Mental Health & Mental Health First Aid Training

• Learn how to spot the signs and support people that are struggling with a wide range of mental health conditions, including:
  • Depression
  • Suicide
  • Anxiety Disorders (including OCD, Panic Disorder, Phobias, Social Anxiety, Separation Anxiety, Generalised Anxiety Disorder and PTSD)
  • Eating Disorders
  • Psychosis
  • Self-Injury
• We look at each condition in detail and hear from people that have real lived experience of some of these conditions, which gives learners a deep understanding of what someone experiencing symptoms may be experiencing.
• Understand and learn about the symptoms a person may be experiencing, what to say and how to support an individual in the best way for them.
• The mental health continuum and the differences between mental health and mental illness, and the judgment and discrimination that is often felt around this topic due to stigma and lack of understanding.
• Risk and Protective factors to our mental health and learn how to implement health habits and coping techniques, including self-care.
• Stress and how to recognise, manage and cope with stress – this is a very important part of the course as stress is always present in any mental health condition, whether it’s the cause, a symptom or both.
• Case Studies looking at scenarios and what we can do to help, what to say and where to access and signpost to the correct support, along with how to provide ongoing support.
• Where and how to access support and different types of support that are available.
• Recovery and Wellbeing Recovery Action Plans

This 2-day course is packed full of useful, helpful and lifesaving information to help others and yourself.

• Understanding mental health and its importance
• Promoting positive mental health, including how to identify, understand and support an individual wo may be developing a mental health issue, experiencing a worsening of an existing mental health problem or in a mental health crisis.
• In the same way that we learn physical first aid, we will look at how understanding mental health first aid teaches you how to look out for those crucial warning signs of mental ill health or emotional distress.
• Stress and how to recognise, manage and cope with stress along with coping techniques.
• Common mental health conditions such as, depression, eating disorders, anxiety disorders, self-harm, suicide, and psychosis
• Accessing and signposting to the correct support 
• Recovery and Mental Health and Wellbeing Action Plans

• The mental health continuum and the differences between mental health and mental illness. 
• The signs of poor mental health and the 4 levels of functioning and when normal becomes an issue.
• Stress and how to recognise, manage and cope with stress along with coping techniques.
• Understanding depression, suicide, and anxiety and recognising the symptoms
• An introduction to the use of appropriate language when supporting others and the importance of selfcare as a tool to improve mental health.
• Accessing and signposting to the correct support
• Understanding the need for self-care and mindfulness