First Aid for Mental Health Supervising - level 3 (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:

A minimum of 12 hours spread over two days

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. This qualification is valid for three years from the date of achievement. It is strongly recommended that the learner attends annual refresher training. The learner will need to complete the full course again to requalify for a further three years