MHFA - Mental Health First Aiders
Be able to respond to and support a colleague with suspected reduced mental wellbeing.
QNUK Level 3 Award for Mental Health First Aiders (RQF)
This comprehensive two-day QNUK Level 3 Award for Mental Health First Aiders (RQF) develpos the knowledge and understanding needed to recoginise and support someone who may be experiencing poor mental health.
The course explores a range of mental health conditions, challenges stigma and develpos the confidence to have supportive conversations, show empathy and signpost individuals towards appropriate support.
Course outcomes
By the end of the course, learners will have developed the knowledge and confidence to:
- Understand mental health and mental ill health.
- Recognise the signs of stree and common mental health conditions.
- Understand conditions including psychosis, bipolar and schizophrenia.
- Recognise harmful coping strategies and signs of suicidal crisis.
- Have supportive conversations with someone experiencing poor mental health.
- Signpost individuals towards appropriate professional support.
- Understand the role of a Mental Health First Aider within the workplace.
- Demonsrtate empathy and apply active listening skills.
Format
- Guided Learning Hours: 12 hours
- Flexible delivery: Can be delivered over two consecutive days or split across separate days to suit organisational needs.
- Learning environment: Delivered in a supportive and inclusive atmosphere, encouraging open discussion, participation and shared learning.
- Assessment: Learners complete an invigilated multiplt choice assessment.
- Qualification: Ofqual regulated QNUK Level 3 Award for Mental Health First Aiders (RQF)
- Qualification validity: Three years.
Takeaways
Everyone who completes this course receives:
- A QNUK Level 3 Award for Mental Health First Aiders (RQF) certificate upon successful completion of the qualification.
- A QNUK Mental Health manual to support their learning and provide a useful reference after the course.
- A nationally recoginsed, Ofqual Level 3 qualification, vailid for three years.
- Practical knowledge and greater confidence to support mental wellbeing within the workplace.
- Increased confidence in recognising when someone may be experiencing poor mental health.
- The knowledge to approach and support someone appropriatley and have meaningful, supportive conversations.
- An understanding of how and when to signpost someone towards appropriate professional support.
- The knowledge and understaning to undertake the role of a Mental Health First Aider within the workplace.
Booking Calendar
If you can't find an upcoming course that suits you then please use the contact form below to get in touch and to find a suitable date and time.
Book a Course
Mental Health First Aiders Courses via Zoom
Book here to join our 12 hour online video conferencing course via Zoom. Available nationwide!
Courses are generally run over 2 consecutive days
Mental Health First Aider Courses in Leeds and Bradford
We hold open or public courses at our training centre in Farsley, Leeds, just off the ring road between Pudsey and Bradford.
Mental Health First Aider Courses at your location
We can deliver this course on a day and time to suit you, at your premises. We can accomodate up to 12 learners (subject to space)
Contact Form for Booking
Where you have 4 or more learners, we can also come to you at your premises (subject to space) and deliver the course up to a maximum of 12 learners.
You can submit a booking request form for on site training.
Locations
Our Mental Health Awareness Training Courses can be held via Zoom, at your location or at our training centre.
For 3 or more learners we can also come to your venue.
If you have a smaller team then we can hold the day at our Leeds training centre at Sunny Bank Mills in Farsley, Pudsey, conveniently located just off the ring road between Bradford and Leeds.