Level 3 Award in Mental Health First Aid in the Workplace
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Course Duration
A minimum of 14 hours (2 days)
Certificate Validity
3 years
Course Description
Mental health is just as important as physical health. 1 in 4 people will experience a mental health problem of some kind each year in England. This course is aimed at managers or supervisors responsible for staff and/or volunteers in your organisation. Learners will gain a detailed understanding of mental health issues affecting workplaces; be able to help build a positive mental health culture and to create a mental health action plan for your organisation.
Learners will develop the knowledge, skills and confidence to:
- Gain a detailed understanding of mental health issues affecting workplaces
- Be able to help build a positive mental health culture within the workplace
- Be able to create and apply a mental health action plan for your organisation
Course Contents
- Understanding mental health and its importance
- The roles and responsibilities for mental health in the workplace
- Importance of own wellbeing as a mental health first aider
- Common mental health conditions, including: Work-related stress, Anxiety, Eating disorders, Depression, Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Obsessive Compulsive disorder (OCD), Phobias, Bipolar, Psychosis, Suicide, Self-Harm, Bi-Polar
- Promoting positive mental health first aid in the workplace: Best practice for employers, Mental health first aid at work action plan, Appropriate coping strategies
- How employers can provide support to employees in the workplace: Assisting those off work or returning to work
- Procedures to support employees who are off work whilst experiencing poor mental health
- Types of support available both locally and nationally