About this Event
A Father's Child Services CIC is aiming to address the needs of Community Practitioners and members Supporting others in the Community!
If you are a practitioner that works with vulnerable people, Support others in your role like a teacher or social worker, cares for someone day to day, or run an organisation with a duty of Health & Safety, or would just like to understand Mental Health and how to mitigate poor Mental Health outcomes. Then this course is for you!
Did you know? When we support young or vulnerable people for example the exposure to Vicarious (secondary) Trauma increases, teachers for example in the NASUWT 2019 The Big Question Survey that:* 77% of Teachers reported having experienced increased levels of stress in the last 12 months
* 70% say that the job has adversely affected their Mental Health in the last 12 months
* 57% report that their job has adversely affected physical health in the last 12 months
* 85% suffered from a loss of sleep * 23% Increased their use of Alcohol
* 14% Started using or Increased their use of Anti-Depressants* With 3% using Self-Harm as a way to cope.
You can Look at the range of Mental Health Support needs Teachers report in the 2019 Survey link below (Page 13 – *More Than 5,500 Teachers Input)
This course is the online version of the 1 day Mental Health First Aid Awareness course. On completion participants will be certified Mental Health Champions.
The course will be led by an experienced facilitator with over 15 years of working with Mental Health, Well-Being and training delivery.
- This one day course qualifies you as an MHFA Champion, giving you:
- An understanding of common mental health issues
- Knowledge and confidence to advocate for mental health awareness
- Ability to spot signs of mental ill health
- Skills to support positive wellbeing
The course will be made up of two days of virtual classroom sessions, along with some independent study. (Breaks will be facilitated throughout the day)
Participants must attend all online sessions to receive their completion certificate.
Thursday 1st Sept 2021 - 9am - 5.00pm
*All course resources and materials will be sent out to you prior to the start of the course.
This course will help you to reduce the cost of Mental Health related illness to your workforce, which costs industries £42-£45 billion each year.
The Deloitte report makes a positive case for employers investing in Mental Health, the people that represent your business, with an average return of £5 for every £1 spent.
See the Full Report:
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
69 Steward St, 69 Steward Street, Birmingham, United Kingdom
GBP 100.00