Mental Health First Aid Refresher (MHFA)
Categories
Health and Wellbeing, Personal Effectiveness
Audience
We recommend that Mental Health First Aiders® attend a Refresher course every three years. Just like physical first aid, updating skills and knowledge allows people to perform this vital role confidently and safely.
To attend an MHFA Refresher course, individuals must have one of the following:
- An in-date MHFA England Mental Health First Aid certificate, within 3.5 years of the course
- An equivalent and eligible Level 3 mental health first aid qualification that was gained in the last three years. This includes the following:
- FutureQuals Level 3 Award in Mental Health: Workplace First Aider
- FAA Level 3 Award in Supervising First Aid for Mental Health (RQF)
Duration
4 hour session
Delegate rate
Approximately £100 per day per delegate. Charges depend on how many delegates book.
What will I learn on the half day MHFA Refresher Course?
The four-hour Refresher course will support Mental Health First Aiders by:
• Renewing their skills
• Updating their knowledge of mental health support
• Giving them the chance to practise applying the Mental Health First Aid action plan.
Learning takes place through a mix of presentations, group discussions and workshop activities.
You need to have qualified as a Mental Health First Aider within the last 3.5 years in order to attend this Refresher training.
Refresher topics include:
• What is mental health?
• The Mental Health Continuum
• The MHFAider role
• The MHFA Action Plan: ALGEE
• MHFA Conversation Practice
• Boundaries in the MHFAider role
• Self Care
Delegates will receive a workbook and manual and access to the new 3 year MHFAider® support and
benefits package which includes:
• 24/7 digital support through the MHFAider Support App®
• A resource library of toolkits and guidance to support your MHFAiders® in their role
• A signposting database through Hub Of Hope to find local and national mental health services for additional support
• Secure conversation journaling to make reflective notes while protecting confidentiality
• 24/7 text support services through Shout for advice and reassurance on a mental health conversation or to support wellbeing after a difficult conversation
• Exclusive quarterly webinars to embed and broaden mental health knowledge
• The benefit of joining England’s largest community of trained MHFAiders®
This course is delivered by MHFA England.
