Mental Health First Aid Course

Become a Mental Health First Aider today with instructor Cassandra Roberts from Finding Your Wild Potential. 

Saturday 27th of May and Saturday 3rd of August. 9am - 4.30pm.

Being a Mental Health First Aider means you can: 

• Intervene early. Recognise the warning signs of mental health problems in your loved ones.
• Offer Support. Learn the skills to have an open, supportive conversation about mental health. 
• Respond in a crisis. Respond across a range of crisis situations where someone may be at risk of harm.
• Reduce stigma. Reduce stigma and increase support for people experiencing and living with mental health problems.

Using a practical, skills-based action plan (Affectionately known as ALGEE), you will learn the skills to recognise and respond to someone experiencing a mental health problem or mental health crisis, until professional help is received or the crisis resolves.

More about your instructor. Cassandra is a qualified social worker with 8+ years experience working in the mental health field across many different areas. Cassandra has a keen interest in leadership and has recently completed 'Dare to Lead' and 'Daring Teams' training based off the research of Brene Brown. 

Cassandra has a strong belief that everyone should have access to a base understanding of mental health in order for themselves to live full and healthy lives and to ensure that everyone feels safe in accessing supports when they might need them. 

She is also a St Kilda footy fan, enjoys the beach and a good pizza! 

Your ticket includes: 

- 2 days of Mental Health First Aid Course content.

- At course completion, become a Mental Health First Aider valid for the next 3 years.

- All materials and resources, including your own Mental Health First Aid Manual to keep.

- A light lunch.