Scotland’s Mental Health First Aid: Young People
Halbeath Rd
Dunfermline KY11 4UW
UK
Aim:
To show how mental health first aid can be applied, in both crisis and non-crisis situations, to a range of common mental health problems that people aged 11 to 17 years may face.
Learning outcomes:
By the end of this course participants will have:
- The ability to recognise the signs of mental health problems or distress
- Increased their skills and confidence to ask about mental distress
- The ability to provide initial support
- Knowledge of how to guide a person towards appropriate professional help.
This course includes content on: depression, anxiety, suicide, self harm, eating disorders, alcohol and drugs and cyber bullying.
Who should attend?
This course is aimed at adults, including parents/carers, teachers, youth workers, sports coaches, social workers or others who are working or living with young people aged between 11 and 17 years old.
Please note: This course uses a blended learning approach which includes two e-learning modules and a participatory session.
The first e-learning component will take approximately 3 hours and must be completed 2 weeks prior to the participatory session.
The participatory session will involve 1 full day’s training.
The second e-learning component will take approximately 4 hours. At the end of this there is a reflective writing exercise of not less than 500 words which must be submitted within 4 weeks.
CPD certificates will only be awarded to those candidates who complete all three parts.