As trusted advisors, maintaining our professional skills and knowledge is crucial to providing trusted and reliable advice to our clients. Just as we keep up with the latest in tax laws, financial regulations, and accounting standards, it’s equally important to stay current with our mental health first aid skills.
The Standard Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) course teaches participants how to provide initial support to another adult who may be experiencing a mental health problem or mental health crisis until professional help is received or the crisis resolves.
Course participants learn about the signs and symptoms of common mental health problems in adults how to recognise and respond to emerging or worsening mental health problems, the treatments and support available.
What you will learn:
Learn how to apply mental health first aid to adults across a range of common mental health problems in crisis situations including:
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Psychosis
- Substance use problems
- Suicidal thoughts and behaviours
- Panic attacks
- Non-suicidal self-injury
- Traumatic events
Outcomes:
- Recognise the signs and symptoms of mental health problems in adults.
- Use an evidence-based action plan to initiate a mental health first aid conversation.
- Assess for a range of crisis situations and provide initial support.
- Understand the prevalence and impact of mental health illnesses, risk factors, treatment and support available.
- Apply self-care practices as a Mental Health First Aider.
Meet Your Speaker, Rosie Barlett:
Rosie Bartlett founded Mindseye Training and Consulting in 2015 to promote mentally healthy workplaces. As a Principal Master Mental Health First Aid Instructor with over 14 years of experience, she specializes in Mental Health First Aid, suicide prevention, and resilience training.