Adult Mental Health First Aid

-Date: 23rd -24th July

– Times: 09:30-16:30

– Price: £125 per person, concessions available for public and third sector organisations

– Overview:

Adult MHFA is a two-day educational course which teaches people how to identify, understand and help a person who may be developing a mental health issue. In the same way as we learn physical first aid, Mental Health First Aid teaches you how to recognise those crucial warning signs of mental ill health.

Our instructors provide a very safe learning environment and are trained to support you throughout the whole course.

The course is a mix of presentations, group discussions and group work activities and is split up into four manageable chunks, these are:

• What is mental health?
• Suicide
• Anxiety and depression
• Psychosis

During the course, you’ll learn how to:

• Spot the early signs of a mental health problem
• Feel confident about helping someone who is experiencing a mental health problem
• Provide help on a first aid basis
• Help prevent someone from hurting themselves or others
• Help stop a mental illness from getting worse
• Help someone to recover more quickly
• Guide someone towards the right support
• Reduce the stigma of mental health problems

On completion of the course you’ll receive an Adult MHFA manual that you can take away with you and also an attendance certificate from MHFA England to say that you are now a Mental Health First Aider.

Adult Mental Health First Aid

– Date: 11th – 12th September 

– Times: 09:30-16:30

– Price: £125 per person, concessions available for public and third sector organisations

– Overview:

Adult MHFA is a two-day educational course which teaches people how to identify, understand and help a person who may be developing a mental health issue. In the same way as we learn physical first aid, Mental Health First Aid teaches you how to recognise those crucial warning signs of mental ill health.

Our instructors provide a very safe learning environment and are trained to support you throughout the whole course.

The course is a mix of presentations, group discussions and group work activities and is split up into four manageable chunks, these are:

• What is mental health?
• Suicide
• Anxiety and depression
• Psychosis

During the course, you’ll learn how to:

• Spot the early signs of a mental health problem
• Feel confident about helping someone who is experiencing a mental health problem
• Provide help on a first aid basis
• Help prevent someone from hurting themselves or others
• Help stop a mental illness from getting worse
• Help someone to recover more quickly
• Guide someone towards the right support
• Reduce the stigma of mental health problems

On completion of the course you’ll receive an Adult MHFA manual that you can take away with you and also an attendance certificate from MHFA England to say that you are now a Mental Health First Aider.

ASIST

– Date:  26th – 27th September

– Times: 09:30-16:30

– Price: £85 per person

Overview:

This two-day interactive workshop is for everyone aged sixteen or older who wants to be able to provide suicide first aid, regardless of prior experience.

Shown by major studies to significantly reduce suicidality, the ASIST model teaches effective intervention skills while helping to build suicide prevention networks in the community.

Workshop Features:

• Presentations and guidance from two Living Works registered trainers
• A scientifically proven intervention model
• Powerful audio-visual learning aids
• Group discussions
• Skills practice and development

The course teaches participants to recognize when someone may be at risk of suicide, how to intervene and work with them to create a plan that will support their immediate safety and help prevent the immediate risk of suicide. The course is divided into five sections that follow in a logical progression to gradually build comfort and understand around suicide and suicide intervention.

• Preparing: Sets the tone and expectations of the learning experience.
• Connecting: Sensitises participants to their own attitudes towards suicide and creates an understanding of the impact that attitudes can have on the intervention process.
• Understanding: Monitors the intervention needs of a person at risk. Focusing on providing participants with the knowledge and skills to recognise risk and develop safe plans to reduce the risk of suicide.
• Assisting: Presents a model for effective suicide intervention. Participants develop their skills through observation and supervised simulation experiences in large and small groups.
• Networking: Generates information about resources in the local community. Promotes a commitment by participants to transform local resources into helping networks.

On completion of the workshop you’ll receive a twenty-page workbook, wallet card, stickers and a certificate.

