Mental Health First Aid Course
Accredited by Mental Health First Aid England | Online
For all Workplaces, Charities, Higher Education, Healthcare & NHS, Social Care, Law Enforcement, Local Government and Civil Service
Session Overview:
This Online course qualifies you as a Mental Health First Aider, giving you:
● An in-depth understanding of mental health and the factors that can affect well-being.
● Practical skills to spot the triggers and signs of mental health issues.
● Confidence to step in, reassure and support a person in distress.
● Enhanced interpersonal skills such as non-judgemental listening
● Knowledge to help someone recover their health by guiding them to further support – whether that’s self-help resources, through their employer, the NHS, or a mix.
Takeaways
Everyone who completes the course gets:
● A certificate to confirm you are a Mental Health First Aider
● A manual to refer to whenever you need it
● A quick reference card for the Mental Health First Aid action plan
● A workbook including a helpful toolkit to support your own mental health.
Format
● This is an online course delivered through the MHFA England Online Learning Hub
● Learning takes place through four live training sessions, spread across two weeks, with self-learning activities in between. See course structure section below for more detail
● Each session is built around a Mental Health First Aid action plan
● We limit numbers to 16 people per course so that the instructor can keep people safe and supported while they learn.
The training: a mix of independent learning and live sessions
The course is broken down into 4 sections that are delivered over 10 – 14 days. The sections consist of 4 independent learning sessions and 4 live sessions. Independent learning is facilitated by an online learning hub, with videos, quiz questions and information. Live sessions are then hosted at a designated time; to flesh out information, complete case studies, work practically through a workbook, ask questions and clarify learning. These are all delivered safely by our trainer.
| Session 1 * Independent learning requirement:1 hour * Live sessions: 3 hours | Session 2 * Independent learning requirement:2 hrs * Live session: 3 hours |
| Session 3 * Independent learning requirement:2 hrs * Live session: 3 hours | Session 4 * Independent learning requirement:2 hrs * Live session: 3 hours |
Accessibility
We strive to create courses and resources that everyone can access. When you book onto a course please let us know ‘Accessibility requirements’ and tell us what you need to access the course venue and materials.
This course is currently only available online.
Public Courses
We run courses which are open for individuals to sign up to, on a regular basis – contact us or check our website for upcoming courses.
Cost: We value this course at £300 per person plus a £4 training material delivery charge. Costs may vary depending on circumstances, and we endeavour to make the training accessible and affordable to all who are committed to becoming an active Mental Health First Aider. If you think that our services could benefit you, and our rates are outside your budget, then please do get in touch with us for a chat.
In-House Courses
We run courses for groups of 8-16 colleagues within your organisation. This allows your organisation to create a cohort of Mental Health First Aiders who can go on to support each other within the workplace, and work together to create an active support network for employees. For public-facing employees, it allows them to have skills to support customers or members of the public with confidence and competence.
- We will work with you to book 4 convenient live session training dates for your colleagues.
- We will need 2-3 weeks’ notice for any bookings.
- You are welcome to invite colleagues from partner organisations to join and share costs – we can have up to 16 people in each cohort.
Cost: We value this course at £300 per person plus a £4 training material delivery charge. We are able to offer a discount for charities and education bodies. Please ask for more information.
Booking Mental Health First Aid training – get in touch
Whether you are interested in training as an individual, booking training for your organisation, or if you have any questions please contact hello@schoolofdialogue.co.uk / 07769 774671
Case Study
Mental Health First Aid for Royal United Hospital, Bath
Delivering an online interactive course to hospital staff which was made up of individual learning activities based on a combination of videos, workbook activities, reading and a series of four live sessions on Zoom.
Focusing on frontline hospital staff:
● An in-depth understanding of mental health and the factors that can affect well-being.
● Practical skills to spot the triggers and signs of mental health issues.
● Confidence to step in, reassure and support a person in distress.
● Enhanced interpersonal skills such as non-judgemental listening
● Knowledge to help someone recover their health by guiding them to further support – whether that’s self-help resources, through their employer, the NHS, or a mix.
– In collaboration with Bath Mind/2022
Testimonials
“This course has been so eye-opening and extremely valuable. Arabella is an amazing instructor, she explained everythign so well and has been so supportive. I will be able to use what I have learnt both at work and in my personal life. I will definately recommend this course to colleagues. Thank you!”
“This course has been an extremely useful resource..This has opened my eyes and ears and now I a watching and listening so much better than I was before. I am exceedingly grateful for the opportunity. Thank you.”
“This course was very informative and interactive. Group sessions were well planned…Arabella was a really good trainer guiding us through the darker parts of the training in a thoughtful way.”
We offer Mental Health First Aid – certified online courses:
Mental Health First Aid – for staff
Mental Health First Aid – for managers
Mental Health First Aid – for frontline staff
Mental Health First Aid – for mediators
Get in touch to book training or bespoke packages for your team
School of Dialogue 