ENG
Mental Health First Aid for the Older Persons
Course format
4
4 sessions
3
3 hours/session
12
12 hours in total- Each participant who attends 100% of the course will receive a certificate for completing the "Mental Health First Aid for the Older Persons" Course.
- Each participant will receive a set of "Mental Health First Aid for the Older Persons" Manuals.
Training statistics(OMHFA)
266
Completed classes
5128
Number of participantsCourse syllabus
Session 1: What is Mental Health First Aid
- What is Mental Health First Aid
- Why Mental Health First Aid?
- The Mental Health First Aid Action Plan
- Depression and anxiety issues in the elderly
Session 2: Interventions for depressive and anxiety disorders
- First Aid for suicidal thoughts and behaviors
- Interventions for depressive and anxiety disorders
- Cognitive impairment issues in the elderly
Session 3: Cognitive impairment and delirium
- Crisis management of cognitive impairment issues (challenging behaviors).
- First aid response to cognitive impairment issues.
- Delirium issues in the elderly.
- First aid response to delirium issues.
Session 4: First aid for Psychosis
- Psychosis in the elderly
- Crisis interventions to individual with psychosis
- First aid for individual with psychosis
- Test, conclusion and evaluation
Target audience
People who are interested in learning about mental health
People with mental or emotional distress
People who care about the elderly
Carers of the elderly
Social workers or individuals with work-related needs
Training mode
Presentation-based teaching
Videos showing
Simulated exercises
Group discussions
Role playing demonstrations
Course fees
HKD $ 800 each
Registration method
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