The Mental Health First Aid Standard Course is a 9 hour course split into 2 hours of self-directed online learning, and 7 hours in the classroom.
Course participants will learn how to:
- Recognize signs that a person may be experiencing a decline in their mental well-being or a mental health crisis
- Have conversations that encourage a person to talk about declines in their mental well-being, discuss professional and other supports that could help with recovery to improved mental well-being, and reach out to these supports
- Practice applying MHFA actions to situations of declining mental well-bein
- Guidelines for MHFA conversations with people from diverse cultures and members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community
- Assist in a mental health or substance use crisis
- Use MHFA actions to maintain one’s own mental well-being
Course participants are required to complete Module 1 online at least 24 hours before participating in Module 2 and 3 in person. Participants will need a valid email address and internet access to complete Module 1 before the in-person class.
Upon registration, participants will receive an email with login information to access Module1. The online learning system will allow the student to access the “MHFA Participant Reference Guide” (in PDF form, or to purchase a copy from MHCC) that outlines MHFA actions for developing mental health and substance use problems, and mental health and substance use crises. This textbook is suggested but not required for the in-person class.
REFUND POLICY:
Please note that once you have registered for the course, there is a 24 hour period where you may cancel at no charge. After that time you will be emailed a login code for the MHCC website to access the materials for Module 1. After that time, and up to the date of your course, a $100 deposit will be deducted from your refund amount. Please email us with any questions at any time: contact@saveourshipsociety.com.
