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Standard Mental Health First Aid Course
Training statistics(Standard)
3880
Completed classes
78378
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
- What is depression?
- Causes for depressive disorders
Session 2 - Interventions for depressive disorders
- Interventions for depressive disorders
- First Aid for suicidal thoughts and behaviors
- Bipolar
- What is anxiety?
- Causes for anxiety disorders
Session 3 - Anxiety and Substance Abuse
- Types of anxiety disorders
- First Aid for anxiety disorders
- First Aid for panic attack
- What is substances abuse?
- Initial approach with individuals with substances abuse
Session 4 - What is psychosis?
- What is psychosis?
- Types of psychotic disorder
- Interventions and initial approach to psychosis
- First aid for aggressive behaviors
- Useful community resources
- Test, conclusion and evaluation
Target audience
People who are interested in learning about mental health
Carers
People with mental or emotional distress
Age over 15
Employees from various industries
Department supervisors or leaders
Volunteers
Training mode
Presentation-based teaching
Videos showing
Simulated exercises
Group discussions
Role playing demonstrations
Course format
4
4 sessions
3
3 hours/session
12
12 hours in total- You have the option to choose between two full days (two sessions per day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon) or four half days (one session per day, available in the morning, afternoon, or evening).
- Each participant who attends 100% of the course will receive a certificate for completing the “Standard Mental Health First Aid” Course.
- Each participant will receive a set of “Standard Mental Health First Aid” Manuals.
Download
If you wish to apply for our training courses, please download and complete the "Training Application Form" and email it to dce@mhahk.org.hk. Once we receive the form, we will provide an initial response.
Course fees
Please fill out the quotation request form to obtain a quote. You can also contact the duty Education Officer of our Division of Community Education via email at dce@mhahk.org.hk or by phone at 2528 4656 for further inquiries.
