Scottish Mental Health First Aid Training: two-day accredited course, 9th and 11th May 2022

9am (for 9.15am start) - 5pm (both days)

Booking ESSENTIAL, £180 paid in advance online or invoiced
(invoices must be agreed by email with MWH before booking spaces or your ticket will be cancelled).

VENUE: Greenbrae Steading, Cummingston, Elgin IV30 5XZ

Refreshments included / participants advised to bring a packed lunch (lunch break of 40min)

This open course is run in partnership with Outfit Moray and welcomes bookings from other Moray third sector organisations. We are delighted to deliver this course at the beautiful Greenbrae Steading in Cummingston. Please visit their website for information on directions and parking.

Unfortunately, this course is not suitable for booking by interested community members who are not part of an organisation at this time, due to NHS Health Scotland focus on specific workplaces for course delivery. We hope to run open courses for all in the future. If dates are not suitable or you are interested in a quote for in-house or sector-specific courses please get in touch.

COURSE INFORMATION:

Scotland's Mental Health First Aid (SMHFA)

This 2 day course, accredited by NHS Health Scotland, aims to give participants the tools to help support mental health and support others in crisis. This course is delivered by accredited Moray Wellbeing Hub Champions who use their professional skills as facilitators alongside lived and living expeinces of life challenges. 

Why train in SMHFA?

• Become more confident in a mental health crisis.
• Recognise when a person may need help and appropriately approach them.
• Save lives by learning basic suicide intervention skills.
• Protect your own mental health and wellbeing.
• Feel more confident in support and leadership roles.
• Gain a recognised qualification toward your personal and professional development.

The course does not train people to be mental health workers nor is it designed as therapy. It offers basic general information about mental health problems, such as common medical terms, as well as exploring recovery. The knowledge presented, and understanding developed in the course, helps to remove stigma and to give confidence in approaching a person in distress.

Mental Health First Aid has been rigorously evaluated in Scotland. Participants reported a range of benefits to their own and others mental health.

What does the course cover?

• guidance on being a Mental Health First Aider
• attitudes to mental health issues
• equalities
• recovery in mental health
• the impact of alcohol and drugs on mental health
• introduction to suicide intervention
• listening skills
• understanding depression, anxiety and psychosis, and how to offer first aid to someone experiencing symptoms of these conditions

FAQs:

What makes Moray Wellbeing Hub courses different? Real life experiences: We believe in harnessing the power of life experiences, taking what can be challenging and abstract concepts and make it more 'real', practically useful and easier to relate to for participants. Wherever possible our courses are delivered by peer-trainers, people who know the approaches and experiences first hand from their own life.

Keeping it local: Moray has a wealth of support and education organisations in wellbeing. Our courses are delivered for the benefit of the Moray community and therefore endeavour to help our participants build sustainable links beyond any course; resources they can signpost to and access in Moray. Wherever possible we will use local trainers, venues and resources, as well as promote and deliver our courses in mutual partnership with all sizes of local organisations.

Cancellations and refunds: If you need to cancel your booking and give more than 28 days’ notice, we will refund 50% of your fee or, wherever possible, rebook you on to another course for no extra cost. If due to unforeseen circumstances we have to change the course date, and it is not suitable for you, we will refund 100% of the payment.

Why is there a charge and why do these rates sometimes change? Moray Wellbeing Hub is a social enterprise, our team of trainers are paid both through funding like grants and from ticket sales. Grants and support from local partners, such as giving free venues, can subsidise the cost of a course, but we always aim to charge something for our courses even if it is just £5 as a refundable fee.

We want people to value mental health courses just like they value going to the cinema or the gym or even a college course. People tend not to value free courses in the same way as paid for courses and may not turn up on the day. This can make accessing resources like funding more challenging for us in the future and sustainability is important for Moray's future mental wealth.

INFORMATION:

• Early registration recommended to prevent disappointment.
• Registration essential as part of following Scottish Government protocol around COVID19 for activity.

IMPORTANT Attendee Agreement!

By taking part in this meet up, you are agreeing the following:

1. I won’t attend if I should be self-isolating, have been overseas to a country requiring quarantine in the past 14 days or am displaying symptoms that could be signs of the Coronavirus (according to Scottish Government’s guidance).

2. I’ll provide my contact details for the purpose of being contacted through the Track and Trace system if required.

3. I agree to take a Lateral Flow test prior to attending and if I test positive I will not attend.

4. I’ll observe social distancing during the event.

6. I’ll cover my nose and mouth if I need to cough or sneeze and will put used tissues in a bin.

7. I’ll try to avoid touching my face with my hands, and try to avoid touching unnecessary items.

8. I’ll use hand gel or wash my hands as soon as I get home.

9. I reserve the right to wear a mask or face covering if I’m concerned about maintaining a 2 metre distance from others and feel safer doing so.

10. I’ll be mindful of other members of the public during the event and move aside to maintain physical distance and let them pass if necessary.

11. If I develop Coronavirus symptoms following the event, I’ll notify Test and Protect teams of my contact with the group and pass on details of the Project Coordinator.

13. I understand that I attend this event at my own risk.

14. Finally, as peers we agree to respect each other.

You will be asked to confirm you agree to this during the checkout questions!