2nd November

Blended Face to Face Standard (Community) Mental Health First Aid - Sydney (Redfern)

Name: Blended Face to Face Standard (Community) Mental Health First Aid - Sydney (Redfern)
Start: 2021-08-16T08:30:00+1000
End: 2024-11-02T15:00:00+1100
Location: 107 Projects

Price $345 AUD + BF Get tickets

Event description

This Blended Face to Face course runs over 1 day (5.5 hours), from 9:30am to 3:00pm.

There are two parts to this training.

PART 1 - Self-Paced ELearning - Issued 30 days before the Live Sessions are scheduled

PART 2 - Live sessions - on the dates of your order

Australian Government health data indicates that about 1 in 5 adults meet the criteria for a mental health diagnosis in any given year!

What is Standard (Community) MHFA?

Standard MHFA teaches PRACTICAL, EASY TO IMPLEMENT and EVIDENCED BASED strategies to support an Adult person experiencing a mental health problem, worsening of a problem or a crisis in family, social and community settings.

Every adult who lives or works with adolescents should do this course!

There has been considerable research done around the effectiveness of this training; with all content based on guidelines which have been developed through the expert consensus of people with lived experience of mental health problems as well as mental health professionals.

SMHFA has been proven through research to increase understanding of common Mental Health problems. SMHFA training has even been proven to lower the incidence of mental health problems among those people who have been trained! Get your accreditation with us today!

Modules covered include: Australian Mental Health Data, Non-Judgemental Communication, Depression, Anxiety, Panic Attacks, Substance Use Disorders, Suicide Prevention, Responses to Trauma, Psychosis and Aggressive Behaviour.

Learn more about the 12 Hour SMHFA Course at our website.

Our Instructor:

Do the Standard (Community) MHFA Course with Mark Smith, Principal Master MHFA Instructor and Safer Communities Founder and Director!

Mark's CV includes High School Deputy Principal, Special Education Teacher and a broad range of health and disability support roles. Mark is also a highly experienced MHFA Instructor. Mark is approachable, knowledgeable and utilises humour and significant personal narratives to engage participants in the course material. Mark works for MHFA International as a consultant trainer of MHFA Instructors. Mark's deep insights into mental health and education combine to provide participants with a unique experience in this training.

View some testimonials on our website.

Note: There is no catering included in this event. Participants are welcome to bring their own food or there are options at the venue and nearby.

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Mark Smith

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Mark Smith is an educational leader with extensive experience working in a diverse range of schools and youth focused organisations. Mark has been a special education teacher, head teacher and deputy principal for over 20 years. Mark has also worked in hospitals and youth and disability organisations in direct care and advocacy roles. Mark is a consultant trainer with MHFA International, in this role Mark works with the highly acclaimed team who developed the MHFA program that has now been adopted in over 25 countries. Mark's expertise in delivering MHFA Programs comes from deep insights into adolescents, mental health and education to provide participants with a unique training experience. Mark is highly engaging, utilises humour and shares personal narratives to support participant learning. Participant feedback - July 2018 - "Mark was the most engaging presenter of any course I have attended in my 40 years in education. He had the right mix of knowledge, experience and background combined with a personality that kept very heavy topics sufficiently light to digest."

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