YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID
Adolescence is a time of important change and development. It is also the time when mental health problems can first emerge.
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During high school years, mental health problems are among the leading causes of falling grades, problems with friends, and relationships, substance use or abuse and they can have lifelong impact.
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That’s where Mental Health First Aid training can help.
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The Youth MHFA is particularly suitable for adults who work, live or care for adolescents such as teachers, school support staff, parents, sports coaches, community group leaders and youth workers.
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Learn how to assist adolescents who are developing a mental health problem, experiencing worsening of a mental health problem or in a mental health crisis.
The Youth Mental Health First Aid course is for adults working or living with adolescents (those aged between 12 and 18 years), however, the course can be relevant for those helping people who are a little younger or older.
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The Youth MHFA course is based on guidelines developed through the expert consensus of people with lived experience of mental health problems and professionals.
Using a practical, evidence-based action plan, Youth MHFA teaches participants how to support an adolescent until appropriate professional help is received or the crisis resolves.
What are the timeframes for the course?
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The 14-hour course can be delivered in 1 of 3 ways:
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Face-to-face: 2-day course
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Blended face-to-face: a self-paced eLearning component (approximately 4 hours) followed by
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1-day face-to-face session (7 hours with breaks)
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1-day video-conferencing session via Zoom (7.5 hours with breaks)
Mental Health First Aider Accreditation
People who attend Mental Health First Aid training can complete an online assessment to be accredited as a Mental Health First Aider.
The accreditation is valid for three years.
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MHFA Officers
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Mental Health First Aid Officers are appointed and supported to:
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• Provide mental health first aid within their worksite
• Escalate any matters in a prompt and appropriate fashion according to relevant organisational policy and procedures.
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Just like appointing physical first aid officers, many organisations choose to appoint accredited Mental Health First Aiders to the role of Mental Health First Aid officer within the workplace.
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Mental Health First Aid Officers are appointed and supported to:
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• Provide mental health first aid within their worksite
• Escalate any matters in a prompt and appropriate fashion according to relevant organisational policy and procedures.
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Pricing
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This Worth First Aid Training course is available at business locations and also at private residences.
Cost:
2-day face to face course $275 per person
Blended with face to face course $265 per person
Blended online course $249 per person
For upcoming public classes please click on this link
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Contact us for discounted pricing for group bookings and as well as pricing to come to your workplace/organisation to provide Youth Mental Health First Aid training.
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Customer Testimonies
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“Andrew was a wonderful instructor! He was very clearly passionate about, and experienced in, youth mental health first aid. The session was fun, engaging and interactive, with many opportunities to apply and practice our new skills. I would highly recommend his course to anyone who interacts with young people.”
“Andrew was positive and engaging. I would strongly recommend him to anyone participating in the MHFA cause."
“Andrew was amazing and made it easy to access all of the information we needed. He frequently checked in with us and made sure that we were all okay during the course and actively encouraged us to check in with our own emotions and practice self-care. He was clearly incredibly knowledgeable and easy to learn from.”
“Andrew was very effective in terms of delivering the content and sparing the time for students to take breaks Andrew allowed us to have efficient time to practice and play different roles in different the case scenarios He was patient and paced the course content well.”
“It is very challenging to bring all of the energy and keep people engaged for long periods in online training....thank you for doing this in such a wonderful manner.”
“Andrew worked in an engaging and relatable way with our group. He used knowledge, experience and a variety of engagement tools throughout the day. It is a tough audience online, but he was great!”
“The instructor was great. Delviering via Zoom is tricky, and he kept the course cohesion together very well. His techniques for bringing us back to reality after role-playing were very effective”
“Andrew did a fantastic job at making sure that the course was engaging that we were comfortable and that we understood the material.”
“Andrew was great, really engaging and his passion for the subject and content was clear”
“Very engaging. Presented the information clearly and concisely. Was able to answer questions with good detail. Appeared patient and the course was not rushed.”
“Really good presentation and information. Great work creating a safe environment to make people comfortable to communicate.”
“excellent pacing and ability to cover large amount of content in an engaging way. Well done, Andrew.”
“He showed a very energised personality which was important to keep participants engaged during the course.”
“Was very friendly and easy to understand, made a safe and supportive environment to learn.”
“You did a great job, thank you for your time and making it fun”
“Fantastic and engaging. Good sense of humor but very professional.”
“Very knowledgeable and experienced, great sense of humour!”