Business Health & Wellbeing

• The learning is a practical skills and awareness course designed to give you a deeper understanding of mental health and the factors that can affect people’s wellbeing, including your own practical skills to spot the triggers and signs of mental health issues.
• How to spot the early signs of poor mental health
• What factors can affect mental health, as well as some of the most common mental health issues?
• How to use the MHFA action plan to respond in a supportive way to someone experiencing mental health problems
• They will gain the confidence to step in, reassure and support a person in distress.
• They will develop enhanced interpersonal skills, such as non-judgemental listening.
• How to assist with mental health recovery, by guiding anyone in distress to appropriate support
• How to proactively reduce the stigma of mental health issues

The aim of the course is not to replace professional diagnosis and care, but it will teach you to listen, reassure and respond, even in a crisis. It is invaluable on both a personal and professional level.

None of us can predict when or where mental illness will strike, but we can prepare ourselves for every eventuality. The course will also provide you with the tools and strategies to look after your own mental health and wellbeing.

All course materials and certificates are included in the price and will be sent directly to you at your workplace or home if online course.

Mental Health First Aid Refresher (includes MHFAider® 3 year Support and Benefits Package) – Half Day course (Online)

This course is available as either an online or face-to-face training session.

We believe that mental health should be treated equally to physical health – and just like physical first aid, Mental Health First Aid training should be kept up to date. We recommend that Mental Health First Aiders® attend a Refresher course every three years. Just like physical first aid, updating skills and knowledge allows people to perform this vital role confidently and safely.
The MHFA Refresher course is not open to those who have completed the MHFA Champion course. MHFA England recommend that MHFA Champions complete a new MHFA course to become a MHFAider®.

Learning takes place through a mix of presentations, group discussions and workshop activities.
By keeping your mental health knowledge up to date with the MHFA Refresher, you’ll be eligible to take our internationally recognised MHFAider® qualification.

Enabling your Mental Health First Aiders® to refresh their skills, the same way your physical first-aiders do, is a great way to demonstrate your organisation’s commitment to treating mental health and physical health equally. Investing in the course will give you the confidence that your Mental Health First Aiders® are performing their role safely and effectively.

The four-hour Refresher course will support your Mental Health First Aiders® by:

Refresher topics include:

• About mental health
• Stress and factors which influence mental health
• Mental Health Continuum and stigma
• Frame of Reference and non-judgement
• Reintroducing ALGEE
• Warning signs of mental ill health
• Depression and anxiety
• Suicide and first aid for suicidal crisis
• Psychosis and first aid for severe psychotic episodes
• More mental health conditions
• Practising our MHFA skills
• Self-care, wellbeing and recovery

Delegates will receive a workbook and manual and access to the new 3 year MHFAider® support and benefits package which includes:

• 24/7 digital support through the MHFAider Support App®
• A resource library of toolkits and guidance to support your MHFAiders® in their role
• A signposting database through Hub Of Hope to find local and national mental health services for additional support
• Secure conversation journaling to make reflective notes while protecting confidentiality.
• 24/7 text support services through Shout for advice and reassurance on a mental health conversation or to support wellbeing after a difficult conversation.
• Exclusive quarterly webinars to embed and broaden mental health knowledge.
• The benefit of joining England’s largest community of trained MHFAiders®