Scotland's Mental Health First Aid (Scotland, in person only)

Scotland's Mental Health

The highly regarded SMHFA course from Public Health Scotland, involves 2 days of group time, and is usually run on consecutive days. Alternatively, it can be delivered in shorter sessions over 2 to 3 weeks. The course is delivered in-person only. SMHFA is an interesting course that includes different activities, quizzes, discussions and even some fun and laughter.

Participants will get a certificate of attendance and a quality manual to use during the course and take away and keep at the end so that they can remind themselves of what they’ve learned and use as reference when required, to refresh knowledge or when applying mental health first aid.

The aims of SMHFA are:

To preserve life.
To provide help to prevent the mental health problem or crisis developing into a more serious state.
To promote the recovery of good mental health.
To provide comfort to a person experiencing distress.
To promote understanding of mental health issues.

The course will give you the knowledge to apply these aims in a real-life situation.

What you will learn on the course

How to apply the 5 steps of SMHFA
How to respond if you believe someone is at risk of suicide
How to give immediate help until professional help is available, what to say and do in a crisis
The importance of good listening skills
Practice listening and responding
Exploring attitudes and our personal frame of reference
Understanding recovery from mental health problems
Understanding the connection between alcohol and drugs and mental health problems
Understanding the connection between stigma, discrimination, and mental health problems
Challenging stigma in the workplace and socially
Some basic information about common mental health problems including depression, anxiety, panic attacks, self-harm, psychosis
Self-help information
Importance of self care

" Mix and balance of discussion, practical activities, manual, slides. Jam-packed with help!"

Arrangements and Fees

I provide:

All communication with organisers and facilitation throughout the course for continuity
Learning resources and handouts
Quality manuals for each participant to use during the course and to keep
Liaison with Public Health Scotland for certification

In addition, I provide

Summarised outcome report after the course
Optional access to additional materials from my knowledge bank developed over many years of experience
Check in a few weeks after the course, for any questions arising and to provide additional support to the new mental health first aiders

You provide the venue facilities and the people!

My standard fee for delivery across Central Scotland of a one-off SMHFA course (2 full consecutive days), for Public Health Scotland's permitted minimum and maximum numbers of 8 to 16 participants, inclusive of the above:

£680 per group (equivalent to only £43 to £85 pp)

CONTACT ME with your enquiry for dates and to book for your team