First Aid for Mental Health Level 2 Award - Weekend

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First Aid for Mental Health Level 2 with additional learning resources appropriate to the topic and your goals.

Support your colleagues, friends and communities by becoming a qualified First Aider for Mental Health with this recognised and regulated qualification. Learn the skills to support someone to get the help they might need PLUS additional learning resources including self care skills in this integrated remote learning package.

In this programme, participants will learn and practice the first aid for mental health action plan, including appropriate supports to guide colleagues and friends towards, and self-help techniques to share. PLUS participants have access to additional learning resources including self care skills, and mental health awareness activities.

Communities and businesses benefit from having trained First Aiders for Mental Health:

• Spot early signs of mental health problems
• Guide a person to appropriate support
• Challenge stigma of mental health
• Champion good mental health practices
• Having a good listener on hand, who colleagues and neighbours can confidently approach
• Support employers' legal obligations to ensure health and safety including mental health and stress

The programme provides between 6 and 8 hours learning, over 2 half days (over a 1-2 week period) plus individual assessment session with your trainer:

• 2 x live interactive sessions online, totalling 3 hours
• Integral participation in an online community of learners for tutor-led live chat and activities, peer support and learning with others on the course
• Self-paced learning of the programme materials with guided access to our comprehensive online resources
• Individual confidential assessment for each participant, for the regulated Ofqual / SQA award

Successful learners will receive:

• Regulated Ofqual / SQA Award Certificate
• Recognition as First Aider for Mental Health
• First Aider for Mental Health digital badge
• E-Manual to keep for reference 
• Self care and other learning resources to keep for own use
• Access to further support
• Referral scheme that can help recoup some of the cost of the course (for individual learners only)

And…..

We will plant a tree for every participant, helping you to reduce your carbon footprint, and providing you with a gift  - a tree certificate in your name.

1. Book online now

2. Confirmation will be emailed

3. I will email a welcome pack to you with registration forms and further details

4. I will look forward to meeting you online on the course!