The Resilience First Aid accreditation offers valuable insights and practical tools for individuals from various backgrounds and professions, providing a comprehensive understanding of connected resilience and its potential for promoting mental well-being.​

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Why RFA is Unique

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• Shift to Prevention - Rather than waiting for mental health crises, take a proactive approach with RFA and teach people crucial conversational skills and resilience knowledge to actively protect mental health. Resilience skills can also be used to build resilience after someone has received successful treatment and potentially prevent relapse into mental illness.

• Culture of Resilience - RFA skills teach people at all levels how to create a healthy and psychosocially safe culture of resilience, fostering connection and stronger teamwork

• Scientific Foundation – RFA is a peer-reviewed program, building on the Predictive 6 Factor Resilience Model which provides a comprehensive framework to understand and support resilience. These tools are also helpful for self-management through increasing personal resilience and communication skills

• Accredited Excellence - With an accreditation by prestigious institutions like Suicide Prevention Australia (SPA) and the Australian Counselling Association (ACA), RFA represents best practice preventative training that can be invested in with confidence

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Why get Resilience First Aid (RFA) certified?

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9 out of 10 people can benefit from increasing resilience skills which protect against mental illness such as depression and anxiety.

This is why we need to take a preventative approach to mental health. Rather than waiting until people need professional treatment, we can start supporting each other to connect and build mental wellness proactively.

Resilience First Aid (RFA) as a mental health certification teaches you strength-based skills to build resilience and build resilience in others. You will learn how to spot signs of low resilience, learn language to talk proactively, and learn skills that build resilience.

 

Research shows that Resilience First Aid has an immediate impact, boosting personal resilience by 14%, with suicide prevention skills increasing by 30% after certification. Read the research here.

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​Who is Resilience First Aid (RFA) for?

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Youth aged 14+

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Youth will learn that they are already resilient and develop skills to maintain and develop their resilience.

 

Educators and school staff

Teachers, counsellors, administrators, and support staff seeking to create a supportive environment for students and colleagues

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Healthcare professionals

Doctors, nurses, therapists, and other healthcare providers looking to incorporate resilience-building strategies into their practice

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Parents and caregivers

Those responsible for the care and well-being of children or other family members who want to foster resilience in their loved ones

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Human resources and management personnel

Managers, supervisors, and HR professionals aiming to cultivate a healthy work environment and support employee well-being

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Public safety personnel

First responders, law enforcement, and emergency management professionals who deal with high-stress situations and require high resilience

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Associations and professional bodies

Useful as a broad awareness training course to raise skills for professional development

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