Mental Health First Aid Course
Looking to build the skills and confidence to support someone experiencing a mental health challenge?
Surf Life Saving SA’s new Mental Health First Aid course empowers individuals to recognise and respond to mental health concerns, helping create safer, healthier and more supportive environments.
This Provide First Aid course is suitable for individuals, parents/caregivers, corporate/business, voluenteer and community groups, and anyone needing this qualification*.
With workplaces now required to manage psychological risks under WHS laws, this course can also help meet those obligations.
*Participants must be a minimum age of 18 years.
About the course:
This course aims to develop the knowledge and skills for a person to recognise and respond to someone experiencing a mental health problem or mental health crisis, until professional help is received or the crisis resolves.
Course participants learn about the signs and symptoms of common mental health problems in adults, how to recognise and respond to an emerging or worsening mental health problem and the treatments and supports available.
Individuals who complete Mental Health First Aid training are known as MHFAiders. They are equipped with the skills to listen, connect, and offer support when it matters most. MHFAiders play a vital role in reducing stigma and promoting pathways to support for those experiencing mental health problems in our workplaces, communities, schools, and tertiary institutions.
Course content includes:
Two day practical workshop
Approved training
Comprehensive Mental Health First Aid manual
Learning methods:
Surf Life Saving SA is committed to providing inclusive and supportive learning environments for all participants. We recognise that individuals may have diverse learning styles, language backgrounds, literacy or numeracy needs, or other support requirements. We encourage students who may require reasonable adjustments to contact us prior to registering for a course so we can discuss and implement appropriate support strategies to ensure access to the training.