Bespoke in-school two day training course to qualify your staff members as Youth Mental Health First Aiders
The Youth Mental Health First Aid Training is an evidence based course certified by Mental Health First Aid England.
Anyone who comes into contact with young people has the opportunity to play an active role in supporting their mental wellbeing. Through this course you will develop the skills and confidence to spot the signs and symptoms of mental health issues in a young person, offer first aid and guide them towards the support they need.
Evidence says that in doing so, you can speed up a young person’s recovery, stop issues from developing into a crisis, and ultimately save lives.
This course will provide mental health first aid skills, it won't teach you to be a therapist, but we will teach you to appropriately listen, reassure and respond, even in a crisis - and even potentially stop a crisis from happening.
Benefits of Youth Mental Health First Aid:
- Reduces stigma around youth mental health issues.
- Increases confidence to have a supportive conversation about mental health.
- Provides an action plan for supporting young people experiencing emotional distress or poor mental health.
- Provides comprehensive guidance about professional support pathways, as well as what an appointment entails and how a young person can prepare.
- Promotes equity and understanding around mental health from different perspectives.
- Helps build supportive environments for young people where they feel they can be open about their mental health.
- Promotes early intervention and recovery, which can prevent a young person’s mental health from deteriorating.
- Encourages self-care and gives adults the tools to look after their own mental health to set an example for young people.
- Access to the Association of Mental Health First Aiders with exclusive support and benefits.
Details
This course is suitable for anyone working or interacting with children and young people between the ages of 8-18 years, including schools, settings, Children & Families Services, 3rd sector organisations and private providers of service to children and young people.
Learning takes place across four manageable sessions. Through a mix of group activities, presentations and discussions, each session is built around a Youth Mental Health First Aid action plan.
Session 1:
- What is mental health?
- What is Youth Mental Health First Aid?
- Your role as a Youth MHFAider®.
- What influences mental health?
- The Mental Health Continuum.
- The Frame of Reference.
- The Stress Container.
Session 2:
- The adolescent brain.
- The Youth MHFA action plan.
- Youth MHFA conversation in action.
- Boundaries of your role.
- What is anxiety?
- Crisis first aid for panic attacks.
- What is a traumatic event?
- Applying Youth MHFA to case studies.
Session 3:
- Recap Youth MHFA action plan.
- Supporting young people from marginalised groups.
- What is depression?
- What is self-harm?
- Suicide thoughts and behaviours.
- What is self-care?
Session 4:
- Addictive behaviours and substance misuse.
- Applying the Youth MHFA action plan to scenarios.
- What is psychosis?
- What is disordered eating?
- Recovery.
- Reviewing the Youth MHFAider® role and boundaries.
- Youth MHFA conversation practise.
Further details regarding the course can be found on our website https://www.schoolwellbeing.co.uk/mental-health-wellbeing/pages/youth-mental-health-first-aid-training
Please note: We limit numbers to 16 delegates per course, with a minimum number of 10 so that the instructor can keep people safe and supported while they learn.
Outcome
Our Youth MHFA Two Day course qualifies you as a Youth Mental Health First Aider.
Youth Mental Health First Aiders will be able to:
- Explain what mental health is.
- Describe how to look after their own mental health and wellbeing.
- Describe the signs of poor mental health in young people.
- Explain some of the risk factors associated with poor mental health in young people.
- Demonstrate how to apply the Youth MHFA action plan (ALGEE®) in a Youth Mental Health First Aid conversation.
- Describe the role of a Youth MHFAider®.
Everyone who completes the course gets:
- A copy of the workbook to support your learning throughout the course including some helpful tools to support your own mental health.
- A digital manual to refer to whenever you need it.
- A wallet-sized reference card with the Youth MHFA action plan (ALGEE).
- A Youth MHFA lanyard.
- A Youth MHFA pen.
- A digital Youth MHFAider® certificate valid for three years.
- An invitation to the Association of Mental Health First Aiders® – England’s 1st and only membership body for MHFA, and the largest community of its kind.
- Members will receive exclusive access to a wide range of resources, from training and qualifications to events and research.
Approval process.
Following the programme, delegates will receive a certificate confirming their attendance on the course, and their status as a “Youth Mental Health First Aider”.
Trainer
Health and Wellbeing TeamBooking information
Cost: £2000.00
Please note:
- For a bespoke course, your venue must be able to comfortably and safely accommodate seating for 16 people plus two trainers, have facilities for Powerpoint, including speakers, and a quiet second space where confidential support can be given if necessary.
- You will need to arrive on time (8:45am for a 9am start until 5pm finish) and attend both days to gain accreditation as a Youth Mental Health First Aider.
- The venue has ample parking that there are two parking spaces available for the trainers.
- The venue is open 8:00am – 5:30pm.
- The room is set up with 4 banks of tables with four chairs around each of them (based on 16 delegates).
- There is a Flip Chart Stand available in the room.
Please be aware that if numbers fall below 8 on the day the course will have to be cancelled – this is a licence requirement. If you cannot attend both dates outlined due to a reason other than illness or a bereavement, you will not be able continue with the course and will not be entitled to a refund.
For more information about the training course please contact schoolwellbeing@leeds.gov.uk