Tertiary
Our mental health courses can be contextualised to suit your Tertiary institution, giving participants the strategies and confidence to assist. The content is practical, and evidence based.
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What is Mental Health First Aid?
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is designed to teach you how to give initial support to someone who may be developing a mental health problem or worsening mental illness. The course also covers what to do if someone is experiencing a mental health crisis.
Why Mental Health First Aid?
By participating in the MHFA course, you will learn how to assist someone experiencing a common mental illness. You will also learn how to help someone who might be experiencing a worsening of an existing mental health problem or a mental health crisis until appropriate professional help is received, or the crisis resolves.
Tertiary Mental Health First Aid Course
The Tertiary Mental Health First Aid training is designed for tertiary students who are wanting to learn how to assist and support a fellow student who is developing a mental health problem or is experiencing a mental health crisis.
The course covers signs and symptoms of common and disabling mental health problems, how to provide initial help, where and how to get professional help, what constitutes effective help and how to provide mental health first aid in a crisis situation through the use of a practical, evidence-based action plan.
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This course is delivered by either:
1. Blended Online delivery:
ï‚·Component 1 – A self-paced eLearning component
ï‚·Component 2 – 2 x 2.5-hour virtual session
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1. Blended delivery:ï‚·
Component 1 – A self-paced eLearning componentï‚·
Component 2 – 4 Hours Face to Face session
