Courses

WHY COMPLETE MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING?

STATISTICS
 
  • 50 million people were in contact with mental health services, at the end of October 2021 (NHS Digital (2022): Mental Health Services Monthly Statistics)
  • 365,925 new referrals were received during October 2021 (NHS Digital (2022): Mental Health Services Monthly Statistics)
  • One in six children aged five to 16 were identified as having a probable mental health problem in July 2020, a huge increase from one in nine in 2017. That’s five children in every classroom (NHS Digital (2020): ‘Mental Health of Children and Young People in England’, prevalence survey)
  • Suicide was the leading cause of death for males and females aged between five to 34 in 2019 (ONS: Deaths registered in England and Wales (2019) section six ‘Leading causes of death)
  • 69% of UK line managers say that supporting employee well-being is a core skill but only 13% have received mental health training (Business in the Community, Mental Health at Work Report)
  • Over two-fifths, (42%) of respondents are ‘extremely concerned about the impact of the pandemic on employees’ mental health (CIPD – Health and Wellbeing at Work 2021)
 
FAYCE Mental Health First Aid Courses Offer
 
  • Nuco Training Ltd courses regulated by Ofqual and SQA Accreditation
  • Accessibility for learners from 14 years old
  • No prior knowledge is needed.
  • Qualifications valid for 3 years
  • Receive a comprehensive fully illustrated First Aid for Mental Health manual
  • Qualifications are assessed through a multiple-choice question paper and a practical demonstration for the higher-level qualifications.
  • Certificate on successful completion of the courses

Level 1 Award in Awareness of First Aid for Mental Health

This awareness course is suitable for everyone as it provides learners with the knowledge to recognise a suspected mental health condition and the skills to start a conversation and be able to signpost a person towards professional help.  All members of the public can benefit from this course and it is a great stepping stone into First Aid for Mental Health.

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Min. 4 hours

Level 2 Award in First Aid for Mental Health

This course is suitable for everyone but has been designed to help employers to provide a positive mental health culture within the workplace and to provide learners with comprehensive knowledge on a range of the most common mental health conditions and the skills to be able to act should a condition be suspected. 

 

Building on the Level 1/4 Award in Awareness of First Aid for Mental Health, this course introduces the First Aid for Mental Health Action Plan which allows learners to provide their peers with comprehensive guidance and support for a suspected mental health condition. 

 

This course also covers the effects of drugs and alcohol and provides learners with the skills and knowledge to assist employers in implementing a positive mental health culture to support employees within a workplace.

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Min. 6 Hours

Level 2 Award in First Aid for Youth Mental Health

This course is suitable for anyone who actively connects with children such as parents, carers, teachers, youth group leaders and young adults.

 

The qualification has been designed with children and young people in mind covering areas such as depression, self-harm, eating disorders and bullying and will provide the knowledge and skills to identify a potential mental health condition, start a conversation, and provide support and guidance to professional help.  

 

Learners will not diagnose or treat mental health conditions as this can only be carried out by healthcare professionals but will gain the knowledge to identify when a person may have a condition and know where they can go to get help.

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Min. 4 Hours

Level 3 Award in Supervising First Aid for Mental Health

This course builds on the Level 2/5 Award in First Aid for Mental Health and covers a wider range of mental health conditions and goes into detail on the range of therapy and professional support that a person may be given by professional bodies during treatment for a mental health condition.  


The course is suitable for all persons within a workplace but is aimed at those who hold a managerial level position and who have responsibility for implementing a positive mental health culture and responsibility for First Aid for Mental Health within an organisation.

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Min. 12 Hours

Additional Personal Support

For any personal additional support, FAYCE would like to recommend Natalie Hall @ NHTrauma. 

 

Natalie Hall is the founder of NH Trauma.  Professionally employed by the NHS since 2004 gaining firm knowledge and expertise in the treatments and interventions relevant to achieving positive mental health and emotional well-being. 

 

Unprocessed/ untreated trauma can result in a wide range of mental health symptoms. Natalie is passionate about the treatment of trauma and has extended her training to include a wide range of psychological therapies inclusive of; Principles of CBT, Principles of DBT, Brief Solution Focused Therapy, Person-Centred Counselling, Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing and Addictions Therapy. 

 

All treatments are designed to alleviate the current impact of past trauma, enabling the client to live a full, emotionally connected, active and inclusive life.

 

Initial consultation free.

 

For further information please contact Natalie Hall :
Contact Number : 01484 976011

Email : [email protected]