Mental Health First Aid Refresher North Adelaide

Event description

The refresher MHFA course is held in the Torrens room at the historical Adelaide Inn in North Adelaide. (free parking available) The session time is  8.30am to 1pm and the course fee includes morning tea, latest edition MHFA manual and your writing materials.

The standard MHFA refresher course is a 4 hour face-to-face course that allow people who have previously completed a 12 hour Mental Health First Aid course to refresh their knowledge and skills. For people who are Accredited MHFAiders, the refresher courses offer an opportunity to extend their accreditation for a further 3 years.

The content of each refresher course is based on guidelines developed through the expert consensus of people with lived experience of mental health problems and professionals.

This course gives participants an opportunity to refresh the knowledge and skills learnt during the 12-hour Standard Mental Health First Aid Course. You will:

• Gain an understanding of the latest research in the mental health field
• Learn the 3 key actions for helping someone feeling suicidal
• Work through complex mental health first aid interactions
• Practice mental health first aid skills.