First Aid and Emergency
First Aid for Mental Health
Assessment type
Integrated training and assessment (ITA)
Minimum duration
0.5 Day
Course delivery
Integrated training and assessment (ITA)
Description
Each year approximately 1 in 4 people in the UK will experience a mental health condition and at least 1 in 6 employees experience common mental health problems in the workplace. This 4-hour qualification provides learners with the knowledge to recognise a range of mental health conditions, how to start a supportive conversation and when and how to signpost a person to seek appropriate professional help. Learners will know how to recognise and manage stress. Learners will not diagnose or treat mental health conditions are this can only be carried out by Healthcare professionals but will gain the knowledge to identify when a person may have a condition and where they can go to get help.