SEF-HEA8003 - Mental Health First Aid
Course Description
Mental Health First Aid is an early intervention public education program. It teaches adults how to recognize the signs and symptoms that suggest a potential mental health challenge, how to listen nonjudgmentally and give reassurance to a person who may be experiencing a mental health challenge, and how to refer a person to appropriate professional support and services. The courses are designed to teach people how to approach, assess, and assist a person who may be in the early stages of developing a mental health challenge or in a mental health crisis. The Mental Health First Aid course focuses on recognizing the patterns of thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and appearance that show there might be a challenge rather than on a specific disorder.
Course Outline
The 2-hour Mental Health First Aid Introduction consists of five learning segments.
Participants take this course through the MHFA learning management system (LMS).
SEGMENT 1: Overview of Mental Health First Aid.
SEGMENT 2: Mental Health and Mental Disorders.
SEGMENT 3: Role of the Mental Health First Aider and Self-care.
SEGMENT 4: Common Mental Disorders in the U.S.
SEGMENT 5: Recognizing Signs and Symptoms.
Learner Outcomes
You will learn an action plan to apply to non-crisis and crisis scenarios. By the end of the course, you will be able to:
Describe the purpose of Mental Health First Aid and the role of the Mental Health First Aider.
Identify the impact of mental health challenges on the well-being of adults in the United States.
Explain that recovery from a mental health challenge is possible.
Describe the principles of safety and privacy for both the Mental Health First Aider and the person receiving Mental Health First Aid.
Explain the 5 steps of the Mental Health First Aid Action Plan (ALGEE).
Recognize the signs and symptoms of mental health challenges that may impact adults.
Evaluate the impact of early intervention on mental health challenges.
Apply the appropriate steps of the MHFA Action Plan (ALGEE) when a person shows early
signs of a mental health challenge.
Apply the appropriate steps of the MHFA Action Plan (ALGEE) when a person shows
worsening signs of a mental health challenge.
Apply the appropriate steps of the MHFA Action Plan (ALGEE) to crisis situations.
Choose appropriate methods for self-care following the application of Mental Health First Aid in a crisis or non-crisis situation.
Notes
Class meets online synchronously and asynchronously. This course consists of 1.5 hours of at home pre-work plus 6.5 hours of online training (8 hours in total).