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This program pairs with Mental Health First Aid and is in partnership with the Mental Health Foundation of Australia to bring meaningful change to workplaces through practical solutions and measurable results.

Mental Health First Responder Program Summary

Gain the knowledge, skills, and tools to effectively establish and promote mental and emotional well-being in your workplace, school, community organisation, and family. This program also provides training for targeted and trusted support for those in crisis.

If you’re ready to invest in cutting-edge tools and knowledge to enhance the mental and emotional well-being of any organization and team, then you have come to the right place!

The Mental Health First Responder Program is designed to equip learners with the knowledge, skills, and tools to effectively create psychological safety, embed authentic relating skills, and support cultures of resilience in teams and organizations.

These workshops provide insights into the following topics:

The current state of Mental Health in Australian Workplaces
Assessing Psychological Safety in Groups
Transforming Psychological Harm through Empathy
Universal Human Needs
The Relationship Between Feelings and Needs
Measuring the Emotional States in Individuals and Groups
Strain vs Distress & Discerning Appropriate Support
Assisting Others to Move Through Emotional Difficulty
Pillars of Wellbeing
Risk + Crisis Assessment
De-Escalation & Emergency Empathy
Referring to other Supports
Compassion Fatigue + Self-Care

Please note: this practical introductory workshop is part of a hybrid self-paced learning course. You can purchase this training via the Discovery or Full Certified Mental Health First Responder package, of which is detailed below.

Discovery package includes - $0.00

1 x Complimentary ticket to attend all community workshops

1 x Free access to the Emotional Pulse App

1 x LIFT training skillset

Full Certified Practitioner Package - $299+gst

1 x Globally recognized certification

1 x Mental Health First Responder digital handbook

1 x One-on-one Coaching Session to integrate the listening & reflective skillset

1 x Team Emotional Pulse credit

1 x Access to all digital content to run your own Mental Health & Wellbeing workshops backed by ShareTree team upon successful completion of online assessment

To access the online learning immediately, please purchase this package directly from our website.

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After successfully completing the full certified program you will be able to:

Establish mental health & psychological safety frameworks in workplaces
Guide and consult on creating psychological safety and mental & emotional wellbeing
Guide and coach people through emotional difficulty
Guide individuals and teams on using effective communication skills
Identify individuals in crisis and provide effective trusted support
Implement trauma-informed processes for providing support to others
Assess current levels of psychological safety + wellbeing
Lead cultures of compassion and mental & emotional wellbeing

How is this different from Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Training?

Great question! We’re very supportive of the skills and awareness that MHFA brings and see it as a valuable contribution to a mentally healthy (and mental-health competent) culture. Using the best practice Mental Health framework of Promotion, Prevention, Early Intervention and Treatment, our short explanation is that MHFA training excels at Early Intervention and referral for Treatment, whereas MHFR training excels at the Promotion and Prevention end of things.

We've put together this table to tease out some of the differences.

	Mental Health First Responder	Mental Health First Aid
Approach	Universal way of Mental Health Promotion and Prevention based on sources of mental and emotional strain	Particular methods of Mental Health Early Intervention based on observable Mental Health Challenges
Process	LIFT + ACT – focusses on Promotion + Prevention	ALGEE – focuses on Early Intervention
Skills Imparted	Identifies distress and provides immediate emotional support; identifies mental issues/support referrals if needed.	Identifies Mental Health Issues and Refers to Qualified Support
Duration	1.5 Day (9hrs)	2 day (12hrs)
Content overview	Interpersonal harm, psychological safety listening & crisis intervention skills and implementing mental health frameworks in organisations are covered in detail	Mental health problems and crisis situations are covered in detail
Content Detail	Interpersonal Harm Covered Violence Condemnation Gossip Bullying Skills Covered Emotional Intelligence Empathic listening Identifying Needs Resilience Crisis Identification Crisis Response De-escalating strong emotion Best-practice mental health frameworks Implementing best practices in your organisation Using Technology to Monitor Organisational Wellbeing	Mental health problems covered • Depression • Anxiety problems • Psychosis • Substance use problems Mental health crises covered: • Suicidal thoughts and behaviours • Non-suicidal self-injury • Panic attacks • Traumatic events • Severe psychotic states • Severe effects from alcohol or other drug use • Aggressive behaviours.
Evidence Indicates	Good for supporting those in emotional distress and improving organisational management of mental health in the workplace.	Good for raising awareness and reducing stigma.
Lay Explanation	How to respond skillfully and supportively when someone is ‘not ok’ and may or may not be in crisis.	How to recognise the signs of a mental health crisis and skillfully refer to a professional.

What do people have to say about this workshop?

“I can confidently say that ShareTree is at the cutting edge of the sciences of education, psychology and whole organisation change. They are innovative, dedicated, and determined in their practical idealism to benefit humanity.”

- Dr Derek Patton, PhD Character Psychologist of University of Melbourne

This workshop is designed to empower Leaders, Consultants, Coaches & Executives in the following fields:

People and Culture
Organisational Performance
Human Resource Management
Continuous Improvement
Change Management
Health & Well-being
Social Workers
Education
Sports Clubs
Volunteering

Do you have more questions? We are here for you.

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Contact the host of Mental Health First Responders Intro Training (Session 1 of 2)