Mental Health First Responders Intro & LIFT Training (Session 1 of 2)

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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 also part of a hybrid self-paced learning fully certified course. You can purchase the fully certified training via session 2 (ACT) or from our website shop product Mental Health First Responder package https://sharetree.org/product/...

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 Access to online learning portal

1 x globally recognised certification (upon successful completion)

1 x Emotional Pulse Technology

1 x 30 minute One-on-one Coaching Session to plan and support a organisation culture and implementation

1 x Mental Health First Responder resource kit for developing organisational mental health support culture or consulting for mental wellbeing 

Resources kit includes:

- Mental Health First Responder poster templates 

- LIFT posters (for print)

- First Responder cheat sheets

- LIFT training materials

- Leadership training materials 

- Organisational Self-Assessment tool

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

https://sharetree.org/product/...

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 skilfully 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 skilfully 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
• Safety, Health & Well-being
• Social Workers
• Education
• Sports Clubs
• Volunteering

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

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