Mental Health First Aid Virtual Workshop
Event date: -
Event type: Single day (a day or less)
Course Objectives
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is the support provided to a person who may be experiencing a decline in their mental well-being or a mental health crisis.
Course participants will learn how to:
•Recognize signs that a person may be experiencing a decline in their mental well-being or a mental health crisis
•Have conversations that encourage a person to:
-Talk about declines in their mental well-being
-Discuss professional and other supports that could help with recovery to improved mental well-being
-Reach out to these support
•Assist in a mental health or substance use crisis
•Use MHFA actions to maintain one’s own mental well-being
Topics
Module 1: Self-Directed
•Introduction to the course
•Introduction to MHFA actions
Module 2: Virtual Classroom
•Practice applying MHFA actions to situations of declining mental well-being
•Guidelines for MHFA conversations with people from diverse cultures and members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community
Module 3 Virtual Classroom
•Discussion on using MHFA actions for self-care
•Practice using MHFA actions in crisis situations
To register: tammywhelen@gmail.com
Information: www.tammywhelen.com
Registration fee: $250 + HST
Payment: credit card, e-transfer, invoice/chq