Raise awareness of mental health, develop an understanding on how best to support, reassure and signpost colleagues to professional support.
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Who is this course designed for?
The QA Level 3 Award in Mental Health First Aid in the Workplace (RQF) is a regulated and nationally recognised qualification that has been specifically designed for those who would like to raise their awareness of mental health, develop an understanding on how best to support, reassure and signpost colleagues to professional support.
What’s more, candidates will develop the knowledge, skills and confidence to actively promote positive mental health within their workplace, making it an ideal qualification for mental health champions/first aiders, human resources, managers, supervisors and team leaders.
About the course
Duration: 2 Days
- Qualsafe Regulated
Refresher training: Recommended every 3 years
What is covered?
Understanding mental health and its importance
The roles and responsibilities for mental health in the workplace
Importance of own wellbeing as a mental health first-aider
Common mental health conditions, including:
Characteristics and features
Work-related stress
Anxiety
Eating disorders
Depression
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
Phobias
Bipolar
Self-harm
Psychosis
Suicide
Promoting positive mental health first aid in the workplace:
Best practice for employers
Mental health first aid at work action plan
Appropriate coping strategies
How employers can provide support to employees in the workplace:
Assisting those off work or returning to work
Procedures to support employees who are off work whilst experiencing poor mental health
Types of support available both locally and nationally
Exclusive courses
If you would like a course exclusively run for your employees, at your business premises, we would be happy to arrange this for you.
Prices for a closed course are available on application. Contact our training team to find out more or to register your interest.
