Mental Health First Aid Certificate Training

Taking R U OK Day further for all of us with accessible mental health first aid training!

As insurance claims for work-related mental health conditions escalate, many important actions can be taken at the workplace level to promote better mental health, including training for business leaders in how to manage staff concerns.

As businesses, organisations and teams, we have an obligation within Work Health & Safety Legislation that stipulates that we have a Duty Of Care to ensure our workplace is safe. Most of us can identify who the First Aid Officer is within our organisation or department. We understand that they are designated to take control and manage a situation in the event a person suffers a physical injury in the workplace.

Mental Health should be treated in a similar manner – a designated, specifically skilled person from within our team to assist people who may be in need for support with their mental health – the Mental Health First Aid officer. 

In this MHFA Accredited two-day workshop, participants will learn how to identify signals of mental health issues and warning signs of suicide, how to use the right language with staff at work and have quality conversations on mental health, how staff and teams can develop a cohesive language around mental health, how to develop healthy return to work practices and how to offer guidance on what to do and what not to do.

• Understand how various mental health conditions affect people around you,
• Understand Guidelines on supporting people with depression, anxiety, trauma and other mental health conditions,
• Discover the vital steps you can take to provide support until professional intervention can be arranged.

Upon course conclusion: Complete online MHFA Assessment – Awarded MHFA Certificate valid for three (3) years.

Course participants can attend this course in-person, on client site or on a Pro Leaders’ Training Centre.