Mental Health First Aid Onsite Training

Part 1 of this training is on Wednesday 22nd October and part 2 is on Wednesday 5th November, both from 9.30am to 5pm. Both sessions must be attended to obtain the certificate.

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is First Aid for people experiencing emotional or mental distress, including support for people experiencing suicidal feelings. It is aimed at saving lives, improving responses to those in distress and to making our society more compassionate. MHFA is an Internationally acclaimed training course and is accredited in the UK by the Royal Society for Public Health.

This is a two-day practical skills and awareness course designed to give you:

• A deeper understanding of mental health and the factors that can affect people’s wellbeing
• 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 appropriate support

Great for those working with vulnerable people, managers in all industries and anyone who would like to learn the skills to support someone in distress. On completion, you will receive a very comprehensive MHFA manual, a workbook and a certificate of attendance.

Session 1: (22nd Oct AM)

• MHFA and the MHFAider role
• Self-care
• Introduction to ALGEE – the MHFA Action Plan
• What is mental health?
• The MHFAider Role
• Helpful and unhelpful language
• Our Frame of Reference
• The Stress Container

Session 2: (22nd Oct PM)

• What influences mental health?
• The Mental Health Continuum
• Applying ALGEE to case studies
• What is anxiety?
• What is a traumatic event?
• Active listening and empathy
• What are eating disorders?
• What is self-harm?
• What is substance misuse?
• MHFA conversation practice

Session 3: (5th Nov AM)

• Applying ALGEE to case studies
• What is depression?
• What is suicide?
• Crisis First Aid for suicide
• What is psychosis?
• MHFA conversation practice

Session 4: (5th Nov PM)

• Recovery and lived experience
• Applying ALGEE
• Boundaries in the MHFAider role
• Moving forward in the MHFAider role
• Your MHFA action plan
• Returning to self-care

Please note, we aim to keep our courses at affordable prices in order to provide training opportunities for those working and volunteering within the local not-for-profit sector of Bracknell Forest and Wokingham Borough.

This is thanks to ongoing funding from our Local Authorities, which means specific criteria must be applied to our attendees. If you are unsure whether you will be eligible to attend, please before purchasing a ticket.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Wokingham Fire Station, 13 Easthampstead Road, Wokingham, United Kingdom