxiety
  • Active and non-judgmental listening skills
  • Appropriate signposting
  • Crisis action plan