Mental Health First Aid Training
(MHFA)
Get certified!
Mental Health First Aid for Higher Education
Invest in yourself, your colleagues, and your students.
This training prepares you (and your colleagues) to address the mental health challenges that affect both employees and students at institutions of higher learning. One-pager from the National Council for Mental Wellbeing.
Why?
Are you a faculty member or administrator at a College or University?
A student leader?
Resident Advisor?
Coach?
Mentor?
Offered Quarterly
Who?
When?
This ONLINE course covers:
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Why mental health is relevant in the higher learning environment
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Scenarios specific to faculty, students, and administrators
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Available mental health resources
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You will learn how to use the MHFA Action Plan (ALGEE):
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Assess for risk of suicide or harm.
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Listen non-judgmentally.
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Give reassurance and information.
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Encourage appropriate professional help
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Encourage self-help and other support strategies.
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What?
How?
Your commitment?
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2 hours of virtual training, on your own, before the course begins.
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8 hours of training in a single session with the instructor (includes breaks).
Investment?
$170
$110
The regular value is $170. This is a discounted rate of $110 for professionals for Women's History Month; if you are an undergraduate or graduate student email me for a grant. This includes the course manual and participant processing guide (value of $25).
Mental Health First Aid Training Schedule
Friday, May 10th, 2024 - 1 day courses
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