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This 2-Day course goes into detail on a wide range of mental health conditions and the support and help provided by healthcare professionals. It covers the content of both the Level 1 and Level 2 qualifications
The Level 3 Award in Mental Health First Aid in the Workplace is a regulated and nationally recognised qualification that has been specifically designed for those who would like to raise their awareness of mental health, develop an understanding on how best to support, reassure and signpost colleagues to professional support.
What’s more, candidates will develop the knowledge, skills and confidence to actively promote positive mental health within their workplace, making it an ideal qualification for mental health champions/first aiders, human resources, managers, supervisors and team leaders.
Course Content:
1. Understanding mental health and its importance
2. The roles and responsibilities for mental health in the workplace
3. Importance of own wellbeing as a mental health first aider
4. Common mental health conditions, including:
a. Characteristics and features
b. Work-related stress
c. Anxiety
d. Eating disorders
e. Depression
f. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
g. Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
h. Phobias
i. Bipolar
j. Self-harm
k. Psychosis
l. Suicide
5. Promoting positive mental health first aid in the workplace including, Best practice for employers Mental health first aid at work action plan and Appropriate coping strategies
6. How employers can provide support to employees in the
workplace
Assisting those off work or returning to work
7. Procedures to support employees who are off work whilst experiencing poor mental health
8. Types of support available both locally and nationally
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
EC Safety Solutions Ltd, 4a Michael Gill Building, Tolgate Lane, Strood, Kent,Chatham, Medway, United Kingdom
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