- AJ Williams-Tchen
MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID - STANDARD COURSE
i have been delivering this course since 2010. MHFA is for everyone. This month I am highlighting the STANDARD course. To find out more - email me on giirawayganyi@gmail.com
The 12-hour STANDARD Mental Health First Aid course teaches adults (18 years and over) how to provide initial support to adults who are developing a mental illness or experiencing a mental health crisis. The course curriculum is based on the MHFA Guidelines.
Course participants learn about the signs and symptoms of the common and disabling mental health problems, how to provide initial help, where and how to get professional help, what sort of help has been shown by research to be effective, and how to provide first aid in a crisis situation.
Developing mental health problems covered are:
Depression
Anxiety problems
Psychosis
Substance use problems
Mental health crisis situations covered are:
Suicidal thoughts and behaviours
Non-suicidal self-injury (sometimes called deliberate self-harm)
Panic attacks
Traumatic events
Severe effects of drug or alcohol use
Severe psychotic states
Aggressive behaviours
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