Mental Health First Aid
• Comprehensive Training in Mental Health
• Help With Workplace Mental Health Concerns
• Evidence Based Procedures
Evidence-Based
MHFA courses are evidence based and go through a process of continuous evaluation.
Comprehensive Training in Mental Health for Coaches, Managers and Leaders of All Kinds
Each year 1 in 5 Australians will experience a mental illness. Many people don’t feel knowledgeable or confident to offer assistance. Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) teaches you the skills to help someone you feel needs an alternative support to coaching
With 1 in 5 Australians experiencing a mental illness of some kind every year, statistically, we are sure to be working with one or more clients or colleagues who are experiencing a mental health issue.
In our role as coaches, we are 100% focussed on our client’s goals and helping them achieve as much as they can. We want them to be successful and in a workplace setting, we want them to be engaged and productive.
Equipping ourselves with Mental Health First Aid skills is essential. These skills allow us to open up difficult conversations where we feel someone may be experiencing a mental health issue, and give us a proven approach to do so.
Why complete a Mental Health First Aid course?
- As coaches, we are in an excellent position to assist someone experiencing a Mental Health issue.
- It’s our job as coaches to know the boundary between coaching, and providing other forms of support for our client, including Mental Health First Aid.
- Because we work in high rapport with our clients, we are likely able to notice signs that may indicate our client is experiencing a mental health concern, and take steps to support that person.
- It’s the same as when we feel a client might benefit from mentoring or another form of assistance. You need to be able to consciously choose the best way to support the client, and confidently take the appropriate steps when you get a sense that coaching isn’t the most appropriate form of support for the client in that moment.
- An unaddressed Mental Health issue can have a significant effect on a person’s ability to perform at their best, and this is true for their workplace performance, too.
- By taking steps early to encourage the person to get support, we are ensuring their effective and speedy recovery, and their return to their usual levels of productivity.
Become a Mental Health First Aider
The Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) course teaches you simple, practical first aid skills for helping a family member, friend, co-worker or other person who is experiencing mental health problems.
MHFA courses will teach you how to listen and respond to someone with a mental health problem, even if they are experiencing a crisis. You’ll learn how to help someone to access the support they might need for the successful management of symptoms as part of their recovery journey.
What’s more, you’ll be able to actively reduce stigma in your community and your workplace, by responding appropriately to myths and misunderstandings about mental illness.
MHFA Course Accreditation
Course Format
- A self directed learning component
- 2 x 2.5 hour webinars
- An optional short assessment to become an Accredited Mental Health First Aider
Practical
Delivered Virtually via Zoom
All courses are $229.90 including GST.
This includes your elearning, webinar sessions, and postage for your Mental Health First Aid manual.
Next course dates are:
- Wednesday 28th October & Friday 30th October 2020, 1pm – 4pm AEDT
You’ll be enrolled in the online learning component upon registration, and this must be completed before the above webinar sessions.
The course fee is made up of two components : Your e-learning with Mental Health First Aid Australia, and your webinar facilitation. Upon registration, we will pay for your e-learning component on your behalf. If you have already purchased your online learning from MHFA, please call us on 1300 006 324 to register over the phone.
This course fee is fixed nationally, across any provider. Learn with the best, at Open Door Coaching.
We also deliver the 2 Day Mental Health First Aid program in house in certain circumstances. Contact us to discuss.
Book a complementary discussion about the course and how it can help you achieve your goals, or call us on 1300 006 324.
