Mental Health First Aid
Course
In Winchester
Description
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Type
Course
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Location
Winchester
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Duration
2 Days
An MHFA course will teach you to:( Spot the early signs of a mental health problem Feel confident helping someone experiencing a 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 recover faster Guide someone towards the right support Reduce the stigma of mental health problems. Suitable for: Participants on MHFA courses come from a wide range of backgrounds, from family members wanting to gain more understanding of what a relative is going through, to employers, and to people who are likely to come into contact with those at risk of mental health problems, such as police, ambulance staff or community workers.
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About this course
MHFA is a certified course, run over 2 days. Please be sure you can attend both days of the course, to ensure you receive the certified accreditation.
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Teachers and trainers (1)
Peter Larkum
Mental Health First Aid Instructor
Freelance Educational Trainer, SEEDS, Leeds: September 2009 - Present A business focusing on communicating, the impact positive/negative emotional and mental health have upon people’s life choices. Deliver training for Line Managers throughout the North of England as a preferred provider for Let’s Get Healthy, with extensive experience delivering to NHS staff within Yorkshire. Deliver Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training throughout England as a preferred provider for Shelter.
Course programme
Content review:
Mental health problems can affect people at any time of life in different ways. They affect not only individuals and their families, but friends, work colleagues and employers too. Many people suffer a mental illness for a long time before they seek help.
An MHFA course will teach you to:
- Spot the early signs of a mental health problem
- Feel confident helping someone experiencing a 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 recover faster
- Guide someone towards the right support
- Reduce the stigma of mental health problems
Please note: As part of the course, we'll be covering subjects that some people may find sensitive, including suicide. Instructors are sensitive to participants needs and responses and can be spoken to if necessary at any point during the course.
Mental Health First Aid