Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Blended Online for Downer

Mental health first aid is an evidence-based course giving employees the skills to support co-workers and guide them to professional help if needed. It has been shown to increase knowledge, confidence and helping behaviours, promote early help seeking, and reduce stigma.

Description

What’s involved in the course?

  • The Blended Online MHFA Workplace Course is tailored specifically to the workplace and includes 5-7 hours of self-paced online learning, followed by two facilitated online sessions with an accredited MHFA Instructor.
  • The two facilitated sessions are 2.5 hours long each and are typically scheduled on consecutive days and times.
  • This course provides participants with a nationally recognised accreditation as a Mental Health First Aider.

 

How to sign up?

Identify the correct Downer billing entity when registering ie DOWNER EDI Pty Ltd, DOWNER EDI Rail, Spotless Services etc 

Select from the dates available above. There is minimum course numbers applied. We aim to fill courses to maximum 12 participants to keep the course costs to approximately $484.00 incl GST per person based on 12 people in attendance. 

Please note that once your manual is dispatched, you are committing to attend the training – these costs are non-transferable and non-refundable.

Mental health first aid (MHFA) is an evidence-based training course which gives your employees the skills and confidence to have supportive conversations with their co-workers and help guide them to professional help if needed. It has been shown to increase knowledge, confidence, helping behaviours, and reduce stigma. The Mental Health First Aid course is a highly interactive programme with videos, workshop exercises, group discussions and informative material content.

The MHFA course covers signs, symptoms, and evidence-based treatments for the following common conditions:

  • Depression
  • Anxiety
  • Psychotic
  • Substance use problems

The MHFA course also provides first aid guidelines for the following crises situations:

  • Suicidal thoughts, feelings or behaviours
  • Panic attacks and Traumatic events
  • Severe psychotic episodes
  • Intoxication and Aggression

Mentail Health First Aid Training - participants talking

Key Outcomes from Training

  • KNOWLEDGE - Increased mental health literacy
  • CONFIDENCE - Increased confidence in providing mental health first aid
  • DE-STIGMATISING - Decreased stigmatising attitudes
  • SUPPORT - Increased support provided to others within the workplace