HOW DOES THE ONLINE MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING WORK?
The Online Mental Health First Aid course is interactive and is delivered through slides, video clips, activities, discussion and case studies which you will explore as a group to embed learning.
This course is made up of both individual learning activities and a series of live sessions. Individual learning will be based on a combination of videos, workbook activities and reading. This can be done at your own pace in advance of each live session.
You will gain access to the MHFA England Online Learning Hub which is an integrated learning platform that provides a one-stop “hub” for learners. From one login, learners can access, interact with, and complete their learning modules for both their individual learning and instructor-led live sessions
Every live session includes a 10min break.
It typically takes 18 hrs for a learner to complete the course. This is structured for the learner in the following way:
- Individual learning – 1hr
- Live session one – 2hrs 30 mins
- Individual learning – 2hrs
- Live session two – 3hrs
- Individual learning – 2hrs
- Live session three – 3hrs
- Individual learning – 2hrs
- Live session four – 3hrs
TAKEAWAYS:
Everyone who completes the course gets:
- A certificate of attendance to say you are a Mental Health First Aider
- A manual to refer to whenever you need it
- A quick reference card for the Mental Health First Aid action plan
- A workbook including a helpful toolkit to support your own mental health
