Youth Mental Health First Aid Training

To be completed by: Wed 04 Dec 2019

Time: -Wed 04 Dec 2019 | Venue:

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is an internationally recognised training course, designed to teach people how to spot the signs and symptoms of mental ill health and provide help on a first aid basis.

Completing this two day course qualifies you as a Youth Mental Health First Aider.

Youth Mental Health First Aiders have:

-- An in depth understanding of young people’s mental health and factors that affect wellbeing

-- Practical skills to spot the triggers and signs of mental health issues

-- Confidence to reassure and support a young person in distress

-- Enhanced interpersonal skills such as non-judgemental listening

-- Knowledge to help a young person recover their health by guiding them to further support – whether that’s through self help sites, their place of learning, the NHS, or a mix – engaging with parents, carers and external agencies where appropriate

-- Ability to support a young person witha long term mental health issue ordisability to thrive

-- Tools to look after your own mental wellbeing

 

The course is delivered in four manageable chunks:

-- About mental health

-- Depression and anxiety

-- Suicide and psychosis

-- Self-harm and eating disorders

 

It focuses on the issues faced by young people today, such as cyber bullying and substance misuse, and teaches how to promote protective factors and good parenting.

Everyone who completes the course gets a Youth MHFA manual to refer to whenever they need it, and a certificate to say they are a Youth Mental Health First Aider.

 

Wednesday 11th & Thursday 12th December 2019

Marshfield Primary School

9:00am - 4:30pm 

£200 per delegate including lunch and refreshments

Contact office@marshfield.bradford.sch.uk for a booking form.

 
Opportunity

Published: 18/11/2019
Audience: All staff working with young people
Contact: Ashlie Kemp

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