Mental Health First Aid

Next Available Dates: 30th April – 1st May inclusive

Cost – £250

Delivered through the Dorset Training Academy, this 2-day course goes into detail on a wide range of mental health conditions and the support and help provided by healthcare professionals. The course is suitable for all persons within a workplace but is aimed at those who hold a supervisory/managerial level position.

This course is accredited by RQF (The Regulated Qualifications Framework) via Nuco. Your tutor will assess you throughout the duration of the course, along with a written assessment on each day. Upon successful completion of the course assessment, you will be issued a Level 3 Award in Supervising First Aid for Mental Health.

The course covers a range of subjects including:

• What is First Aid for Mental Health?
• Identifying mental health conditions
• Providing advice and starting a conversation
• Drugs and alcohol
• First Aid for Mental Health action plan
• First Aid for Mental Health in the workplace
• A large range of Mental Health conditions

The course is delivered at the Cranford Avenue College site. Free parking is available and refreshments and lunch for each day will be provided. Training can be delivered on site to meet business needs, please contact us to discuss a pre-course assessment of your premises.

A maximum of 12 students are allowed on the course and must be a minimum of 16 years of age.

Next Available Dates: 7th May

Cost – £120

Delivered through the Dorset Training Academy, this 1 Day course introduces the First Aid for Mental Health Action Plan which allows learners to provide their peers with comprehensive guidance and support. This course is suitable for everyone but has been designed to help employers to provide a positive mental health culture within the workplace.

This course is accredited by RQF (The Regulated Qualifications Framework) via Nuco. The qualification is assessed through both a practical demonstration of the First Aid for Mental Health Action Plan and a multiple-choice question paper. Upon successful completion of the course assessment, you will be issued a Level 2 Award in First Aid for Mental Health.

The course covers a range of subjects including:

• What is First Aid for Mental Health?
• Identifying mental health conditions
• Providing advice and starting a conversation
• Drugs and alcohol
• First Aid for Mental Health action plan
• First Aid for Mental Health in the workplace

The course is delivered at the Cranford Avenue College site. Free parking is available and refreshments and lunch for each day will be provided.  Training can be delivered on site to meet business needs, please contact us to discuss a pre-course assessment of your premises.

A maximum of 12 students are allowed on the course and must be a minimum of 14 years of age.

Cost – £55

Delivered through Dorset Training Academy, this half day course is suitable for everyone as it provides learners with the knowledge to recognise a suspected mental health condition and the skills to start a conversation and be able to signpost a person towards professional help.

This course is accredited by RQF (The Regulated Qualifications Framework) via Nuco. The qualification is assessed through a multiple-choice question paper. Upon successful completion of the course assessment, you will be issued a Level 1 Award in Awareness of First Aid for Mental Health.

The course covers a range of subjects including:

• What is First Aid for Mental Health?
• Identifying mental health conditions
• Providing advice and starting a conversation

The course is delivered at the Cranford Avenue College site. Free parking is available and refreshments and lunch for each day will be provided.  Training can be delivered on site to meet business needs, please contact us to discuss a pre-course assessment of your premises.

A maximum of 12 students are allowed on the course and must be a minimum of 14 years of age.

Next Available Dates: 16th July 

Cost – £120

through the Dorset Training Academy, this 1 Day course introduces the First Aid for Mental Health Action Plan which allows learners working with children and young people to be provided with comprehensive guidance and support. This course is suitable for everyone but has been designed specifically to help employers to provide a positive mental health culture within the workplace of those working with younger people.

This course is accredited by RQF (The Regulated Qualifications Framework) via Nuco. The qualification is assessed through a written assessment paper and the practical demonstration of the first aid action plan for mental health. Upon successful completion of the course assessment, you will be issued a Level 2 Award in First Aid for Mental Health.

The course covers a range of subjects including:

• What is first aid for youth mental health?
• Identifying mental health conditions
• Stress
• Mental health conditions
• Drugs and alcohol
• First aid action plan for mental health

The course is delivered at the Cranford Avenue College site. Free parking is available and refreshments and lunch for each day will be provided.  Training can be delivered on site to meet business needs, please contact us to discuss a pre-course assessment of your premises.

A maximum of 12 students are allowed on the course and must be a minimum of 14 years of age.