Mental Health First Aid (RYP Wellbeing)

Our Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training course will provide you with the skills, knowledge and confidence you need to identify and support someone experiencing a mental health issue.

This two day course certifies you as Mental Health First Aider. This two day course will give you:

• An in-depth understanding of mental health and the factors that can affect wellbeing
• Practical skills to spot the triggers and signs of a range of mental health issues
• Confidence to step in, reassure and support a person in distress using the Mental Health First Aid action plan
• Enhanced interpersonal skills such as non-judgemental listening
• Knowledge to help someone recover their health by guiding them to further support - whether through self-help resources, internal support such as EAP, or external sources such as their GP
• An understanding of how to keep themselves safe while performing their duties

The course is delivered in person across two days:

Tuesday 15th and Wednesday 16th September 9:00 am and 5:00 pm.

It is important that any delegate booked onto the course ensures that they can commit to attending both days in full. No-shows and 48 hour drop outs will be liable to be charged the full cost of the course.

On completion of the course, attendees will receive:

• A certificate of attendance to say they are a Mental Health First Aider
• A manual to refer to whenever they need it
• A workbook including a helpful toolkit to support their own mental health

Please note, at this time each organisation can send up to a maximum of two delegates on the course.

If you have any queries about this training, please get in touch with the team at Healthy.Workplace@eastsussex.gov.uk

This course is funded by Public Health at East Sussex County Council, there is no cost associated to attendees.