COURSE DATES AND TIMES

Monday 4/7/22 @ 9.00am - 11.30am

AND

Tuesday 5/7/22 @ 9.00am - 11.30am

AND

Wednesday 6/7/22 @ 9.00am - 11.30am

WHAT THE COURSE COVERS

The Youth Mental Health First Aid course will teach you how to assist adolescents who may be experiencing a mental health problem or mental health crisis until appropriate professional help is received or the crisis resolves, using a practical, evidence based Action Plan. This course is based on guidelines developed through the expert consensus of people with lived experience of mental health.

Topics covered include:

- depression

- anxiety

- eating disorders

- substance use problems

Mental health crisis covered include:

- 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

You will learn how and where to get help when a young person is developing a mental illness, what help research has shown to be effective and how to provide first aid in crisis situations.

This course will enable you to:

INTERVENE EARLY
PROVIDE SKILLS
RESPOND IN A CRISIS
REDUCE STIGMA

COURSE COMPONENTS

Component 1:

4hrs self-paced eLearning component

Component 2:

3 x 2.5hr zoom sessions led by an accredited YMHFA Instructor

Component 3 - after completion of the course:

Complete a self-paced survey

Complete a self-paced online assessment in order to become accredited

MORE INFORMATION

If you would like to find out more information on YOUTH MHFA please visit https://mhfa.com.au/

For any other information, please email Sonja info@botternconsulting.com