Date/Time
Date(s) - November 13 2024 - November 14 2024
9:00am - 5:00pm
Location
The Mental Wealth Company Ltd. Mallard Way, Derby
MHFA was founded over 20 years ago in Australia and is now present in 27 countries with 5 million people trained thus far. MHFAiders® help to enhance employee wellbeing and provide a psychologically safe environment for employees to reach out to when needed. Benefits include reducing time off work, giving well researched options for resolution, using proven techniques and encouraging appropriate action when necessary including options for services relevant to the specific needs of the individual. In turn, this creates a secure, more productive and communicative team.
This course provides confidence and well researched knowledge of how employees can support a team member who is experiencing poor mental health including a mental health crisis for example suicidal intent or panic attacks. Training equips the learners with an understanding of safe ways to respond to those in need and to offer a guide to effective ways forward in a variety of situations.
Course Objectives
By the end of the course, learners will:
- Understand how to be an approachable, trustworthy, non-judgemental, empathic and skilled listener
- Understand the role of a MHFAider®
- Understand how to actively reduce the stigma around mental health and to promote positive mental health.
- Understand the MHFA action plan, how to apply it and have a good understanding of how to be flexible and responsive in specific situations.
- Be confident that they can offer assistance to a person experiencing poor mental health.
- Have opportunities to demonstrate knowledge, ask questions and guide others to a range of solutions.
- Have access to the 24/7 MHFA app to view support, access the national database for MH services, record any reflections following an MHFA conversation.
- Understand how to practise self-care and create boundaries for safety.
The course runs from 09:00-17:00 on the 13th and 14th November 2024 and is run by Andy Elwood and facilitated by Emily Skinder.
To register or enquire please email wendy@thementalwealthcompany.co.uk
