Youth 2 Day Mental Health First Aid
About this course
This two day course qualifies you as a Youth Mental Health First Aider, giving you:
- 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 with a long term mental health issue or disability to thrive
- Tools to look after your own mental wellbeing
Who should attend?
This course is suitable for teachers, parents and carers supporting young people who want to gain the necessary skills to have a non-judgmental conversation, recognise the signs and symptoms of mental health issues and resources for help and support.
This is not a counselling or therapeutic session, purely around awareness so you can feel more empowered to help someone else.
We look forward to welcoming you.
Feedback
“My confidence in mental health has grown drastically!! And now I feel so much more comfortable talking to people about this. Thank you for this opportunity”
Youth Worker September 2020
Format
- Suitable for all adults, (parents, teachers and carers) interacting with young people age 8-18
- 2 days of learning takes place through a mix of presentations, group discussions and workshop activities.
- Limit the numbers to 12 to create an inclusive safe learning experience
Takeaways
Everyone who completes the session gets:
- A certificate of attendance to say you are a Youth Mental Health First Aider
- A manual to refer to whenever you need it
- A quick reference card for the Mental Health First Aid action plan
- A workbook including a helpful toolkit to support your own mental health
Cost
We value this online course at £300.
