This two-day course is aimed at those staff within the organisation who have been identified as potential Mental Health First Aiders. It goes into detail on a wide range of mental health conditions and the support and help provided by healthcare professionals.
Duration
12 hours (approximate) spread over two days. Ideally, the two days should be consecutive, but in any event must be completed within 6 weeks of the start.
Syllabus
A range of First Aid for Mental Health related subjects are covered including:
- What is First Aid for Mental Health?
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
- Identifying mental health conditions
- Self-harm
- Providing advice and starting a conversation
- Suicide
- Stress
- Eating disorders
- Mental health conditions
- Personality disorders
- Drugs and alcohol
- Bipolar disorder
- First Aid for Mental Health Action Plan
- Psychosis
- First Aid for Mental Health in the workplace
- Schizophrenia
- Depression
- Anxiety
Thursday 28th and Friday 29th November
Cost: £250 + VAT per delegate, including course material and refreshments.
To enrol or get more information, please email riskmanagement@swib.co.uk
Martin Coppard
I am a director of Sutton Winson Consultancy Services Ltd, which delivers a range of risk management solutions. I joined Sutton Winson in January 2000 and have derived a great deal of satisfaction from helping our clients achieve significantly preferable insurance terms, and other financial benefits, by embracing proactive risk management.
I am a Graduate Member of the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), a member of the Business Continuity Institute (BCI), a Chartered Insurance Risk Manager and hold the ACII (Advanced Diploma of the Chartered Insurance Institute).