Refresher Standard Mental Health First Aid Course - September 2024

100% online delivery.

Date & Time:
Tuesday 17 September 2024
9:30AM - 2:30PM (AEST - Melbourne time)
Online via Zoom - Link sent via email

About the course:
Refresher courses are available for individuals that have completed a full 2-day Mental Health First Aid® course, followed by the completion of an accreditation assessment within the last 3 years.

These courses enable accredited Mental Health First Aiders™ to revise their knowledge and skills, and to extend their accreditation for a further 3 years.

The Standard Mental Health First Aid Refresher 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.

Online Delivery:

One 5-hr session to be delivered online via Zoom by a Licensed Mental Health First Aid Instructor. Upon completion of your Refresher Course, you can attempt another accreditation assessment to extend your accreditation by a further 3 years (one time only).

Please note: If it's been over 3 years since you obtained accreditation, or 3 years after completing a Refresher Course, MHFAiders will need to attend a full 12 or 14-hour MHFA course in order to maintain their accreditation.

Course Fee:
$199 per person plus GST (not including new manual)

Additional $25 for latest 4th edition of the Mental Health First Aid manual (includes postage).Participants are required to have the latest edition of the manual to comply with delivery requirements.

Checklist of prerequisite conditions to meet before you can sit the Refresher:

Previous completion of full 12-hr standard Mental Health First Aid course and existing accreditation, within the last 3 years.
- If over 3 years, or if you last completed a Refresher course, you must sit the full standard 12-hr course again to obtain new accreditation
Access to existing Mental Health First Aid account dashboard (My Account | Mental Health First Aid (mhfa.com.au))
- If you don't have your login, contact Mental Health First Aid Australia directly via email to mhfa@mhfa.com.au or call 03 9079 0200 to try to restore access.
Latest 4th Edition of Mental Health First Aid manual (if not, additional $25 for manual and postage)

Re-sitting Fee:
Due to the limited capacity, if you missed your booking, there is a $75 plus GST re-sitting fee to book a later course. If by missing your initial booking, your existing accreditation expires before you manage to sit a Refresher course, you are then required to sit the full 12-hour course again by paying the difference in course fee, in addition to the re-sitting fee. Contact the organiser via email (aura.goh@mhfa.org.au) if you are booking to re-sit a course.

IMPORTANT (please read carefully before booking):

Please book using the same email you used when previously completing the Mental Health First Aid course.
Ensure your Mental Health First Aid accreditation is less than 3 years old, and that you still have access to your Mental Health First Aid account dashboard.
After your booking has been finalised, you will be contacted via email with further instructions.
Please ensure you have a computer/laptop with a working webcam for the Zoom session. Joining with mobile as video is strictly not permitted.
$75 plus GST re-sitting fee applies if you miss your booked session, as numbers are limited and you have taken a booking.
The instructor reserves the right to postpone the course to a later date if the minimum number of participants required has not been met.
Tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable.

For further inquiries, please contact the organiser Aura Goh via email to aura.goh@mhfa.org.au