Qualification - FAA Level 2 Award in First Aid for Mental Health

One in four people in the UK will have a mental health problem at some point in their lifetime.

While mental health problems are common, most are mild, tend to be short term and can be successfully treated using professional therapies, medication, self-help techniques or a combination of these treatment methods.

Mental health is about how we think, feel and behave. Anxiety and depression are the most common mental health problems. They are often a reaction to a difficult life event but can also be caused by work related issues.

Where work-related stress is prolonged, it can lead to both physical and psychological damage, including anxiety and depression. Work can also aggravate pre-existing conditions, and problems at work can bring on symptoms or make their effects worse.

Whether work is causing the health issue or aggravating it, employers have a legal responsibility to help their employees. Work-related mental health issues must be assessed to measure the levels of risk to staff. Where a risk is identified, steps must be taken to remove it or reduce it as far as is reasonably practicable.

This course is suitable for everyone within a workplace as it provides learners with the knowledge to identify suspected mental health conditions as well as the skills to start a conversation and be able to signpost a person towards professional help.

By the end of the course you will be qualified with FAA Level 2 Award in First Aid for Mental Health.

Guidelines suggest a minimum of two people within a business should be trained as Mental Health First Aiders rather than full responsibility being on one individual.

Roles and Responsibilities of the First Aiders for Mental Health

To be the main point of contact for anyone who is going through some form of mental health problem
Identifying the early signs and symptoms of mental ill-health
Start supportive conversations with people experiencing a mental health problem
Listen non-judgementally and provide re-assurance
Assess the risk of self-harm and suicide
To signpost and encourage appropriate professional support
Reduce the stigma attached to mental health and promote awareness
Summon the appropriate emergency services if necessary
To maintain confidentiality and provide an ongoing supportive working environment

What is covered by the First Aid for Mental Health training?

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

What to expect...

A full days training in comfortable surroundings, with lunch and refreshments provided.

A range of methods are used, including practical and questioning (open and multiple-choice).

Upon successful completion of the qualification assessment, Learners will be awarded the Ofqual regulated Level 2 Award in First Aid for Mental Health (RQF)/Award in First Aid for Mental Health at SCQF Level 5. This qualification is valid for three years from the date of achievement.

Learners will receive a certificate and First Aid for Mental Health reference book.

FAA Level 2 Award in First Aid for Mental Health - One Day Training Course