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Youth Mental Health First Aid

– Date: 2nd – 3rd October

– Times: 09:30-16:30

– Price: £25 per person, concessionary rate only available for a limited time only

– Overview:

Youth MHFA is a two day internationally recognised course designed specifically for those over the age of 16 that teach, work, live with or care for young people aged 8 – 18 years.

You will learn how to support a young person who might be experiencing mental and emotional distress, and how to provide information, tools and techniques to promote a young person’s mental and emotional wellbeing.

The course is delivered through a mix of presentations, group discussions and group work activities and is split up into four manageable chunks, these are:

• What is mental health?
• Depression and anxiety
• Suicide and psychosis
• Self-harm and eating disorders.

Throughout the course you will also cover other topics specific to young people that include:

• Child and adolescent development
• Bullying/cyber bullying
• Substance misuse and promoting protective factors
• Good parenting.

During the course, you’ll learn how to:

• Spot the early signs of a mental health problem in young people
• Feel confident helping a young person experiencing a problem
• Provide help on a first aid basis
• Help protect a young person who might be at risk of harm
• Help prevent a mental health illness from getting worse
• Help a young person recover faster
• Guide a young person towards the right support
• Reduce the stigma of mental health problems

On completion of the course you’ll receive a Youth MHFA manual and an attendance certificate from MHFA England to say that you are now a Youth Mental Health First Aider.

Adult Mental Health First Aid

– Times: 09:30-16:30

– Price: £125 per person, concessions available for public and third sector organisations

– Overview:

Adult MHFA is a two-day educational course which teaches people how to identify, understand and help a person who may be developing a mental health issue. In the same way as we learn physical first aid, Mental Health First Aid teaches you how to recognise those crucial warning signs of mental ill health.

Our instructors provide a very safe learning environment and are trained to support you throughout the whole course.

The course is a mix of presentations, group discussions and group work activities and is split up into four manageable chunks, these are:

• What is mental health?
• Suicide
• Anxiety and depression
• Psychosis

During the course, you’ll learn how to:

• Spot the early signs of a mental health problem
• Feel confident about helping someone who is experiencing a mental health problem
• Provide help on a first aid basis
• Help prevent someone from hurting themselves or others
• Help stop a mental illness from getting worse
• Help someone to recover more quickly
• Guide someone towards the right support
• Reduce the stigma of mental health problems

On completion of the course you’ll receive an Adult MHFA manual that you can take away with you and also an attendance certificate from MHFA England to say that you are now a Mental Health First Aider.

ASIST

– Date:  21st – 22nd November

– Times: 09:30-16:30

– Price: £85 per person

Overview:

This two-day interactive workshop is for everyone aged sixteen or older who wants to be able to provide suicide first aid, regardless of prior experience.

Shown by major studies to significantly reduce suicidality, the ASIST model teaches effective intervention skills while helping to build suicide prevention networks in the community.

Workshop Features:

• Presentations and guidance from two Living Works registered trainers
• A scientifically proven intervention model
• Powerful audio-visual learning aids
• Group discussions
• Skills practice and development

The course teaches participants to recognize when someone may be at risk of suicide, how to intervene and work with them to create a plan that will support their immediate safety and help prevent the immediate risk of suicide. The course is divided into five sections that follow in a logical progression to gradually build comfort and understand around suicide and suicide intervention.

• Preparing: Sets the tone and expectations of the learning experience.
• Connecting: Sensitises participants to their own attitudes towards suicide and creates an understanding of the impact that attitudes can have on the intervention process.
• Understanding: Monitors the intervention needs of a person at risk. Focusing on providing participants with the knowledge and skills to recognise risk and develop safe plans to reduce the risk of suicide.
• Assisting: Presents a model for effective suicide intervention. Participants develop their skills through observation and supervised simulation experiences in large and small groups.
• Networking: Generates information about resources in the local community. Promotes a commitment by participants to transform local resources into helping networks.

On completion of the workshop you’ll receive a twenty-page workbook, wallet card, stickers and a certificate.

GET IN CONTACT TO BOOK