Description
Mental Health First Aid
NOTE: This course is only for members of Waratah Beach Surf Lifesaving Club or invited guests
Session details:
Dates: 15th & 22nd July (please ensure you can attend both dates)
Time: 6:00pm – 8:30pm
The Mental Health First Aid course is for any interested adult.
You will learn how to assist an adult who may be experiencing a mental health problem or mental health crisis until appropriate professional help is received or the crisis resolves, using a practical, evidence-based action plan.
This course is based on guidelines developed through the expert consensus of people with lived experience of mental health problems and professionals.
THE MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID COURSE FORMAT
This is an online program, delivered in two parts:
Part 1: You will complete a self directed e-learning component
Part 2: You will attend 2 x 2.5 hour facilitated webinars on ZOOM
At the conclusion of the program you can complete an optional short assessment to become an Accredited Mental Health First Aider and receive a certificate.
WHO CAN ATTEND?
Any adult can attend this course. You don’t need any experience with Mental Health at all to undertake this program.
MHFA COURSE ACCREDITATION
Demonstrate your Mental Health First Aid skills by becoming an Accredited Mental Health First Aider. Complete an online assessment after the course to become Accredited.
WHAT THE COURSE COVERS
Learn about the signs and symptoms of common and disabling mental health problems in adults, how to provide initial help, where and how to get professional help, what sort of help has been shown by research to be effective, and how to provide first aid in a crisis situation.
The course is an education course, to learn how to give first aid to others, and is not a therapy or support group.
DEVELOPING MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS COVERED
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Psychosis
- Substance abuse problems
MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS SITUATIONS COVERED
- Suicidal thoughts and behaviours
- Non-suicidal self-injury (deliberate self-harm)
- Panic attacks
- Traumatic events
- Severe effects of drug and alcohol abuse
- Severe psychotic states
- Aggressive behaviours
Your enrolment
Your course enrolment fee is covered by a grant received by the Surf Club.
Please ensure that before you enrol you can attend all sessions. This is because if you can’t attend, or you decide not to at the last minute, you are taking a place away from another member of the community. This will affect the number of people that we can train and future grant applications. We will also have to charge you an administration fee of $60.00 to cover the cost of the resources.
You’ll be enrolled in the online learning component upon registration, and this must be completed before the above webinar sessions.
For more information about this course click here or please call us on 1300 006 324.
We are accredited to deliver this course by MHFA Australia.
