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MHFA England - Mental Health First Aid New Online Course - November 2020

This Mental Health First Aid England course qualifies you as a Mental Health First Aider, giving you:

  • An in-depth understanding of mental health and the factors that can affect wellbeing
  • Practical skills to spot the triggers and signs of mental health issues
  • Confidence to step in, reassure and support a person in distress
  • Enhanced interpersonal skills such as non-judgemental listening
  • Knowledge to help someone recover their health by guiding them to further support - whether that’s self-help resources, through their employer, the NHS, or a mix

The course is delivered by Mind Fitness Training through the MHFA England Online Learning Hub

Learning takes place through four live online training sessions, spread across two weeks, with self-learning activities in between.

The MHFA England Mental Health First Aid Online Course Schedule

Session 1 - 9th November

  • Individual learning (1 hour)
  • Live online session (1 hour 45 minutes)

Session 2 - 12th November

  • Individual learning (2 hours)
  • Live online session (2 hours 20 minutes)

Session 3 - 16th November

  • Individual learning (2 hours)
  • Live online session (2 hours)

Session 4 - 19th November

  • Individual learning (2 hours)
  • Live online session (1 hour 55 minutes)

Each session is built around a Mental Health First Aid action plan

We limit course numbers to 16 so that the instructor can keep people safe and supported while they learn

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

Price

MHFA England values the course at £300 per person

Mind Fitness Training fees

  • £200 per person for Ukie members
  • £245 per person for non-members

Mind Fitness Training instructors are Mental Health First Aid England approved Instructor Members. 

if you would like to book onto this course then please contact Andy (andy@mindfitness.training)