Mental Health First Aid (UC Staff)

1 in 5 Australians will experience a mental health problem in any given year. That means that every person is likely to know someone who is experiencing a mental health problem, whether that is a family member, a friend or colleague. In fact, mental illness is now said to affect every Australian either directly or indirectly.

Mental Health First Aid will teach you how to provide initial support to someone who is experiencing a mental health problem or crisis. This course is based on guidelines developed through the expert consensus of people with lived experience of mental health problems and professionals.

UC Medical and Counselling Centre are supporting the UC community by offering Standard Mental Health First Aid (Blended) to UC Staff at a subsidised fee.

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Details

• Who: University of Canberra staff only.
• Cost: $150.00 (charged via department cost center), includes 1x Standard MHFA Manual + voucher to complete e-learning training.
• Format: Self-paced e-learning component + 4-hour in-person session led by a licensed MHFA instructor on Thu 16 Nov, 9:00am to 2:00pm.
• Location: Building 22, University Drive South, Level B, Room 22.
• Breaks: Provided on the day (food BYO).
• Accreditation: At the end of the course, complete an online Accreditation Assessment to become an Accredited Mental Health First Aider.

Important Information

• Attendees can collect their Standard MHFA Manual from UC Medical and Counselling Centre in Building 1B, Mon-Fri 9am-5pm.
• Attendees will receive an email with a link and unique voucher code to complete the e-learning component of the course. Please allow 1-2 business days to receive this email.
• Once the manual is collected or the voucher is received, we can not offer a refund if participants are no longer able to attend. However, we can offer the next available course at no additional fee.
• The e-learning component of the course must be completed before attending the in-person session.

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For further information, please email beniah.colbourn@canberra.edu.au

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The University of Canberra acknowledges the Ngunnawal people, traditional custodians of the lands where Bruce Campus is situated. We wish to acknowledge and respect their continuing culture and contribution they make to the life of Canberra and the region. We also acknowledge all other First Nations Peoples on whose land we gather.