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MHFA Two-Day Training


Course Cost: £300

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

Two-Day Course Structure

Our two-day course is delivered across four time-sensitive manageable sessions. Learning takes place through a mix of presentations, group discussions, and workshop activities. Each session is built around a Mental Health First Aid action plan.

SESSION 1 - APPROX 4 HOURS WITH BREAKS

  • Why Mental Health First Aid?

  • The Mental Health First Aid action plan

  • What is mental health?

  • Impact of mental health issues

  • Stigma and discrimination

  • What is depression?

  • Symptoms of depression

  • Risk factors for depression

  • Depression in the workplace

SESSION 2 - APPROX 4 HOURS WITH BREAKS

  • Suicide figures

  • Alcohol, drugs and mental health

  • First aid for suicidal crisis

  • Non-judgemental listening skills

  • First aid for depression

  • Treatment and resources for depression

  • Self-care

SESSION 3 - APPROX 4 HOURS WITH BREAKS

What is an anxiety disorder?

  • First aid for anxiety disorders

  • Crisis first aid after a traumatic event

  • Alcohol, drugs and anxiety disorders

  • Treatment and resources for anxiety disorders

  • Cognitive distortions and CBT

  • Personality disorders

  • Eating disorders

  • Self-harm

SESSION 4 - APPROX 4 HOURS WITH BREAKS

  • What is psychosis?

  • Risk factors for psychosis

  • Alcohol, drugs and psychosis

  • Schizophrenia

  • Bipolar disorder

  • Warning signs of developing psychosis

  • Crisis first aid for acute psychosis

  • Treatment and resources for psychosis

  • Recovery and building resources

  • Action planning for using MHFA

10% of each course is donated to Kelly’s Cause Foundation

Kelly’s Cause Foundation was founded in honour of Kelly, a young and talented chef who sadly took her own life at just 23 years old. Realising a lack of awareness, conversations, and education around mental health in the hospitality industrindustry, founder Tobie-Anna Durk, started Kelly’s Cause with a vision to create a mentally healthy industry for all through the provision of Mental Health First Aid training.

 Emma Ross and Melanie White met Tobie-Anna in the first months of Kelly’s Cause as it started to roll out MHFA training in London and quickly realised there were many of the same issues surrounding mental health plaguing those working at sea as there were those working in restaurants, bars, and pubs. 

 Determined to bring change to yachting, Emma did her MHFA Instructor course, and Melanie White took a position at the UK Chamber of Shipping as a Policy Advisor. From there, Seas The Mind was born. 

 Seas The Mind aims to deliver Mental Health First Aid training across the seafaring sector, and those working in ‘hospitality at sea.’ 

Remaining connected to our origins every course we run automatically donates 10% of the fee to Kelly’s Cause Foundation to subsidise MHFA training places for those working in hospitality.

Should you wish to find out more check out Kelly’s Cause, and hit the donate button to help.

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October 6

MHFA Two-Day Training