Question 1

Why attend a Standard Mental Health First Aid training course?

Accepted Answer

Improve knowledge - Evaluations consistently show that by attending  a course, participants improve their knowledge of mental illnesses, their treatments and appropriate first aid strategies.

Question 2

What will you learn?

Accepted Answer

Learn how to apply mental health first aid to adults across a range of common mental health problems and crisis situations, including: • Depression • Anxiety • Psychosis • Substance use problems • Suicidal thoughts and behaviours • Panic attacks • Non suicidal self-injury • Traumatic events

Question 3

Learning Outcomes

Accepted Answer

Upon completion of this course participants will be able to:

Recognise the signs and symptoms of mental health problems in adults 
Use an evidence-based action plan to initiate a mental health first aid conversation 
Know the barriers to help-seeking and how to overcome these 
Assess for a range o

Question 4

Duration & Format

Accepted Answer

The 12-hour course can be delivered in 1 of 3 ways:

Face-to-face: 2 x 6-hour sessions over 2 days
Blended Face-to-Face: Self-paced eLearning (5-7 hours), followed by a 4-hour face-to-face session
Blended Online: Self-paced eLearning (5-7 hours), followed by 2 x 2.5-hour videoconferencing sessions

Question 5

Accreditation

Accepted Answer

You can complete the short assessment at the end of a course to become an Accredited Mental Health First Aider (MHFAider).

Accreditations are valid for 3 years.

Mental Health First Aid 2 - DAY STANDARD

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Amanda Lambros

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Location

935 Albany Hwy

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