Description
Supervising First Aid for Mental Health
Supervising First Aid for Mental Health
FAA Level 3 Award in Supervising First Aid for Mental Health (RQF)
This 2-Day course goes into detail on a wide range of mental health conditions and the support and help provided by healthcare professionals.
It covers the content of both the Level 1 and Level 2 qualifications but is aimed at Trainer/Assessors and/or supervisor level within the workplace.
Duration
2 Days
Syllabus
A range of First Aid for Mental Health related subjects are covered including:
- What is First Aid for Mental Health? • Post-traumatic stress disorder
- Identifying mental health conditions • Self-harm
- Providing advice and starting a conversation • Suicide
- Stress • Eating disorders
- Mental health conditions • Personality disorders
- Drugs and alcohol • Bipolar disorder
- First Aid for Mental Health action plan • Psychosis
- First Aid for Mental Health in the workplace • Schizophrenia
- Depression • Anxiety
Assessment
A range of methods are used, including practical and questioning (open and multiple-choice).
Certification
A Level 3 Award in Supervising First Aid for Mental Health will be issued to the learner, subject to successful assessment. There is a 3 year expiry of the qualification, annual refresher training is recommended.
